I emailed Academy yesterday from their Contact Us webpage with the following
have heard just a few hours ago, that Academy has pulled all "AR" Style rifles from their shelves, and from being in my local store tonight, I heard one of the hunting associates tell another that if someone called for one, the caller had to specify the make of the rifle they were looking for, by manufacturer name. I am severely disappointed in Academy for falling to the pressure of the actions of Newtown, CT last week, Yes, one of the weapons on hand was an "assault weapon" - as they are called at times, but it was used by a CRAZY Person. The GUN was not the bad actor in this, or any other gun related murder. I have bought several handguns at my local Academy, as well a many boxes of ammunition, and have spent several thousand dollars on other items (clothing, shoes, treadmill, etc, etc, etc.) Academy has been my go-to store for lots of items, however, I will be hard pressed to keep Academy as my first stop for any of those, or any other items, in the future, if you are going to cave, which is basically saying "Academy agrees that the "assualt weapons" are bad and should not be on the shelves any longer. By the way, Wal-Mart has done the same thing, and yes, I will be avoiding them as well!
they sent back
Hello,
Thank you for contacting Academy Sports + Outdoors. We are currently selling MSR's, but out of respect for the families and the tragic situation, we have
chosen not to broadly advertise these items.
Our selection varies by store and your best source for current inventory availability is your local store. We look forward to assisting you and value you as
a customer.
Regards,
Johanna P.
Admin Support Associate
Academy Customer Care
Academy Sports + Outdoors
(888) 922-2336
to which I replied
Nice PC response, but having them on-the-shelf when someone wants to come and look at guns, is not going to “Broadly advertise them”
As in all of your stores, you have to walk to the hunting department to see guns, period.
Just walking in the front door, you will not see them.
I stand behind my prior comment, Academy will NOT be the first stop for me, any longer.
Oh, and I like how you didn’t answer my comment about if someone calls, the caller has to ask for a specific make of weapon, before they would be told yes they have one. Rather than if I called and asked if they had an AR Style rifle (generically) they would say no.