FedEx and its weird bromance with the NRA

I don't get FedEx and their loyalty to the NRA when the public backlash is obviously so overpowering.  I could understand if they were aligning themselves with an underdog who was trying to champion a cause but this is not what the NRA is doing.  The NRA is oppressive and antagonistic.  They attack those who don't support them and spread fear and misinformation. They have a stranglehold on our politicians so that they cannot serve the people.  This is not an honorable organization.

In my opinion, Sandy Hook should have shaken everyone to the core.  That should have been enough to look at the NRA in the eye and say, "Hey, we are going to start doing some serious research and put some measures in place to prevent this from happening again."   FedEx, were you not aghast by this event?  Did you not think the NRA was overstepping in not allowing our leaders to gather data and find solutions?  Did you not have any employees that were directly impacted by that event?

And then there's this nasty display by Ted Nugent.   Many people may not know this but Ted Nugent is on the Board of the NRA.  FedEx, why would you, or any self-respecting company for that matter, align your brand with this?  How is this befitting your organization?

I have always viewed FedEx as a smart, creative, American brand; associating it with Tom Hanks and a soccer ball named Wilson.  Now, I'm just baffled.  

And now it's the NRA that's dictating to our country's leaders how schools should address these threats.  And the answer isn't that the schools hire personnel who are trained to serve and protect.  No, they want teachers and staff to be burdened with the responsibility of protecting students with guns.  So, FedEx, you and your employees can drop kids off to school knowing that you get to go on with your productive lives and the teachers, who are not related to you, are expected to deal with this problem by putting their lives on the line protecting your kids.  Do you really not have an issue with this?

Do you not have employees who have been impacted by the multiple mass shootings that have happened in this country?  What a slap in the face to them.  Honestly, I don't get it, I really don't.  But to each his own.  

Thankfully we are in a country where we have choices.  So, you'll know why I'm choosing UPS and why I'm contacting companies who ship to me regularly and asking them to use UPS as well.

Good luck, I hope the NRA proves to be worth your loyalty.

Battling the NRA - A comprehinsive list of organizations who want to change gun laws.

One of the things the NRA understands, because it's practiced in every oppressed nation in the world, is that you have to suppress the voice of your opponent if you want to keep them down.  So, what's going on to empower us to rise up?

Here's a comprehensive list of sites who want to make a difference all in one place.

1)  He's a single source of information about gun violence that's being gathered and organized - Gun Violence Archive.  The more you know.

2) Notice how they threaten anyone who wants to break up with them - sounds very much like an abusive spouse.  If you would like to know who's partnered with the NRA, here's the list- Drain the NRA.  If you want to let these companies know how you feel about their partnership with this vitriolic organization, phone numbers and addresses are included.  They need our support and encouragement to leave this abusive organization.

3) Here is where you can go to let your voice be heard -March For Our Lives  .  They have organized events to keep our voices out there.  Make sure you know where to be.

4) There's another organization that is pushing for gun reform as well: Every Town for Gun Safety.

5) Here's another organization that is fighting against gun violence - The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence.  

If you know of another organization or source of information you think would be helpful, share it in the comments section.