Wednesday morning, the Chairman and CEO Edward Stack of Dick's Sporting Goods, a Pennsylvania-based company, announced that Dick's will no longer carry assault-style rifles and will not sell any firearms to persons under the age of 21.

"Based on what's happened and looking at those kids and those parents, it moved us all unimaginably," Stacks explained. He basically said corporate responsibility led them to this decision.

If Congress will not do what is right, it is time for corporations to do so. I call on Scheels to follow Dick's and stop the sales of all assault-style rifles and accessories and to require their firearm customers to be at least 21 years of age.

Assault rifles have no place in the hands of normal citizens and hunters. Scheels: It's your turn.

Francis lives in Fargo.