That’s some odd thinking since Dicks hasn’t sold an AR since 2012 while the 35 Field and Stream stores nationally (that is 0.7 stores per state you are concerned about) pulled theirs in February 2018. Try buying an AR from Tackle Warehouse or Walmart. As a responsible gun owner and licensed to carry guy, I know the facts as compared to what the media and NRA has led the public to believe. Corporations have the right to determine their product mix based upon revenue and margins, just as you have the right to determine from whom you buy.
I was able to buy a Lew’s Mach 2 combo for $90 vs the MSRP of $169, Googans for $5.25, Zoom Flukes for $1.64, etc. i could load up for 25% off on most items.
it is not so much that they don't want to sell ar15s but rather the mentality behind their reasoning.
watched the ceo in an interview, he repeated this. “If we really think these things should be off the street, we need to destroy them,” said the retailer’s CEO.
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/10/8/20904713/dicks-destroyed-guns-5-million-dollarsanyone that thinks legally owned weapons should be destroyed is not my friend nor a person I wish to do business with.