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United, Delta, Avis, Enterprise, Hertz Boldly denounce NRA and eliminate discounts

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Titans of travel have made a strong political statement, how do you feel?

This blog isn’t about to step into the political fray, but when I saw the headlines that large corporations were stripping NRA member discounts, it certainly signified strong statements from these corporations. I, personally, have friends that stand on both sides of the gun regulation debate, the NRA, and they are VERY opinionated and move to action swiftly.

I’m interested to hear your thoughts, not on the gun debate, but rather the companies taking action in the way they have.

Have the corps taken a political stance? Or is this a bottom line driven decision: i.e. they analyzed that their bottom line is better off stripping the discounts and risking boycott from NRA members than it is allowing the discounts and risking boycott from anti-NRA-ers? Nonetheless it’s a bold move in the wake of the NFL losing viewership amidst political turmoil, and one that will be interesting to watch unfold.

Here’s the tweets from some of the major corporations. Click to read the commentary back and forth – very interesting.

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Here’s a full list of the companies that have boycotted thus far:

  • Alamo Rent a Car
  • Avis
  • Allied Van Lines
  • Bestwestern
  • Budget
  • Chubb Insurance
  • Delta Air Lines
  • Enterprise Rent-a-Car
  • First National Bank of Omaha
  • Hertz
  • MetLife
  • North American Van Lines
  • Paramount Rx
  • SimpliSafe
  • Symantec
  • TrueCar

*feature image courtesy of United.com

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7 Comments

  • Tom February 24, 2018

    Won’t it be great when NRA members become so paranoid that they just stay in their houses all day with their little arsenals? Then we, normal, sane people won’t have to encounter them anymore! 🙂

    • Patrick February 28, 2018

      “We, normal, sane people”… not to be confused with the “basket of deplorables” Right?

  • CathayPacificFan February 24, 2018

    At this time, most companies are forced to take a stand because the backlash from Non-NRA / Anti gun folks was obviously going to be too huge and too bottom line impacting compared to continuing to honor NRA deals. If a man dragged off from airplane or a woman wearing leggings not being allowed to board caused so much ruckus and backlash, innocent children being slaughtered should be so much more intense. One wonders why consumers supported all these brands all this while through years of school shootings. Technology and social media is coming in handy to start a revolution.

  • DaninMCI February 24, 2018

    I don’t think this will hurt the big rental car companies as there isn’t much choice left but I feel that this will hurt companies that do this while alternatives are out there. The smaller the company the more at risk. As an NRA Super Life member I don’t agree with them of course but I also think it’s a dumb business move. The actual loss isn’t great as the discounts didn’t amount to much in most cases. On the other hand this will have little effect on NRA member numbers.

  • Where does it end? February 24, 2018

    When will they denounce the following industries for their behavior?
    Drug companies (opioids)
    Movie studios (#metoo)
    Alcoholic beverages companies (drunk driving)

    As a law abiding gun owner and NRA member, I’ll refrain from doing business with these companies whenever possible.

  • David Roach February 24, 2018

    Business taking sides in a political fight is always a mistake for the busines

    • Brady February 24, 2018

      Yup. Telliing a good chunk of your potential customer base they’d rather not do business with you because you don’t think the same way they do doesn’t seem to be the best marketing plan. lol. When businesses get into virtue-signalling, it’s only going to hurt the business. As it should be.

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