Anti Assault Rifle a & Handgun Gun Store

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The Dick's in Fairfax (well, "Fair Lakes") I call it the Under Armour store because you walk in and it's all you see. Everywhere. And I miss it being a Galyans (which used to sell handguns). Everytime I go there I see a few pistols in the case at Dick's and I think "Oh wow they're selling handguns here again!" only to look closer and see that they're just expensive ass bb guns. (Oh yeah, another rant, they have more damn airsoft and paintball crap than gun stuff...) but at least they have good deals on Rem UMC by the case which keeps me coming back every now and then. And at least they still sell some self-defense ammo too. Like Wally World, who got out of the gun business yet still sells specifc purpose self defense ammunition.
 
I shop at Dicks a lot. While their selection is not wide, if they have what you what their prices are likely the best. They were recently selling the Remington 870 for $230 and their 9mm price is also the lowest in town. If Dicks sold handguns then people would be complaining that Dicks was putting mom and pop FFLs out of business.
 
I'm surprised at how many of you still differentiate between EBRs and 'hunting guns'! After the Zumbo thing, I would think that, at least here, I wouldn't see such ignorance...Oh well, I don't think the deer I shoot with my AK will know they were shot with a non-hunting rifle!
 
My local Dick's - I asked him what they had in .308, and the guy said they don't sell .308's. When I asked why.... "It's company policy because people use .308's for sniper rifles." No joke. I was specifically asking about heavy barreled rifles - not sure if they sell .308 in the light barrels. Didn't really care at that point.
 
Regardless of what great price Dick's offers on handgun ammo, it is hypocritical to sell ammo for handguns and not the firearms themselves. I would much rather go to the Sportsman's Warehouse two blocks away - prices are close, and SW is handgun friendly.

First time I went into Dick's and mentioned this to the gun counter guy. He said that they didn't want to upset any of their "mainstream" customers. Guns and ammo are a small percentage of their sales.

BTW, in Colorado, Gart's sports has become Sports Authority and one of the first things the new management did was to get rid of handguns. I no longer shop there either.
 
BTW, in Colorado, Gart's sports has become Sports Authority and one of the first things the new management did was to get rid of handguns. I no longer shop there either.
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When the Cabela's opens in Brunswick, OH Dick's can bite my shiny metal ***.
 
Regardless of what great price Dick's offers on handgun ammo, it is hypocritical to sell ammo for handguns and not the firearms themselves.
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yea, but which will get more repeat sales?

my local dicks doesn't sell handguns or military style rifles either. when i ask about it i get told with attitude what their policy is. when i question the policy (speaking with the dept manager) he tells me it's because those guns are more dangerous, and got snippy when i offered that a hammer could be considered dangerous. it seemed as though it was deeply ingrained in him that the store policy was handed down from moses.
 
It is one thing for a store to say "We don't sell X because we are a Y goods store" I got no problem with that.

It is entirely different when a store says "We don't sell X because X is evil"

That is entirely different. I believe that is what the Dick's clerk said, we don't sell assault guns because they are bad. That is wrongheaded. Had he say 'We sell hunting arms only' that would have been different
 
Regardless of what great price Dick's offers on handgun ammo, it is hypocritical to sell ammo for handguns and not the firearms themselves.
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I sure hope you don't harp on your local gas station for not selling automobiles and lawn mowers. :D

It's a business decision, nothing more.
 
This is more akin to a gas station not selling high octane. Or the afore mentioned porn store not selling videos with asian girls.
 
There's two Dick's stores near by me, one in West Springfield, and one in Enfield,CT I buy stuff from them all the time, they have some really good deals on ammo, and once in a while they have something that i'm looking for for cheaper, I have bought probably 3 guns from them this year, my Franchi Diamond shotgun, my savage MarkII .22lr, and a Rossi .410/.22 combo that I paid $39 for cuz I had a bunch of score card point rewards and I figured I might as well buy a gun with them.
The one time I asked why they don't sell hand guns and Ar's and stuff the manager was working in the "lodge" and told me that they don't do it because it is more of a hassle with atf and the like, mostly a business decision. He didn't mention anything about assault weapons or anything, I think the managers you guys have been talking to were some liberal employees that's all, the manager at the West Springfield, MA store seems alright. They were probably selling you the assault weapon policy because of their own beliefs, not the actual store policy. The way I see it is at least they are promoting the hunting/shooting sports by selling firearms and ammo, which is more than you can say for some chain stores. Also, the West Springfield, MA Dick's sells some very nice tactical shotguns, so it can't be an assault weapon thing.
 
This is more akin to a gas station not selling high octane.
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No, the parallel to a gas station not selling 110 octane racing fuel would be a shop that doesnt stock .338 Lapua or .50BMG.

They're both consumables with a rather limited market.
 
I travel a lot and make it a point to check out gun shops in the locals I visit, I have found a lot of shops that don't carry the black rifles, its usually because of the clientèle, they don't ask for them so they put their money into what sells.
 
I asked the guy at the gun counter yesterday on my way home from work while picking up some skiing stuff. He told me "because upper management are mostly not gun folks, stick to el cheapo hunting stuff, and they don't want to fool with all the extra paperwork for handguns", but if I was looking for an AR, there was a good shop down the road where he bought his, or a few gun shows coming up. There are a few places like that in MD where a bolt rifle or shotgun only require a 4473, but pistols and the evil rifles on "da list" require a 7 day waiting period, PD background check, medical records release, MSP "gun safety card" and a couple extra forms thrown in for de facto registration.
 
They're obviously run by a bunch of fudds who think AR's aren't suitable for hunting.
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Who gives a rat's *** about hunting? People selling guns should have no business in what a gun is used for, or to deside for themselves the intended purpose for a specific gun is. Any gun can be used for anything. Some just do the job better or easier.
 
We've got a Dicks Sporting goods store near me. I've never been in it, not because of anything they really do themselves, but because they are in a mall that has "no handguns" signs on the doors. Well darn. I'm always carrying a handgun, so I just can't go there. The Gander Montain up the street, the Wall World down the other way, or even Greentops down in Ashland are always willing to take my money. No problem for me.
 
anybody ever heard of Sportsmans Warehouse? awsome place, like wal-mart for everything outdoors, they had some nicce AR's there and a nice selection of handguns too.


good ol wal-mart dosent sell "assault rifles" or handguns either...

then again, i will never buy anything gun related there again.

the whole .22lr ammo thing just bugs the **** out of me.

Me---ma'am, can i have that 500 round pack of remington 22's?
clerk---is this for a rifle or handgun?
Me---well it can be ised in both:D
clerk---i cant sell it to you if its for a handgun...:barf:

so, i can carry around a military issue M16A2, but i cant shoot a .22 handgun.
guess thats the price of being 18, and under 21...
 
They can shoose whether or not to sell anything they want. I can choose not to shop there.
 
Me---ma'am, can i have that 500 round pack of remington 22's?
clerk---is this for a rifle or handgun?
Me---well it can be ised in both
clerk---i cant sell it to you if its for a handgun...

so, i can carry around a military issue M16A2, but i cant shoot a .22 handgun.
guess thats the price of being 18, and under 21...
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Don't blame the store. No handgun ammo sold to under 21 is federal law.
 
Dicks is a nice store to shop and have good deals once in a while. They are not a gun store. Their brand is sporting goods and it is their prerogative that they do not consider handguns or ARs for sporting or hunting (thier loss). That said, I really did not like the fact that they swooped into my area to compete with Galyans, which did sell handguns (and maybe ARs), only to buy them out 6 months later.:fire:
Becuse of Dicks no handgun policy the only good thing that came out of that was Galyans had a blowout sale on handguns.:D
 
It's kind of a strange policy though ..they don't sell handguns but they sell handgun ammo. (never seen a 9mm or .40 S&W or .45 ACP rifle . ..at least not a "hunting" rifle. )

I don't give them any of my business. I'll pay a bit more but my local FFL sells me whatever I want and is happy to do it.
 
I won't guess at how many AR-15 variants and handguns are sold every year in the US but I'm betting that they make up a huge segment of all the guns sold. If they don't want to carry a popular product it's their loss.

I went once just to see what they had and wasn't impressed with the selection or prices. I've got plenty of other choices for guns and ammo. :)
 
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