The recent student outcry that resulted from the killing of 17 in the Parkland, Fla., school shooting has affected the CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods and caused sweeping changes in the company's gun sales.

Edward W. Stack, CEO of Dicks Sporting Goods, announced Wednesday that assault-style rifles will no longer be sold at any of the 35 Field & Stream stores nationwide.

The weapons were removed from all Dick's stores after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012 but continued to be sold at Field & Stream, which is owned by Dick's.

The Wednesday morning press release stated that the Parkland shooter on Nov. 17 bought a gun at the company. That gun was not used in the Parkland shooting.

“We at Dick's Sporting Goods are deeply disturbed and saddened by the tragic events in Parkland,” Stack said in the press release. “Our thoughts and prayers are with all of the victims and their loved ones.

But thoughts and prayers aren't enough.”

Beginning Wednesday, the company will enact the following changes:

- Discontinue sales of assault-style rifles, also known as modern sporting rifles.

- The age to buy any firearm will be raised to 21 n Discontinue sales of high-capacity magazines Stack went a step further and asked legislators nationwide to join him by asking for the passage of the following common-sense gun reform

regulations:

- Ban assault-style firearms

- Raise the minimum age to purchase firearms to 21 n Ban high-capacity magazines and bump stocks n Require universal background checks that include relevant mental health information and previous interactions with law n Ensure a complete universal database of those banned from buying firearms n Close the private sale and gun show loophole that waives the necessity of background checks “Some say these steps can't guarantee tragedies like Parkland will never happen again,” Stack said in the release. “They may be correct, but if common sense reform is enacted and even one life is saved, it will have been worth it.”

The company has 35 Field & Stream stores, one of which is in Cranberry Township.