Dick’s Sporting Goods Refusing to Honor Military-Style Rifle Orders Placed Before CT Shooting
Cars are parked in the lot outside the Dicks Sporting Goods store in Cranberry, Pa. on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. The sporting goods chain says it’s suspending sales of modern rifles nationwide because of the school shooting in Connecticut. They also say it’s removing all guns from display at its store closest to Newtown, where the massacre took place. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Russell Kellner of Flower Mound, Texas, ordered three Troy Defense Carbine Semi-Automatic Rifles from Dick’s Sporting Goods on Black Friday, CBS 11 News reports.
At $799 apiece, a savings of $300 dollars, it “was a heck of a deal,” he said.
However, Kellner and his wife received only two of the three guns. They received a letter from Dick’s on Christmas Eve stating that the company would not fulfill the remainder of their order.
Dick’s announced a week before Christmas that it was suspending sales of “modern sporting rifles” in all stores, “out of respect for the victims of the Connecticut massacre,” CBS News 11 notes.
“It ain’t a good deal when you don’t get it. So I’m not happy at all about it,” said Kellner.
And Kellner isn’t alone.
Troy Blackall says he paid for two of the Troy Carbines at Dick’s — but the store only sent him one.
“It’s unacceptable,” says Blackall.
Dick’s has announced they will be issuing full refunds. The sporting goods store even sent $100 gift cards to customers with unfulfilled orders.
But the chain’s attempts at damage control may not be enough.
“Do what you said. Do what you advertised. Make good on it,” said Kellner.
Blackall is also unimpressed.
“The guns have doubled and tripled in price now. So it’s not like we can get our money back and buy the guns someplace else,” he said.
And the chain’s decision to discontinue rifle sales has upset more than just customers.
“The manufacturer of the guns, Troy industries says on its Facebook page that it’s deeply dismayed and shocked that Dick’s stopped selling its rifle.” CBS News 11 reports. “Troy’s CEO says the company invested millions of dollars into its operations after selecting Dick’s as the sole distributor of this particular rifle.”
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Lawrence7
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:11pmI stopped buying stuff at Dicks well over a year ago. Dick’s has become less of a sports-store and more of a sports-boutique. They stopped selling the stuff I was interested in with regard to firearms and everything else they sell is overpriced compared to competing stores/options I have. And the last time my family needed something that Dick’s supplies we had to order it and wait several weeks. We discovered we could just as easily have order that pair of shoes of the web and would have had it much quicker at a cheaper price.
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reality based lifeform
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:42pmWe had giant sporting goods store in my area a few years back with an extensive firearms section
They slowly fazed out the gun department before eliminating it completely in favor of trendy outdoor pursuits like bicyling and kayaking . My brother in law decided he was going to buy new camping gear and start camping again and loaded up the cart at this store with hundreds of dollars of new gear . He had noticed the gun section was smaller than before and asked the clerk ringing up his purchase what was up . He was informed the management had decided it would be more polically correct and eliminate the firearms dept . My brother in law said he wrestled with that all the way out to the car before loading the merchandise back into the cart and taking every thing back for a full refund .
When asked why he was returning everything he said he could not do business with a store that had their new “Anti-gun ” viewpoint . There is a happy ending though .
Six months later this store was out of business!
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Gold Coin & Economic News
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:46pmI don’t even shop and Dick’s and this sure won’t make me ever want to start. I guess they started their own assault weapons ban. It will probably hurt them more than help.
http://www.isthatbaloney.com/if-you-dont-think-they-want-your-guns-just-read-senator-dianne-feinsteins-proposed-legislation/
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aproudinfidel
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:56pmI already sent my Dick’s Sporting Goods club card back to them with a note saying they would no longer be getting any of my money.
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propel7
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 3:08pmWhy is it that a record of everything you purchase at Dick’s is hidden as a REWARDS card? Why not just drop your prices for everyone? What is the difference? CONTROL is the difference. It begins with the credit system. CONTROL of the masses. The CREDIT system was devised as nothing more than a vehicle of the global elite trash ( AKA prior “kings of the earth” who gained their fortunes on the backs and blood of the masses) to loan money that they robbed from the People to begin with, and money that does not exist, thereby robbing and taking over the entire world financial system and governments, and enslaving the LIVES of the People, as they have succeeded vastly. Then they eventually enslave the world, which is seemingly not too far off. Their pattern and motive has never changed throughout history. Look around if you don’t think that those we FALSELY owe $16 trillion to are not trying to DESTROY the power of the People. THEY ARE! They are no less than parasitic vampiric bloodsuckers. Stores such as Dick’s are likely owned and controlled by these same enemies of the AMERICAN People. They are the enemies of ALL peoples, and ALWAYS have been. They are nothing more than SNAKES. The original “brood of vipers”. People that want freedom must STOP doing business with ALL entities that record what you are doing, and STOP throwing your privacy to the wind. It WILL fly back in your face.
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bluehen
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 4:13pmGuess what kids, Dicks sporting goods saw almost a 50% jump in profits during Q4 of this year. So, even without you guys using your welfare checks to buy ammo they will still do just fine.
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The-Monk
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 4:26pmSee ya tomorrow Etchy….
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube+fred+flintstone+5+oclock++work+whistle&mid=9E4697A57DDA87600BA99E4697A57DDA87600BA9&view=detail&FORM=VIRE1
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ThePirateRagnar
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 4:27pmDick’s…..They sure are living up to their name.
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NEWSTALKER
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 4:40pmBoycott them??? I would and I am…in fact, any retailer that refuses to sale will be boycotted from me…I dont do business with anti-Americans…EVER and no second chances either…
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Zipit
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 4:55pmMONK! Hen out, Meteors in!!!! Mere tools…. Hen left you a response! Somewhere on this comment sheet! He’s just not smat enough to post it underneath your post!
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The-Monk
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 5:00pmHi Zipit,
I was looking for it when I saw your post. Funny how I didn’t even mention BlueHen in my post but he replied and how this “successful finance” person totally missed that banking story. LOL
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antrancher
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 5:15pmBluehen…that is a bunch of bunk along with the welfare check thing. People who work are conservatives, those who don’t get welfare. Tell Soros you need some lines…
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RedHarley
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 5:50pm@Bluehen
Q4 is not over yet, but the real test will be what they do Q1.
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Ohello
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 5:55pmDicks used to be a good store, but the reason they will not honor their pre-CT sales is because the market has driven up the cost by 100%. They will now sell them a 700 rifle for $1400. Integrity is no longer a virtue but greedy Captilism is now the only meaningful virture in Amerika. Boycott Dicks, their camping gear is cheap stuff made by Chinese slave labor anyway.
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Female
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:14pmAgreed, I was in Phoenix and shocked at their prices…..I didn’t buy a thing.
The whole thing is ridiculous. People who kill are knowingly committing a crime, therefore, willing to purchase illegally. They will just go by way of suicide bombers instead. At least with a gun, some people can get away, or somebody else an take down the shooter.
Armed guards…were I live, police on light duty are already at the schools….I see no problem and actually feel some peace knowing they are there!
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USN Patriot
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:42pm@ Blue Hen Yeah that was before they stopped honoring their commitment to those that already purchased. News flash for you we buy more than just ammo at Dicks. We buy all types of outdoor goods there, or we did but not now.
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turkey13
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:43pmEvery one near the store should order from The Sportsman Guide. If they are out of a sale item they will find a replacement for the same price. I just got some 12 Gauge today that I ordered last week. Our two gun stores and Wal-mart didn’t know when they could get some.
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Red Meat
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:54pmDick’s? LOL
Gay sporting goods for everyone. Perhaps Meat Whistle’s is a better name?
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James
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 7:08pmbye, bye, Dicks.Your sorry!
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lillymckim
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 8:14pmTwo new stores just opened in my area.
I wont be shopping at either one.
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historyguy48
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:10pmPropel7; you aren’t to terribly far off in you estimation of the banking system. However there is an excellent book out there that will give you the history of money, how it works, why we are going to slam into the inevitable fiscal wall, and a relatively easy way we could avoid said wall, which is why Dear Leader is where he is to prevent that from happening. Anyway the book is Ellen Browns “Web of Debt…” its written in laymen s terms and is reasonably accurate, although her solution is more complicated than it needs to be.
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rjtaurus605
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:33pmOne of Dick’s board of directors, Larry Stone(formally of Lowe’s) is behind this, he is against sporting rifles, he claims that we do not need them, that they are not necessary for hunting, failing to see that the 2nd Amendment was not created so we could hunt(the Founding Fathers could not imagine that being denied) but to protect us from tyranny of our government, now he (Larry) is helping the government to do just that.
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Cemoto78
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 10:12pmIf there are any of you who remember watching Rowan and Martins laugh in back in the 70′s this quote from that show should fit the bill, “Say goodnight Dick”.
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Techcon
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 1:07amSo if a guy beats his kids to death with a golf club from a set he first tried to buy at “DICK”s…
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decendentof56
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 8:33amThe Prog’s went after GB’s sponsors. Now, patriots, its time to go after each and every chain like Dick’s who go after American values and our Constitutional rights.
Hurt them in their wallet!!!!!
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decendentof56
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 8:42amIts easy for me. I’ll never shop at Dicks again. Time to take a stand, American Patriot’s and believer’s in our Constitution!
The only thing I’m concerned with is that my wife said she’s not interested in Dick’s, either. Did she mean shopping at Dick’s, or………..gotta go find her, right now!
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rangerskippy
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 9:04amlooks like I will be using Academy Sports and Cabellas from now on.
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rangerskippy
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 9:06amWhen JC Penny goes out of business, I supposed Dick’s can pick up Ellen the Degenerate as their new spokesperson.
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bijobe
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 12:06pmThis has got to stop!! No matter if you agree or disagree on policy…if a store sells ‘guns’ then it sells ‘legal guns’ not just left to their discretion!! I beg all gun purchasers to please not deal with this company for anything!!
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SocialistSlayer
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 1:55pmI never have shopped at Dicks but now I will not let my wife and children shop their either !
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warbird
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 2:53pmBOYCOTT THIS WORTHLESS PLACE! Put them out of buisness!
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DrSique
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 3:26pmFirst, it should be lost on noone that the guy pulling this is named “Dick”. Second, Dick is in clear breach of contract and anyone who is affected by this should drag Dicks azz into court to recoup any extra money paid for firearms now that the price is up. Dick sould then be boycotted by every Second Amendment supporter in the country, showing Dick that Americans will not bow to political pressure and neither should Dick.
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Freelyn
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 4:48pmBOYCOTT DICK’S. Everything in the store is overpriced anyway. If you take a shopping app in with you, you’ll find some outrageous markups even when you include shipping from online retailers. It is time to bring down this corporation that not only doesn’t care to compete against others on price but is also obviously – ANTI-GUN. If you are going to pander to the anti-gun establishment to try and drive sales of your other sporting products, you are going to be sad when you sales go down because all of us gun owners who also bought your other sports equipment go SHOP somewhere else.
Goodbye Dick’s, you just gave me the last reason to never frequent your store again.
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jowettusmc
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 6:27pmYou are absolutely correct in saying Dick’s is a “sporting boutique”. I’ve been in two different Dick’s stores years ago and I found them staffed by snooty high schoolers who weren’t interested in helping you at all and didn’t know their products. After experiencing this twice, I decided to never go in one again and to tell everyone I knew to not shop there either.
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paying-for-freedom
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 7:10pm@BLUEHEN people who receive welfare checks don’t buy ammo. They steal it. Get a clue DA
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Bum thrower
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 7:27pmAcademy!! Right Stuff–Right Price!!
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darrelljr
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 8:23pmThey should be sued for failure to complete their contract promise. Its not like they did not have the goods, they simply decided to breach the contract. I will never shop there again- i promise!
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wsu911
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 12:04amI used to spend my hard earned money at Dicks. Used to. Not another GD dime ever. If the powers that be at that company are so stupid to think that their bread and butter is in selling burkinstocks and pink spandex let them answer to their stock holders. Men who hunt, fish, camp, are very, very pro 2nd ammendment. Dicks Sporting Goods has made their political statement, now they can suck on it.
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wsu911
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 12:19amGander Mountain
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candymanal
Posted on December 30, 2012 at 1:02amI agree wholeheartedly. I have gone to the store here in Madison, Wisc., and cut up my credit card, right at the counter.
What really pissed them off, however. Was when I cancelled an order for two gun safes, for our military veterans group. Which were to store our parade rifles and blank cartriges.
We’ll gladly pay a few bucks more. But it won’t be neccesary, for comperable equipment, from those who believe in the 2nd amendment.
I am tired of the liberals. They spit on me, back in the early seventies, when I returned, a decorated Airman, from ‘Nam.
They are still spitting on those, who gave their lives, for the sake of freedom and liberty.
Pardon me. But didn’t the Revolutionary war, have something to do, with freedom and liberty?
I guess that, the Union School teachers, don’t thik that teaching history, is a worthy cause.
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guitardave
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 8:36pmGun shows are always where the best deals are. Those stores that sell all kinds of sporting goods along with guns are usually higher priced. They will quit selling guns or anything else if they think it will hurt there back-pack sells to a tree hugger,, Its called ,,, sell outs,, I would like to give my hard earned dollars to someone that believes that we all have the right to bare arms and is into guns themselves. Thats just me.
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guitardave
Posted on December 31, 2012 at 8:42pmScrew stores that are sell outs,, I hope they go belly up with the rest off the Obamanits.
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Pickles327
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:11pmI would contact Troys Ind ask them if they will honor your recpts hmmm maybe this will work out better for Troys !!!!!!!! Id get on it right now …. screw Dicks
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The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 3:58pmWhat you want to ask Troy Industries is, are you honoring the cost of these weapons before the Sandy Hook shooting…or have you raised it two to three times as many others have done? I’ve never shopped at Dick’s and probably never would have even without this…but I wonder if their refusal to complete these orders is due to them not wanting to sell a weapon for $700.00 which they are now paying $1200.00 for?
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lbesq
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 1:08pm@The_Almighty_Creestof,,,You make a Good Point, But if that is the Reason, That is the Reason that should be told to the Customer. That way, an informed Customer could decide if it is “Dick’s” is at fault or if it is Indeed the Manufacturer. On another note, Dicks is not the best place to buy things anyway. How about supporting your Locally owned Sporting Goods store?
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adimeroll
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:10pmDont be angry . Dont be mad. Dicks is probably selling the rifles to Mexico since its so violent in the USA…..Dont shop at Dicks ….Simple
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n0klu
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 3:20pmI’ll never set foot in their place again!
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Lt_Scrounge
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 3:24pmI’ve only been to Dick’s a couple of times, and wasn’t that impressed. I won’t be doing business with them. Cabela’s is a lot better for shooting sports gear anyway. I love Cabela’s.
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mlimberg
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:10pmI never considered the a gun store anyway…
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justangry
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:10pmWell they are Dicks.
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Rbell2915
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:23pmTrue, true.
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gyro
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:30pmperfect
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civilwarcometh
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:51pmYeah dicks not giving dick…
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liberal_equals_liar
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 8:53pmExactly. My family doesn’t even bother calling the store Dicks. We just call it “Stupid Penis”.
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Cavallo
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:09pmTroy can sue Dicks for damages. There are likely contractual agreements involved. Maybe Troy can make good on its sales directly to the customer, and then select a new retailer to distribute its merchandise. Wal-Mart might be needing an extra supplier of these items, since they are selling out of them all over the country. In the meantime, don’t shop at Dicks Sporting Goods. They’re politically biased dishonest swine.
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vaman
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:31pmThankfully you’re on the case! Sue for damages…what? Dumbass*
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Zipit
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:44pmSeems to me Vaman, that you should be supporting Cavallo’s statement! Suing for reasons far more outrageous than this, is the liberal credo!
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Cavallo
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:44pmOh look, a witty retort from a dishonest swine covered in feces.
Yes, half-witted fascist moron.
If Dicks violated contractual agreements with Troy, they can sue them for loss in revenues and damage to their brand.
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mareseb
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 12:51pmI agree with you Cavallo…..they should be able to sue for contractual violations.
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LandShark
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 7:02pmYour all too right. Especially with the quantity of rifles involved. As Dicks would cover their rear end in quality, packaging, volume and delivery dates and the rest, I would hope Troy had a good lawyer ( oxymoron) cover their butts also.
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MrKnowItAll
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:09pmCHECK into this yourself. Comerica Bank is owned by Arabic Folks. Check where Dick’s does all it’s Transactions……The Little BIG news is getting lost.
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searcher619
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:40pmWhat does that have to do with anything?
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civilwarcometh
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:49pm@SEARCHER: Really I mean really???? You don’t get it huh? Find out who people like this are connected to follow the MONEY!!!!!!!!
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drs1969
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 4:08pmMaybe Comerica printed up some of those gift cards that were given out to BHO’s voters in ’08? Maybe this year, too?
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DougHuffman
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:09pmEponymous comes to mind, dick like ZUMBO.
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BasketFullOfPuppies
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:08pmSupport your local FFL. If he stops selling guns, it will be because the current administration ran him out of business, and you will be at the mercy of these politically correct big box stores.
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RabidPatriot
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:07pmJust one more place that I can cross off my store list.
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Skeeterhawk
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:07pmI’m surprised Dick’s was able to cancel special make up rifles from Troy Industries. Usually these special make up (SMU’s) are built with non cancelable purchase orders. Sounds like either Dick’s is breaking a contract or Troy Industries may need a better lawyer to write the fine print on its SMU agreements. Either way its a waste of time and effort but I’m sure it “feels good.” Its all window dressing for the socks and jocks side of the business where the antis thrive.
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drs1969
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 4:11pmI’ll bet the cheapskates at Dick’s didn’t want to pay til delivery and had a cancel clause in the contract so they could weasel out if prices went too high. Back-Fire!
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iSupportiSrael
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:07pmLost me as a customer!
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Mapache
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:06pmNo more DIcks for me….BassPro and Sports Authority…..Nothing personal DIcks. As your decision is made out of respect for the shooting victims in Newton CT, mine is made out of respect for the 2nd Amendment.
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Skeeterhawk
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:20pmSports Authority is no better. They have pulled handguns from all but three or four of their 180 or so stores that still sell firearms. Its been many years ago but the ban on handgun sales still exists with them.
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Cavallo
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:21pmBassPro started as a wall of fishing gear in a Brown Derby Liquor store in Springfield, MO. George Bush made political campaign stops in the solidly republican city, just so he could shop at the HQ. Unfortunately I think some of their firearms, while excellent quality, might be a tad overpriced. They’re outdoor equipment is the most extensive I have ever seen though. For the outdoor enthusiast who is willing to pay for name brand equipment, there is no better place.
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Clownzilla
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:49pm@Cavallo
Being from the area I grew up with Bass Pro and since I turned 21 (years ago) Brown Derby. The last people to cave in to government pressure is the Morris family (Bass Pro & Brown Derby owners to those who don’t know). They are a bit overpriced but I have NEVER seen them pull products because of these tragic events pulled off by psychopathic individuals.
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drs1969
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 4:19pmRe: Clown.
That’s why private-run co.s are better(Chik-Fil-a). They’re not infected by Progressives on their board of directors or major stock holders.
The reason corp.s are cheaper is that they get lower financing via big banks. Thomas Jefferson warned about banks and corp.s taking over thru Central Banking 200 years ago. He’s being proven right.
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gigantor
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:40pma Dick’s store recently opened up and no longer will i attend it, but as this situation progresses its harder to get anything, you go to most bass pro’s and ask if they have any ar-10 or 9mm ammo, and they will tell you to forget it, it’s being sold as soon as they hit the shelves. its hard to get ammo anywhere now including online.
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garbagecanlogic
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:04pmGuess what I just finished doing. I just cut up my Dick’s Sporting Goods card. I also decided not to grace them with my presence any longer.
Praise Be To Obama. Psalm 109:8
The U.S. Out Of The U.N.
The U.N. Out Of The U.S.
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Mapache
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 3:20pmI mailed my Dicks reward card to them and told them to keep their rewards and their business.
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LotsaBullits
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:03pmThey were always overpriced. Now they are just over. So long DICKS!
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RedHarley
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:11pmDone with them…..
http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/helpdesk/index.jsp?display=store&subdisplay=contact&stillHaveQuestion=yes
Just in case you want to contact them………….
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Wolfgang the Gray
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:55pmUnlike the liberal left, I won’t go picket the store, break the windows, go in & disrupt their business, or follow the managers home & harrass their families. I, as a conservative, will simply take my business elsewhere. Luckily I made my major purchases right before Nov 6th so I have what I need. Dicks can run their business as they want to and I respect their rights. They just won’t ever get another penny of my business. Free market model, if they go out of business, I won’t cry. If they stay in business with other customers, that is fine. Freedom is freedom, at least until Comrad Obama & The wicked Feinstein of the west takes that away.
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scott4freedom
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:03pmThese are spineless CEO”s in charge of Dick’s sporting goods,therefore it would be in the best intrest of all gun owners to boycott all of the Dick’s sporting good stores for all goods not just guns.
Put the spinless bastards out of business. I am sure Cabellas would gladly pick up the business or smaller gun stores for that matter.
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vaman
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:45pmI as mentioned in another post, those spineless bastards will not care about the paranoid, extremist, red neck money they loose. It woul’d be enough to hurt their bottom line, so forget about putting them out of business.
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catty
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 3:52pmyes. screw all those employees trying to make a living at the 300 or so stores y’all are boycotting. let their families starve.
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Fubared
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 3:54pmVaman
Math being what it is, lots of us necks spend 1500-2000.00 on an AR platform. Pig hunting, deer hunting, can poppin, melon poppin, you know. Same goes for some of those 1911 platforms and heck even base Sigs nowadays start at a G and keep going. Mary Kay works for some, have at it.
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Cavallo
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 4:17pm@Catty, let them take their skills to a more reputable employer.
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OSU Cowboy
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 4:20pmVaman, as I understand your comments anyone who has a different point of view from Dick’s is “spineless, paranoid, rednecks, etc.”. The point is that we, red necks with guns and spines, will be the first line of defense against the communist tactics of this administration and their communist friends you included. When communists come for you defend yourself with whatever is at hand we will be busy taking care of our own.
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LandShark
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 6:55pm@catty
After reading your post the first thing I thought was that, as you were typing your post, in your mind you were thinking….”What a bad day do stop sniffing airplane glue”
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Hotrod25
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:02pmAfter the way DICKS responded (following the liberal line that the guns are the problem) I will never shop there again. Gander Mountain still sells them and now they have a new customer for all of my sporting good needs. not just guns. also fishing equipment and anything else sports related. I will never shop there again
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:01pmDick’s can run themselves out of business for all I care.
I just feel sorry for all the employees who will lose their jobs.
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wearedoomed
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 6:47am…I really don;t see them closing, their “Hunting Lodge” is not a huge part of store sales….I feel it’s not their “core”,…..
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mcsledge
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:01pmAny more, your only real defense is the almighty dollar. Boycott Dick’s Sporting Goods. After this news, I will not buy there. Let’s see how long they can stay in business when they choose to play the moral police.
After all, isn’t it legal to still buy guns (including this type) in America.
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Cavallo
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:24pmShop at Wal-Mart. They at least told the PC police to go stuff it. … at least so far. They’re running out of inventory though. One of my local Walmarts was sold out of rifles just yesterday.. even the .22s and bolt action hunting rifles.
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vaman
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:34pmNo doubt Dicks will suffer dearly because a bunch of hill billys from the blaze won’t shop there. You people don’t have many stores left considering all of the things, ideas and people you hate.
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Cavallo
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 3:36pmJust Hunters alone contribute 4.6 billion to the US economy yearly. That is a sizable chunk of market share to miss out on. If other firearm friendly outdoor enthusiasts also shop elsewhere, Dicks will have to start laying off people and closing stores. Maybe they can become a niche company and market to the limp wristed sackless environmentalists as they fight over the dope farmers amongst themselves. Tree hugging hypocrites need to wear ponchos now and then when they chain themselves to plants right?
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Cavallo
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 3:40pmOh, I’m sorry 22.9 B.
http://huntingbusinessmarketing.com/23-billion-hunting/
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LandShark
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 7:22pm@vaman
Gee that might actually mean small, independent stores,( that were displaced by mega-marts which forced small local stores out of business) where they actually care about customers while they sell products lines they want to sell, might come back ? Oh my… parish the thought.
I suppose you actively give monies to stores and business who go against your grain of thought ?
Riiiiight…
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RaydocX
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:01pmI have already written to the company about my displeasure at their decision.
They actively marketed ‘modern sporting rifles’ as the holiday approached.
They continue to sell multi round shotguns and rifles, as well as the requisite .223 or 5.56 ammo for the AR platform.
And in point of fact, their employees did the right thing… When the shooter tried to buy weapons they turned him away…
So why the knee jerk EmOtIoNaL response for a corporation? Someone has overreacted, and the further decision not to honor agreements already made with customers I hope will come back to bite them in the keester…
Capitulating to the feeling driven minority who DON’T PURCHASE FIREARMS IN THE FIRST PLACE, much less a majority of the other products the store offers is a losing proposition… capitulating to protestors at the expense of your customers.
As I told them, I would prefer to shop locally, but if they cannot understand how their decision adversely affects gun owners, gun rights, and their bottom line, I will happily drive to Cabela’s or Bass Pro Shops, where they recognize it is not the tool but the person wielding it.
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athiest-infedel
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:00pmSpineless jellyfish.
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:00pmWill never bother making another 140 mile round trip to another Dick’s Sporting Goods store again.
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The-Monk
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:08pmHi RJJ,
This is the first I’ve heard about Dick’s being the sole distributor.
I wonder what their contract says about this?
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 4:40pmHi MONK, LOL, yeah I wonder too?
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afishfarted
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 1:59pmDicks has just signed their own death warrant. If they don’t ge their heads outta their butts an go back to their previous pro-gun position, they will be closing stores nationwide by the end of 2013.
Seems to me Troy has a good law suit
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vaman
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:42pmSo you think people are going to stop buying all of the other stuff Dicks sells, just because they have temporarily stopped selling rifles that resemble the one used to butcher children out of a semblance of respect? Blaze fanatic, you are so wrong and I predict sales go up. Level headed gun enthusiasts understand what Dicks is doing and respect it.
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SingerGuy
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 3:04pmI’m glad I wasn’t drinking anything when I read Vaman’s reply. I might have sprayed my monitor with it.
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Fubared
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 3:55pmSinger
Perhaps you are witnessing the new interest in pink furniture via vaman.
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Free_Thinker
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 4:43pm@ VAMAN
I have a squirt gun that looks like an Bushmaster too, should I stop squirting people with it because it “resembles” a real one? You are a moron if you think it makes any difference what so ever. Calling people rednecks and hillbillies while hiding behind a keyboard is pretty grown up. The original “Assault Gun Ban” was mostly about guns that resembled something too. Quit being scared of the boogy gun.
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ColoradoRay
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 5:14pmVaman, Despite your obvious trolling you could atleast get the facts straight. The CT shooter used two pistols and never even touched the rifle after placing it in his car. What level headed gun enthusiast do you know who didnt go out and buy all the ammo and magazines that they could afford before feinsteins bill even gets a vote?
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coppervette
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:48pmNo Afishfarted they won’t close they will just replace gun sales with birth control pills and perform gay marriages.
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pfarm
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 1:57pmDicks sucks
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dosdelgados
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 1:53pmDicks also needs to have some respect for the millions of Americans who want to keep their families safe. Guess we know why they chose their store name…reflection of the management.
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Dkoonz
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 1:58pmNever shop with or at Dicks. What a bunch of cowards.
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Fubared
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:00pmEncinoms sporting goods. Dicks.
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naughtycal
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 2:02pmAnd Conservative and liberal NRA members alike should vote with their feet,there are plenty of other sporting goods stores to shop along with smaller local retailers as well.
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Smokepole
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 1:52pmDicks is DICKS!
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Alky
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 11:25amDicks R Us
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