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    US firms cut ties with the gun lobbying NGO, NRA

    US firms cut ties with the gun lobbying NGO, NRA

    By Shiladitya Ray
    Feb 24, 2018
    03:32 pm

    What's the story

    After the February 14 school shootout in Florida, several US companies have cut ties with the gun lobbying, NGO National Rifle Association (NRA).

    The firms include car rental giants Hertz and Enterprise, which earlier used to offer discounts to NRA members.

    The murder of 17 people at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida has prompted renewed calls for strict gun control.

    Do you know?

    The number of school/university shootouts in the US is alarming

    The Florida shootout marks the eighteenth such incident in the US in 2018. According to Everytown for Gun Safety group, there have been 291 instances of school/university shootings in the US since January 2013.

    Companies

    Which companies have cut ties with the NRA?

    Enterprise Holdings, which own car rental firms Alamo, Enterprise, and National, said that it would stop offering discounts to NRA members.

    First National Bank of Omaha announced that it wouldn't renew NRA-branded credit cards.

    MetLife Insurance, the Avis Budget group, home security firm Simplisafe, moving companies Allied Van Lines, and security firm Symantec Corp also distanced themselves from the NRA.

    Twitter Post

    The NRA takes to Twitter to defend itself

    Instead of placing the blame on an organization that defends everyone's #2A rights, maybe people should take a hard look at the number of failures by the FBI and local law enforcement agencies, or does that not fit your agenda? #DefendtheSecond #NRA https://t.co/FyDRrWxvJW

    — NRA (@NRA) February 23, 2018

    Reactions

    Shockingly, President Trump has also defended the NRA

    The NRA, which claims a membership of around five million people, did not respond to the BBC's request for a comment.

    However, the gun lobby took to Twitter to defend itself.

    While many are supporting the boycott, others have spoken out against it.

    President Trump has also jumped to the defense of the NRA on Twitter.

    Twitter Post

    Donald Trump defends the NRA

    What many people don’t understand, or don’t want to understand, is that Wayne, Chris and the folks who work so hard at the @NRA are Great People and Great American Patriots. They love our Country and will do the right thing. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

    — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 22, 2018

    Gun laws

    Meanwhile, Florida governor calls for raising minimum-age for buying guns

    Following the shootout, Florida governor Rick Scott has backed calls to raise the minimum age for buying a gun from 18 to 21.

    Scott, who was earlier seen as an ally of the NRA, had resisted previous attempts to raise the minimum age.

    Activists have been flooding NRA-linked firms' social media feeds with comments with the hashtag #BoycottNRA.

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