20-year-old Alexander DeGarmo has worked at the Dick’s Sporting Goods in Lincoln, Neb., for six months, but abruptly resigned this week after the store announced they would no longer sell firearms to individuals under 21 following the Parkland, Fla., shooting.
“I believe it is morally and constitutionally wrong to infringe upon the rights of law abiding citizens in any way, and I will not work for a company that pushes for the restriction of the Second Amendment,” he wrote in his resignation letter which he posted to Facebook.
“I quit due to the policies implemented by the CEO Ed Stack that I feel target a certain group of individuals and are discriminatory. Also as a 20 year old, I find it absurd that I am barred from purchasing a firearm at my (former) place of work,” DeGarmo told Red Alert Politics.
DeGarmo said his resignation letter was well-received.
“The management at my store was very understanding and respected that I am standing up for what I believe in.”
He also made sure to praise his former co-workers in his resignation letter.
“My coworkers and management at store 1244 were always of the highest standing and quality, I have no complaints about their work ethic or moral standing,” he wrote.
DeGarmo plans to spend his new-found free time working more with the Second Amendment Institute and on political campaigns that represent his values.
