# NRA No Way! Companies affiliated re-thinking things due to Parkland **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 24, 2018, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-no-way-companies-affiliated-re-thinking-things-due-to-parkland/809450 "2018-02-24T04:18:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-no-way-companies-affiliated-re-thinking-things-due-to-parkland/809450/81 "2018-03-01T14:58:19Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > The NRA seems to think it’s catastrophically significant. I like to think I’m a little more rational than the NRA 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-no-way-companies-affiliated-re-thinking-things-due-to-parkland/809450/82 "2018-03-01T15:42:31Z")
Under Obama, gun sales skyrocketed and gun manufacturers and sellers profited bigly. Same with ammo manufacturers. Very little new gun control was enacted. NRA membership rose. Under the new Republican president, gun sales dropped like a rock. Remington files for bankruptcy. New gun control measures are being talked about at the highest level. Walmart and Dick’s enact their own gun control. NRA looks like total dicks (well, they are). Looks like the NRA political contributions have been going to the wrong party. ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-no-way-companies-affiliated-re-thinking-things-due-to-parkland/809450/83 "2018-03-01T16:17:48Z")
MEC has decided it will no longer do business with any company owned by Vista Outdoor – so no more Bushnell binoculars, CamelBaks, Bolle sunglasses, Bell and Giro helmets, etc… ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-no-way-companies-affiliated-re-thinking-things-due-to-parkland/809450/84 "2018-03-01T19:02:24Z")
> [@Barbarian](#): > > MEC has decided it will no longer do business with any company owned by Vista Outdoor – so no more Bushnell binoculars, CamelBaks, Bolle sunglasses, Bell and Giro helmets, etc… MEC is the Canadian equivalent of REI. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-no-way-companies-affiliated-re-thinking-things-due-to-parkland/809450/85 "2018-03-01T19:51:54Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > "Trump’s flirtation with a set of modest gun control measures drew swift condemnation from gun groups, hunters and sportsmen who banked on the president to be a stalwart opponent to any new gun restrictions. In his pledge to make schools safer and curb gun violence after the massacre at a Florida high school, gun advocates see a weakening resolve from the man they voted for in droves and spent millions to elect. > > “Out in the firearms community there is a great feeling of betrayal and Thoughts and prayers. Thoughts and prayers. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-no-way-companies-affiliated-re-thinking-things-due-to-parkland/809450/86 "2018-03-01T19:54:01Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > No, I agree with the NRA - we are punishing the NRA for their membership in a shameful display of political and civic cowardice. > > What do you mean “That’s not what they meant”? Too bad, so sad. Unfair 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-no-way-companies-affiliated-re-thinking-things-due-to-parkland/809450/87 "2018-03-01T19:55:43Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > That’s fine. They can take comfort in the fact that I’m not boycotting FedEx, I’m just choosing to use other services to their exclusion. Watch out! Cagle and the NRA will say mean things about not letting you “shop” somewhere else 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-no-way-companies-affiliated-re-thinking-things-due-to-parkland/809450/88 "2018-03-01T19:57:36Z")
> [@jasg](#): > > No, the SAF and GOA folk are more extreme. There is a new thing going around… It goes to the tune of “you better support the NRA because GOA”. How about “ruin all of them” ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-no-way-companies-affiliated-re-thinking-things-due-to-parkland/809450/89 "2018-03-02T05:30:04Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > MEC is the Canadian equivalent of REI. > [@Barbarian](#): > > MEC has decided it will no longer do business with any company owned by Vista Outdoor – so no more Bushnell binoculars, CamelBaks, Bolle sunglasses, Bell and Giro helmets, etc… I’m sorry, but I’m not following those posts? Who are MEC, REI and Vista Outdoor? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-no-way-companies-affiliated-re-thinking-things-due-to-parkland/809450/90 "2018-03-02T06:19:38Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > I’m sorry, but I’m not following those posts? Who are MEC, REI and Vista Outdoor? 😕 Fuckin’ Swedes… ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-no-way-companies-affiliated-re-thinking-things-due-to-parkland/809450/91 "2018-03-02T06:42:45Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > I’m sorry, but I’m not following those posts? Who are MEC, REI and Vista Outdoor? 😕 [MEC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Equipment_Co-op) (Mountain Equipment Co-op) and [REI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REI) (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) are both retailers who sell high-end or designer outdoor and camping equipment, clothes, supplies, etc. [Vista Outdoor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vista_Outdoor) is a manufacturer, marketer, etc. of high-end or designer shooting and outdoor products. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2018, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-no-way-companies-affiliated-re-thinking-things-due-to-parkland/809450/92 "2018-03-03T01:12:39Z")
[More about REI and MEC’s actions from the AP](https://apnews.com/ddcaf9d05a544958bdfa377aa6dcb287/Bike-helmets,-ski-goggles-swept-up-in-gun-control-debate): > [@REI](#): > > We believe that it is the job of companies that manufacture and sell guns and ammunition to work towards common sense solutions that prevent the type of violence that happened in Florida last month. This morning we learned that Vista does not plan to make a public statement that outlines a clear plan of action. As a result, we have decided to place a hold on future orders of products that Vista sells through REI while we assess how Vista proceeds. Mom & Pops are acting as well: > [@](#): > > Smaller companies have acted too, including bike shops around the country that have announced they’ll no longer carry Vista products. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2018, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-no-way-companies-affiliated-re-thinking-things-due-to-parkland/809450/93 "2018-03-03T01:24:35Z")
Ya know that whole thing with Delta? > [@](#): > > A Delta Air Lines spokesman confirms only 13 members of the National Rifle Association bought discounted tickets using a perk later withdrawn by the airline following the school massacre in Florida. > > Delta spokesman Trebor Banstetter said Friday the discounted fares had been available for a short time and were only for NRA members purchasing flights to the group’s 2018 convention in Dallas. [The Georgia GOP aren’t a bunch of petulant, whiny jackasses](https://apnews.com/2af846e8ab3e47be9169b5b114b3cf9b/The-Latest:-Only-13-NRA-members-used-discount-Delta-withdrew). ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2018, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-no-way-companies-affiliated-re-thinking-things-due-to-parkland/809450/94 "2018-03-03T01:39:02Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Ya know that whole thing with Delta? [The Georgia GOP aren’t a bunch of petulant, whiny jackasses](https://apnews.com/2af846e8ab3e47be9169b5b114b3cf9b/The-Latest:-Only-13-NRA-members-used-discount-Delta-withdrew). I think they just fucked themselves out of Amazon – oh, wait, Bezos! Soros! Killary! #Fake News. Who needs 50,000 jobs?!:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: p.s. I doubt the damage is limited to GA. You have to assume that the radical Repubs are similar in every state. Looks like the Democrats are now officially the party of business. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2018, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-no-way-companies-affiliated-re-thinking-things-due-to-parkland/809450/95 "2018-03-03T05:46:22Z")
> [@Chisquirrel](#): > > Fuckin’ Swedes… Do you have any idea why that is actually funny[?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMD35tUh-Ek) ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-no-way-companies-affiliated-re-thinking-things-due-to-parkland/809450/96 "2018-04-25T21:46:42Z")
The NRA is going all butt hurt, claiming that the Yeti cooler company has dumped their discount, and NRA snowflakes are PURCHASING Yeti coolers so they can blow them up in videos. Yeti says the NRA is lying about what happened. [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DbfaPSWUQAAm8n8.jpg:large) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DbfaPSWUQAAm8n8.jpg:large) ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-no-way-companies-affiliated-re-thinking-things-due-to-parkland/809450/97 "2018-04-25T22:48:32Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > I like to think I’m a little more rational than the NRA 🙂 _pi_ is more rational than the NRA. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-no-way-companies-affiliated-re-thinking-things-due-to-parkland/809450/98 "2018-04-25T23:03:37Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The NRA is going all butt hurt, claiming that the Yeti cooler company has dumped their discount, and NRA snowflakes are PURCHASING Yeti coolers so they can blow them up in videos. > Yeti says the NRA is lying about what happened. > [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DbfaPSWUQAAm8n8.jpg:large](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DbfaPSWUQAAm8n8.jpg:large) The price of marketing to the redneck demographic. ---
**Author:** ![begbert2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/begbert2/32/3357_2.png) [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-no-way-companies-affiliated-re-thinking-things-due-to-parkland/809450/99 "2018-04-25T23:11:19Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > The price of marketing to the redneck demographic. You mean the _payment for_ marketing to the redneck demographic - the morons are buying extra coolers just for the privilege of flamboyantly destroying them. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-no-way-companies-affiliated-re-thinking-things-due-to-parkland/809450/100 "2018-04-26T00:34:44Z")
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