NRA members are able to receive special offers from partner companies on its website, ranging from hotels to life insurance, but a handful of a companies have now ended those discount programs.
An online petition targeting those companies has been circulating online, and #BoycottNRA was even trending on Twitter.
Many companies such as Best Western, Wyndham Hotels, United Airlines, Delta, and many others with locations in Acadiana have now cut ties with the NRA.
News 10 set up a Facebook poll to see what the people of Acadiana had to say.
One Lafayette resident, who wished to remain anonymous, says these companies turning away from the NRA are also turning away from the 2nd amendment, “That’s the constitution, that’s not a privilege. How are you going to boycott the constitution.”
And many spoke out online as well; some were happy that ties were cut, but the vast majority planned to end ties with the companies no longer associated with the NRA.
The NRA did issue a statement this Saturday condemning those companies and added, “The loss of a discount will neither scare nor distract one single NRA member from our mission to stand and defend the individual freedoms that have always made America the greatest nation in the world.”
Here is a list of some of the companies that have cut ties or distanced themselves from the NRA:
- First National Bank of Omaha: The bank announced that it would not renew a co-branded Visa credit-card with the NRA.
- The Hertz Corp.: The rental car company ended its discount program for NRA members.
- MetLife Inc.: The insurer terminated discounts that had been offered to NRA members on the NRA website
- Enterprise Holdings Inc.: The car rental company that also owns Alamo and National cut off discounts for NRA members.
- Symantec Corp.: The software company that makes Norton Antivirus technology ended its discount program with the NRA.
- Chubb Ltd.: The insurer announced it was ending participation in the NRA’s gun-owner insurance program, though it provided notice three months ago.
- Best Western: The hotel chain told multiple social media users that it was no longer affiliated with the NRA, though it did not say when that decision was made.
- Wyndham Hotels: The hotel chain told social media users it is no longer affiliated with the NRA without specifying when that decision was made.
- United Airlines: United said in a tweet Saturday it is “is notifying the NRA that we will no longer offer a discounted rate to their annual meeting and we are asking that the NRA remove our information from their website.”
- Delta: “Delta is reaching out to the NRA to let them know we will be ending their contract for discounted rates through our group travel program,” the company tweeted Saturday. “We will be requesting that the NRA remove our information from their website.”
- Avis and Budget Rental Car: The companies said they will no longer provide NRA member discounts, effective March 26.
- TrueCar: The automotive pricing website said on Twitter that it would end its relationship with the NRA on February 28.