Bi-Mart has followed the lead of other corporations who sell firearms and increased the minimum age limit at which individuals can purchase firearms from 18 to 21 years old.
In a March 1 news release, the Eugene, Oregon-based corporation added that its Cascade Farm and Outdoor stores would also only sell guns and ammunition to those 21 and older. The move applies to all Bi-Mart and Cascade Farm and Outdoor stores throughout the Northwest.
In the release, Bi-Mart noted it has never sold AK or AR platform rifles, similar to the ones used in recent shootings in Parkland, Fla. and Las Vegas, Nev. The corporation has also never sold bump-stocks — a device used to enable a semi-automatic rifle to fire as an automatic rifle.
“Since the day Bi-Mart was founded, we’ve always carried a mix of merchandise that supported the shooting sports and hunting community,” the release stated. “Our goal is to support responsible firearm use and make a positive contribution to the local, regional and national discussion of this issue.”
Besides Bi-Mart, retailers such as Fred Meyer, Walmart and Dick’s Sporting Goods have also decided to raise the minimum age limit for purchasing firearms to 21, part of a national response to the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman High School in Parkland that killed 14 students and three adults. The moves by the retailers, along with states like Florida which also raised the age limit, has drawn sharp criticism and a lawsuit by the National Rifle Association.
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