Three major companies — Enterprise Holdings, First National Bank of Omaha and the cybersecurity giant Symantec
— have ended co-branding partnerships with the National Rifle Association as a
#BoycottNRA social media movement picks up steam.
Enterprise is the parent company of three car-rental brands: Enterprise, Alamo and National. The arrangement that offered discounts to NRA members was discontinued Thursday.
First National Bank of Omaha, one of the country’s largest privately held banks, announced the end of a credit-card co-branding deal with the NRA. The bank had issued what its ads described as the “Official Credit Card of the NRA,” according to the
Omaha World-Herald. The Visa card offered 5 percent back on gas and sporting goods store purchases and a $40 bonus card.
On Friday, Symantec
announced in a terse statement on Twitter that it had also ended its discount program with the gun-rights organization. The company, which provides cybersecurity solutions worldwide, had been offering
discounts on Norton anti-virus and malware protection, cutting prices on its premium package from $110 to $48 for NRA members.
its just a lobby organization really
