With all the shootings that have happened in the recent years, many businesses have been using these tragic incidents to increase their sale or to promote new devices.
One major company that just came out that said they will stop selling the AR-15, which was the gun used during the Parkland school shooting was Dick’s Sporting Goods.
According to The New York Times, CEO Edward W. Stacks said that they have reconsidered their action to sell military weapons like that.
However, this is not the first time that they’ve said that. Dick’s promised that they would stop selling military grade semi-automatic weapons at all stores after the Sandy Hook shooting, but failed to do so.
In fact, according to People magazine, a year after the Sandy Hook shooting, they opened a chain of stores called Field and Stream, which sold semi-automatic weapons in 35 stores.
But this time, Stacks said on Good Morning America that after all the tragedies he saw, he will halt the sales permanently.
This could mean that they’re finally taking matters into their own hands to stop sales.
In addition, Walmart soon after also took measures to stop gun violence when they decided to raise the age to buy a gun from 18 years old to 21 years old.
According to CNN, CEO of Walmart Doug McMillon said the reason for the gun age to be raised was because the company was so moved by the student survivors from Parkland that they were motivated to change their gun policies.
Another company that will also be making change is the well known dating app Bumble.
Their new policy is that the Bumble management team will not allow people to post a picture of themselves and a gun.
Although these businesses are banning the sale of guns to improve sales, considering how much scrutiny they were facing, they are also helping society a lot, one store at a time.
Since there is still a large debate among lawmakers about gun control, these policies are definitely a great step towards change.
Not only will they be limiting the purchase of guns and decreasing the amount of gun violence, but they are sending a message that if the government can’t do something, they will.