Dick’s suspends sales of certain type of ‘modern sporting rifles’

New York -- Dick's Sporting Goods said it has removed all guns from its store nearest to Newtown, Conn., and is suspending the sale of certain kinds of semi-automatic rifles from its chains nationwide.



In a statement, the retailer said the move was made out of respect for the victims and families of last week's Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.



"Out of respect for the victims and their families, during this time of national mourning we have removed all guns from sale and from display in our store nearest to Newtown and suspended the sale of modern sporting rifles in all of our stores chainwide,” the statement said.



It was now known how long the store will keep the suspension in place for the guns, known as “modern sporting rifles.”