These companies are sticking by the NRA

They're taking heat after the Florida school shooting. No Images? Click here         These Companies Are Sticking By The NRA In what may be a pivotal moment for American gun law reform, the National Rifle Association has become a primary target for anti-gun activists and survivors of last week’s mass shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 dead.  The NRA partners with dozens of businesses to spread its pro-gun message and provide discounts to its members, who number 5 million, according to the group. But this week, some companies have begun to jump ship.  Facing pressure from consumers, the First National Bank of Omaha said Thursday it would stop issuing NRA-branded Visa credit cards after its contract with the group expires. Enterprise Holdings, which operates rental car brands Enterprise, National and Alamo, will end its discount program for NRA members next month, along with both Avis and Budget. Hertz is out, too. Other companies ditching the NRA include: Chubb, which underwrites the NRA’s Carry Guard firearms insurance; Symantec’s LifeLock, an identity-theft prevention service, and Norton, which offers computer security software; home security system provider SimpliSafe; Allied and North American Van Lines, two moving services; and MetLife, which provided home and auto insurance to NRA members. Some companies, however, are sticking by the gun-rights group.  SEE WHICH COMPANIES ARE STANDING BY THE NRA     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? Rick Gates, a former campaign aide to President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty to two charges and will cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. READ MORE Florida Governor Rick Scott announced a proposal to increase restrictions on buying guns and to strengthen school safety measures after a gunman killed 17 people at a high school in the state last week. READ MORE Schools are seeing a major uptick in racial harassment, according to new data. It’s “distressingly unsurprising,” one former Education Department official says. READ MORE    .     ICYMI The teenage activists from Parkland are giving hope to these Columbine survivors. “I’m so proud of them, and I don’t even know them.”   A firm at the heart of the resistance fired a partner for allegedly assaulting a female staffer. Soon she was gone, too.    While the stock market has fallen recently, it is still up since President Donald Trump took office in January 2017. But despite Trump’s best efforts, most Americans don’t even know that.    . Want more?  GOP Doing All It Can To Keep Pennsylvania’s Gerrymandered Congressional Map Congressional Democrats Go Scorched Earth Against A Progressive Candidate  Parkland Survivor: ‘I’ve Never Been So Unimpressed By A Person’ After Trump Call     How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2018 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    . - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe