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bkoenig:
Found this on Arfcom, and several people confirmed they got responses from Groupon that they have suspended all shooting-related deals.  I emailed them tonight to cancel my account and let them know why.


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PROACTIVE DEFENSE FEELS EFFECTS OF ANTI-GUN DISCRIMINATION.


by Proactive Defense on Friday, January 18, 2013 at 8:37pm ·...



NORTHLAKE, TX -- Proactive Defense was scheduled to run a Groupon deal today offering professional firearms instruction. Before the ad could run, Groupon's corporate headquarters decided to unilaterally refuse to do business with any business that was in anyway connected to the firearms industry. That included firearms training facilities and companies that offer the State of Texas approved concealed handgun licensing courses.



We are disappointed in the stance that Groupon has taken and believe that such a position is not in the best interests of its customers or the public in general.



Proactive Defense's training facility was visited by a local Fox News reporter and cameraman. Several interviews were conducted regarding the this situation and the effects thereof.



The interviews with Chris Rainey, the owner of Proactive Defense Training, and others will be on the local DFW FOX affiliate newscasts tonight (01-18-2013) at 9:00pm and 10:00pm. We will post the video here as soon as it becomes available.



PROACTIVE DEFENSE

11800 F.M. 1171

Northlake, Texas 76247

817-400-0882

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OnTheFly:
I contacted Groupons with the following message...


--- Quote ---Greeetings,

As you can tell by my email address, I am not a current subscriber to Groupons.  However, I AM an avid gun enthusiast and supporter of our rights which includes the Second Amendment.  The word has been spreading through the shooting community that Groupons will not allow any offers from firearms related businesses.

I don't want to jump to conclusions, and I would like to know if this is true?  If Groupons unequivocally denies these accusations and vows not to take such a stance against the rights which keep our country the land of the free, then I vow to join Groupons immediately.  I will also post on several state and national firearms forums that this rumor is false.

If this rumor IS true and Groupons will not make the declarations I would expect from a business that benefits of operating in a free nation, then I will never join Groupons.  Furthermore, I will help spread the word to other firearms enthusiasts to suggest that your business is not one that we, as a group, should support.

Thank you,
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It will be interesting to see if they respond.

Fly

NE Bull:
Canceled my account last month.
Never really had any deals on anything I was interested anyway.

lunchbox:

--- Quote from: NE Bull on January 22, 2013, 03:59:26 AM ---Canceled my account last month.
Never really had any deals on anything I was interested anyway.

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Awe, c’mon. We ran alot of brewery deals. Everyone loves beer. lol

Wetzel402:
I have also emailed Groupon for their response regarding these allocations.

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