Groupon Suspends Gun-Related Deals
Source: Los Angeles Times
Groupon Suspends Gun-Related Deals
Gun shop owner calls for boycott
By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff
Posted Jan 22, 2013 2:57 AM CST
(Newser) – Groupon has dropped all current and future gun-related deals after what it says was pressure from customers, the Los Angeles Times reports. The daily deals site says all shooting range, conceal-and-carry and clay shooting deals have been suspended while it "reviews internal standards." Groupon joins several other firms that have backed away from gun-related businesses in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting.
A Texas gun shop owner affected by the move is calling for a boycott, CNET reports. "I'm asking everyone in the Second Amendment community to boycott Groupon, because the message they're sending is, 'Look, we do not want to support law-abiding citizens taking time out of their schedule to learn the safety surrounding firearms,'" he said after a promotion for his concealed-handgun training course was abruptly canceled.
Read more: http://www.newser.com/story/161385/groupon-suspends-gun-related-deals.html
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There are very negative references in regard to their working environment ("white collar sweat shop"
. I hope their innovative PR decisions might one day lead to more innovative internal practices.
