FedEx announced Monday it won’t end its relationship with the National Rifle Association despite facing scrutiny to cut ties with the association after a school shooting in Parkland Fla., left 17 people dead.
The company said the NRA is one of the “hundreds of organizations” in their alliances/associate marketing program and they will not deny service or discriminate against them.
“FedEx has never set or changed rates for any of our millions of customers around the world in response to their politics, beliefs or position on issues,” the popular shipping company said in a statement.
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— FedEx (@FedEx) February 26, 2018
The company broke with the NRA in terms of their position on assault weapons, but reiterated the association is one of the “hundreds of organizations” in their alliances/associate marketing program and they will not deny service or discriminate against them.
“FedEx views assault rifles and large capacity magazines as an inherent potential danger to schools, workplaces, and communities when such weapons are misused. We therefore support restricting them to the military,” the company said in a statement posted to Twitter.
FedEx’s statement comes following pressure for companies to cut ties with the NRA after a Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School took the lives of 17 individuals.
Companies such as Delta Airlines, Enterprise, Best Western, United Airlines have severed ties with the NRA since the shooting.
