#boycottNRA: Major companies face pressure to cut ties with the NRA

Author: Stephen Johnson / Source: Big Think

Businesses that have partnerships with the NRA are being pressured by gun-control proponents to cut ties with the organization following the Parkland, Fla. school shooting.

Some companies have already done so.

Enterprise Holdings, the parent company of the rental cart brands Enterprise, Alamo and National, announced in a

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“Thanks for contacting us. We ended the program – effective March 26.,” read the tweet.

First National Bank of Omaha, the nation’s largest privately owned bank, currently offers NRA members a $40 cash-back bonus and the option to enroll in an NRA Visa Card. But on Thursday, the bank said it won’t renew its contract with the organization.

“Customer feedback has caused us to review our relationship with the NRA. As a result, First National Bank of Omaha will not renew its contract with the National Rifle Association to issue the NRA Visa Card,” read a tweet from the bank.

The insurance company MetLife and software giant Symantec also

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the termination of their partnerships with the NRA on Friday.

The hashtag #boycottNRA began trending on Thursday, the same day that NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch attacked the media in a speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference.

“Many in legacy media love mass shootings. You guys love it,” Loesch said….

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