Dick's pulled the plug on selling assault-style weapons and now its hunting business is 'under significant pressure' (DKS)

• Dick's Sporting Goods' decision to stop selling assault-style weapons is hurting its hunting business. 
• The company decided to stop selling assault-style weapons after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida back in February.
• As a whole, first-quarter earnings were impressive.
• Watch Dick's trade in real time here. 

Dick's Sporting Goods decided to stop selling assault-style weapons after the tragic school shooting in Parkland, Florida. But cutting the product from its shelves has proven to bea drag on its business. 

After the February shooting, Dick's Chairman and CEO Edward Stack announced the company would stop selling assault-style rifles. 

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