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Giro, Bell, Camelbak, Copilot and more are facing a consumer boycott because they are owned by Vista Outdoor, a supporter of the National Rifle Association.
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US bike brands face boycott because of NRA
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Posted 6 years ago #
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I'd be keen to hear recommendations for alternatives. My Giro Rumbles are really nice but they will eventually wear out and if I can get a nice casual SPD shoe without the ethical problems that would be excellent.
Posted 6 years ago # -
“if I can get a nice casual SPD shoe without the ethical problems”
Will be interesting to see which companies abandon the NRA.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/375334-hertz-cuts-ties-with-nra
Posted 6 years ago # -
Hmmm. Fortunately, my CoPilots were both secondhand, all but one of my Blackburn racks were secondhand and the new one was bought four years ago and all the Giro and Bell helmets in the house pre-date the 2016 takeover. I hopefully won't need any more Blackburn racks as the children should have grown out of the CoPilots by the time the racks next require replacement.
Posted 6 years ago # -
AFAIU Vista Outdoor are not just an NRA supporter but an arms manufacturer, which they're unlikely to stop doing no matter how many cycling shoes I buy from their competitors.
Posted 6 years ago # -
Previously -
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The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited (BSA) was a major British industrial combine, a group of businesses manufacturing military and sporting firearms; bicycles; motorcycles; cars; buses and bodies; steel; iron castings; hand, power, and machine tools; coal cleaning and handling plants; sintered metals; and hard chrome process.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Small_Arms_Company
Trying to avoid ‘unethical’ things is good (and hard). Getting companies to stop funding the NRA (and offering discounts to members) might be easier (and good for many in the US).
Posted 6 years ago # -
Via Twitter
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Updated List of NRA Partners to drop the NRA
Alamo Rent a Car
Avis
Allied Van Lines
Bestwestern
Budget
Chubb Insurance
Delta Air Lines
Enterprise
First National Bank of Omaha
Hertz
MetLife
North American Van Lines
Paramount Rx
SimpliSafe
Symantec
TrueCar
United Air
Wyndham“
Posted 6 years ago # -
I wrote to Mountain Equipment Coop Canada, which I'm a member of, and asked them to stop selling these products. I got a decent reply back. Not entirely a form letter.
MEC and REI are being targeted because they are co-ops/member owned.
Worth trying similar here?
Posted 6 years ago # -
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It's like a bike-sharing station, but with what appear to be AR-15 rifles.
No, the "gun-sharing station" in Daley Plaza is not actually real, it's more a symbolic piece of public art.
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http://cnn.com/cnn/2018/05/11/us/chicago-gun-share-program/index.html
Posted 5 years ago #
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