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Originally Posted by direwolf
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This is awesome to see, some action actually taking place. We need more companies doing the same in the US. That Vice video is great and more people should watch it. The process in Canada just takes so much longer, that has got to be a major reason for less gun violence in Canada.
Anyway, more action is needed to reduce the number of fire arms readily available in the US and hopefully this stand by Dicks can make a dent.
Interesting to see if more companies jump on board to stop supporting companies who promote the NRA and/or fund it.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...oors-1.4554643
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A week later, the social media firestorm Naparstek ignited has executives at Canada's largest outdoor retailer pondering what to do about Mountain Equipment Co-op's own relationship with Vista — which also owns some of the chain's most popular brands, like CamelBak, Bolle and Bushnell.
"It's a quandary for these companies because frankly Vista Outdoor — this guns and ammunition marketer — seems to have really good taste in biking, running and outdoor brands," Naparstek says from his home in Brooklyn.
"I can imagine that these are popular brands and they want to continue to sell them, but ethically, they have to stop. I can't think of any other way to deal with the fact that when an MEC member comes into a store and buys a CamelBak water bottle, some tiny portion of their purchase is going to funding [the NRA]."
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