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Aberration said:
And? Still matters not at all. I can order 10K rounds online for cheaper than ever.

By all means. Make the best excuse you can for why I should care. [emoji2369]
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If you shopped at Dicks, they did not notice your withdrawal of business.
 
OpportunityCost said:
So what if left wing nut jobs form a gun banning, piss down their leg we are scared of guns club.

Antifa is staring at your second sentence and laughing. FYI we have public freedom now.
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So the more fear they generate, the more likely gun control is.
 
dirtpoorchris said:
Unless you are willing to lower the max speed limit to 45 miles per hour, you dont care.
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No, you don't care enough to see what causes road accidents.

Most accidents are not on highways, so slowing them down achieves nothing and undermines what highways are for.

What about driving on the left and installing round-a-bouts ?
You obviously know nothing about road safety and are focused on highway speeds because you don't know any better

It's call an argument from ignorance.
 
RF667799 said:
I think I am safe to say that despite what their management claims, they have at least lost prospective customers. Their revenue increase might have been even more with those customers they lost...
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Their quarterly sales figures deny this.

How do you know that Dicks haven't gained customers who were previously turned off from shopping at a store that sold guns and applauded Dicks' stance ?


...you're the one who made the stark claim that there was NO backlash....
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No I didn't

Dicks' Quarterly Statement did


The media article also mentioned the initial backlash against Dicks from gun owners and groups. This, it turns out, was words only and has not materialized in sales - according to Dicks.
That actually was the point - sales up despite threat of a "backlash" - a story you're clearly noy happy to read.

You fail again.
 
Rich2018 said:
Their quarterly sales figures deny this.

How do you know that Dicks haven't gained customers who were previously turned off from shopping at a store that sold guns and applauded Dicks' stance ?





No I didn't

Dicks' Quarterly Statement did


The media article also mentioned the initial backlash against Dicks from gun owners and groups. This, it turns out, was words only and has not materialized in sales - according to Dicks.
That actually was the point - sales up despite threat of a "backlash" - a story you're clearly noy happy to read.

You fail again.
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They may have gained some customers with their decision but it's starkly apparent that they lost some.

You presented nothing to show their quarterly sale rise was anything other than coincidental to their decision.

You stated there was no backlash, yet the news article you posted said there was.
 
TurtleDude said:
well smart people know that people who commit robbery rape, murder and traffic boatloads of narcotics aren't going to obey gun laws...
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Their supply would dry up


...honest people who have never harmed anyone with the firearms they own, will probably obey even stupid gun laws....
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They'll even obey sensible and practical gun laws


...so while you may pray and hope that banning legal guns might keep drug gangs from getting guns, no one can deny that the people most likely to be disarmed are the people LEAST likely to cause others harm with their guns...
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Except most mass shooters use legally held guns


...I believe that is what people like you are actually pushing for-to disarm honest people while pretending it is going to prevent criminals from getting guns even though prohibition and the war on drugs has proven it will not.
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You are just rambling now

You've already said that you think the gun control lobby want to

1. Illegally ban guns
2. Actually want you to be the victim of armed criminals


You made those claims up when nothing of the sort was said, indeed the opposite was stated with regard to legality.


Your wedlock to your guns is malignant.
 
Rich2018 said:
Their quarterly sales figures deny this.

How do you know that Dicks haven't gained customers who were previously turned off from shopping at a store that sold guns and applauded Dicks' stance ?





No I didn't

Dicks' Quarterly Statement did


The media article also mentioned the initial backlash against Dicks from gun owners and groups. This, it turns out, was words only and has not materialized in sales - according to Dicks.
That actually was the point - sales up despite threat of a "backlash" - a story you're clearly noy happy to read.

You fail again.
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They want to do whatever they think they can get away with, regardless of prior SCOTUS decisions and the impact it makes on every day citizens that obey the laws regarding gun use already. Also ignoring the lack of impact of the laws they are passing to address the problems they are basing the passing of said laws.

Its a big disingenuous pile of bull**** to make people think they are doing something effective when they aren't, they are making citizens into criminals through draconian laws that curtail citizens, not criminals.
 
RF667799 said:
They may have gained some customers with their decision but it's starkly apparent that they lost some....
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Some perhaps, but according to Dicks,. not in significant numbers and according to Dicks their sales are up, so either customers are shopping more often there now or they have more customers


...you presented nothing to show their quarterly sale rise was anything other than coincidental to their decision...
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That was the whole point, their decision to ban the sale of assault type weapons has has NO effect on profitability - in fact quite the reverse.


...you stated there was no backlash, yet the news article you posted said there was.
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You are hanging on to words

Yes there was a backlash against Dicks following their announcement but this has proven to by empty words as the verbal "backlash" has not materialized at the point of sale.


So the threatened "backlash" didn't actually happen in any material way...at least not according to Dicks.

Why do I have to explain this to you? Are you a child ?


You fail again.
 
Rich2018 said:
Some perhaps, but according to Dicks,. not in significant numbers and according to Dicks their sales are up, so either customers are shopping more often there now or they have more customers
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Yes, if the guns they discontinued had been a significant part of their sales, their decision to curtail those sales might not have been made.




That was the whole point, their decision to ban the sale of assault type weapons has has NO effect on profitability - in fact quite the reverse.
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You have nothing concrete to actually make that case.



You are hanging on to words

Yes there was a backlash against Dicks following their announcement but this has proven to by empty words as the verbal "backlash" has not materialized at the point of sale.


So the threatened "backlash" didn't actually happen in any material way...at least not according to Dicks.

Why do I have to explain this to you? Are you a child ?


You fail again.
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They're only the words you write. Yes there was a backlash. No there was not a (insert qualification) backlash.
 
Rich2018 said:
Their supply would dry up




They'll even obey sensible and practical gun laws




Except most mass shooters use legally held guns





You are just rambling now

You've already said that you think the gun control lobby want to

1. Illegally ban guns
2. Actually want you to be the victim of armed criminals


You made those claims up when nothing of the sort was said, indeed the opposite was stated with regard to legality.


Your wedlock to your guns is malignant.
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your fearfulness over freedom is disturbing and your lack of understanding reality is pathetic.
 
TurtleDude said:
your fearfulness over freedom is disturbing and your lack of understanding reality is pathetic.
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Freedom is overrated. Everyday we balance freedom with security.


You're resorting to insult rather than reason. Which I know is hard to do since your posts have descended into right wing vitriol laced with paranoia.
 
RF667799 said:
Yes, if the guns they discontinued had been a significant part of their sales, their decision to curtail those sales might not have been made....
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But Dicks felt that profits from such sales were unwanted and that they were counter productive to their business model
Many people and groups seemed to disagree and branded Dicks' decision as an attack on them



...you have nothing concrete to actually make that case....
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Dicks say they have - the Quarterly Statement showing sales up


...they're only the words you write. Yes there was a backlash. No there was not a backlash.
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Yes there was an initial back lash of words (from gun groups and gun owners)

It turned out to be empty words as there was no backlash - over the quarter - in terms of sales that are up. That was the point of the news story.

Do you NOW understand ?



You fail again
 
Rich2018 said:
But Dicks felt that profits from such sales were unwanted and that they were counter productive to their business model
Many people and groups seemed to disagree and branded Dicks' decision as an attack on them
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I think that could be characterized as a backlash.

Still, it's their business and they can run it how they like. I prefer a local "mom and pop" gun seller myself.







Dicks say they have - the Quarterly Statement showing sales up
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Anything to show that is anything other than coincidental?





Yes there was an initial back lash of words (from gun groups and gun owners)

It turned out to be empty words as there was no backlash - over the quarter - in terms of sales that are up. That was the point of the news story.

Do you NOW understand ?



You fail again
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Sure. You're just reiterating that there was a backlash but there was no backlash. For some reason this seems very important to you. Far as I'm concerned you can have it that way if you like.
 
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Rich2018 said:
Freedom is overrated. Everyday we balance freedom with security.


You're resorting to insult rather than reason. Which I know is hard to do since your posts have descended into right wing vitriol laced with paranoia.
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I have yet to see ANY reasoning in your constant repetitive nonsense. Nothing you post goes beyond you saying you are afraid of people owning guns and your speculation that banning guns will actually prevent violent criminals from being armed even though the war on drugs proves that banning things does not dry up the supply.
 
Rich2018 said:
No, you don't care enough to see what causes road accidents.

Most accidents are not on highways, so slowing them down achieves nothing and undermines what highways are for.

What about driving on the left and installing round-a-bouts ?
You obviously know nothing about road safety and are focused on highway speeds because you don't know any better

It's call an argument from ignorance.
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Unless you agree to lower the speed limit to 45 mph you dont care about human life.
 
RF667799 said:
I think that could be characterized as a backlash.

Still, it's their business and they can run it how they like. I prefer a local "mom and pop" gun seller myself...
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It was a backlash and quite expected...but there doesn't seem to be much momentum in it and Dicks have reported seeing an increase in sales. So the backlash was either just vocal only or very short lived.

Dicks Quarterly Statement shows now backlash in sales



...anything to show that is anything other than coincidental?
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The the backlash to their announcement wasn't long lasting or it was empty words. Because, over the quarter, Dicks haven't suffered at the cash register - at least not according to their own figures


...you're just reiterating that there was a backlash but there was no backlash...
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Correct


There was a backlash to the announcement - with plenty of people and pro gun groups denouncing Dicks
There has not been a backlash in terms of sales


What is so hard for you to understand ?


You fail again.
 
dirtpoorchris said:
Unless you agree to lower the speed limit to 45 mph you dont care about human life.
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But I do care about human life but AM opposed to dropping the speed limit on highways to 45 mph as highways are the safest roads around.


The most dangerous roads are rural roads and not always speed related.

Do you support driving on the left and scrapping traffic lights where possible ?
 
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TurtleDude said:
I have yet to see ANY reasoning in your constant repetitive nonsense.....
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Says the man who think the gun control want to illegally ban guns and want him to be a victim of armed criminals

You and "reason" make strange bedfellows...
 
Rich2018 said:
It was a backlash and quite expected...but there doesn't seem to be much momentum in it and Dicks have reported seeing an increase in sales. So the backlash was either just vocal only or very short lived.

Dicks Quarterly Statement shows now backlash in sales






The the backlash to their announcement wasn't long lasting or it was empty words. Because, over the quarter, Dicks haven't suffered at the cash register - at least not according to their own figures




Correct


There was a backlash to the announcement - with plenty of people and pro gun groups denouncing Dicks
There has not been a backlash in terms of sales


What is so hard for you to understand ?


You fail again.
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What I don't understand is why you want to over and over say that there was a backlash but there was no backlash.
 
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