Retail | Changing Policies to Respond to Gun Violence Taking Place Dick’s pulled guns out of 10 stores and filled the empty space with products targeted for those markets, such as sports team merchandise. Those 10 stores outperformed the rest of the chain. In March 2018, Dick’s said it was pulling all guns from 125 of its roughly 730 total stores. Dick’s has now pulled guns from over 400 stores. Dick’s Sporting Goods Following the 2018 Parkland Shooting, Dick’s Sporting Goods, which is a gun retailer, overhauled its gun policies. These include: • Pulling all assault-style weapons from its stores • Banning high-capacity magazines and "bump stocks" (that can convert semiautomatic weapons into machine guns) • Prohibiting sale of firearms to people under 21 Washington Post: Dick's Sporting Goods Gun Policy Overhaul