(MENAFN- The Conversation) The boycott of the National Rifle Association following its response to the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, came fast and furious.
Car rental companies, airlines, trucking businesses, tech firms, insurers and a bank that issued an NRA-branded credit card all severed their relationships with the gun advocacy group within days of the shooting that left 17 dead.
Predictably, companies that cut ties – such as Atlanta-based Delta – faced their own backlash from NRA loyalists. In particular, the lieutenant governor of Georgia (and candidate for governor) threatened to 'kill any tax legislation that benefits @Delta unless the company changes its position and fully reinstates its relationship with @NRA.'
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