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- The National Rifle Association on Saturday lashed out at the companies who have severed business ties after gun-control activists called for a boycott.
- The movement comes after a mass shooting at a Florida high school that killed 17 people.
- A number of companies have announced in recent days they’ll stop offering special deals and discounts to NRA members, including major airlines and hotel chains.
- The NRA slammed the boycotts as “a shameful display of political and civic cowardice.”
The National Rifle Association on Saturday fired back at the growing list of companies that have severed business ties with the gun lobby group in recent days following a mass shooting in Florida.
Gun-control activists and shooting survivors launched an aggressive boycott campaign against the NRA, urging companies to stop offering special deals and discounts to NRA members.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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