Groupon Yanks Gun-Related Deals--For Now
From Fast Company
January 22, 2013 - 9:14am
You may not be shocked to learn that some business owners are not happy about this. The coupon service Groupon is, at least temporarily, no longer offering any firearms-related deals sparking praise from many anti-gun activists and calls for a boycott from angry business owners and gun rights' advocates. The policy decision was first reported by AOL's Daily Finance and comes weeks after the deadly shooting in Newtown, Ct. A Groupon spokesperson told Daily Finance that the company put all "scheduled and current gun-related deals featured on Groupon North America, including shooting ranges, conceal-and-carry and clay shooting" on hiatus while the company internally reviewed them. It was not clear if they will ever come back.Read Full Story
January 22, 2013 - 9:14am
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