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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

One of the country's major sporting goods chains will no longer sell assault-style firearms or high-capacity magazines. Dick's Sporting Goods will also stop selling guns to consumers under the age of 21. The CEO of the company, Edward Stack, announced this new policy in an exclusive interview on ABC's "Good Morning America."

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EDWARD STACK: The systems that are in place across the board just aren't effective enough to keep us from selling someone a gun like that. And so we've decided¹ that we're not going to sell the assault-type rifles any longer.

MARTIN: NPR's Colin Dwyer has been following this, and he joins me in the studio.

Hey, Colin.

COLIN DWYER, BYLINE²: Hi, Rachel.

MARTIN: All right, so from this interview, what else do we know went into the company's decision? What else did the CEO of Dick's say that stood out to you?

DWYER: Well, as we know, a lot of the survivors³ from the Parkland high school shooting are actually going back to school today.

MARTIN: Yeah.

DWYER: And Stack mentioned that specifically in the interview. He said that the Parkland shooter actually bought a shotgun - it was not a weapon involved in the shooting. But he said that that nevertheless made an impact on them because that could...

MARTIN: He bought a weapon from Dick's...

DWYER: That is correct.

MARTIN: ...From a Dick's store.

DWYER: Yeah, yeah. And he said that if these kids can be brave enough to act - these survivors, we can be brave enough to take some of these guns out of our stores.

MARTIN: So here we have a major franchise⁴, a sporting goods store, making this decision. I mean, what kind of an impact could this have?

DWYER: Well, Dick's is a major sporting goods retailer⁵. It has more than 700 locations. We're not sure necessarily what impact it will have on other retailers⁶ or on Congress. But Stacks specifically called on Congress to act in his interview. In fact, the retailer put out a list of reforms they would like to see in terms of gun control this morning.

MARTIN: We've seen other companies, in recent days, distance themselves from the NRA - and now this by Dick's Sporting Goods. Any other rumblings about any other companies, retailers who are were going to make a move in this moment?

DWYER: Well, as you mentioned, there have been a host of major retailers who have actually ended their corporate⁷ relationships with the National Rifle Association in the past week. That includes Delta⁸ Airlines, many rental⁹ car companies, MetLife insurance. All of them have ended their corporate relationships with the NRA recently.

And toward that reason, Stack mentioned that he can foresee some backlash from guns rights activists¹⁰. And he said that he is a Second Amendment¹¹ supporter himself, a gun owner himself. But he said in the end...

MARTIN: He's willing to take that risk.

DWYER: He said, in the end, he just doesn't want to be a part of this story anymore.

MARTIN: NPR's Colin Dwyer.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

3 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

4 franchise   

n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权

参考例句：

• Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
• The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。

5 retailer   

n.零售商(人)

参考例句：

• What are the retailer requirements?零售商会有哪些要求呢？
• The retailer has assembled a team in Shanghai to examine the question.这家零售商在上海组建了一支团队研究这个问题。

6 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。

7 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

8 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

9 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

10 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。