GUN SAFETY SCORECARD
D

Academy Sports + Outdoors paid a $2.5 million settlement to the families of three people shot to death by a serial killer who purchased his guns from the business using a straw buyer. According to The Texas Observer, their stores are the source for many trafficked guns.

Criteria & Details
Score
Financial ties to the gun industry

Sells firearms, including semiautomatic weapons. Sells ammunition through the mail with no ID required.

-10
Financial ties to the gun lobby

None found.

0
Policies on carrying guns

No publicly stated policy against bringing guns into business locations.

-15
Making public statements in support of gun violence prevention

In 2018, Academy Sports + Outdoors voiced support for federal “Fix NICS” bill to strengthen the background system. In 2016, after the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, stores removed assault-style rifles from display cases and “high visibility areas.”

-10
Donations to gun lobby-backed politicians

None found.

0
Donations to politicians that denied the 2020 election

None found.

0
Bonus points for additional actions on gun violence

No bonus points earned.

0
TOTAL SCORE
65