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I won't buy a gun from them even though they do have some really good pricing on Glocks. I prefer to support my local gun store/dealer.

I had no intention of buying an AR from them. I had already bought my stripped lower and rifle kit elsewhere. I had just read about this on another forum and thought it may just be a rogue and ignorant store manager making this the policy for his store. Nope, it's Academy's corporate policy. Of course at first the guy behind the counter tried to tell me it was federal law and I told him that I was certainly not an ignorant gun buyer and that I knew better. So he went and asked his manager and he told me it was policy.

And the shotgun in question is ANY shotgun that has a pistol grip, including full length shotguns that have a buttstock as well.

They do have good prices in the Glock pistols though.

Has anyone bought a gun from Academy recently?

If not, the next time you are in there ask them to look at an AR15 provided the store in your area even sells them.

Seems as though they have instituted a new policy not to sell any "scary black tactical weapons" to anyone under 21, regardless if it's a long gun or not. This "scary tactical weapon" category is applied to shotguns with a pistol grip as well.

I sent an email to their corporate offices stating my displeasure with this new policy and that I would no longer support them as long as they has stupid rules like this in place. Doubt it will do any good but if enough people protested it might make them think a little anyway.