America’s biggest companies rushed to strengthen their gun safety policies after the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, in 2018. Dick’s Sporting Goods stopped selling semi-automatic, assault-style rifles at stores. Citigroup put new restrictions on gun sales by business customers. A year later, after mass shootings at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, and a nightclub in Dayton, Ohio, Walmart ended handgun ammunition sales. But the groundswell of corporate action on guns has ended.
Visa, Mastercard and Discover this month also paused a plan to implement a new merchant category code for the nation’s gun retailers after political pressure from Republicans. The measure was designed help flag potential mass shooters and gun traffickers. But two dozen Republican attorneys general warned the credit card companies that they should not to go ahead with their plans.
Nobody trust you to report the news even if it's gonna be partly collapsed
They don't care. Just like the NRA doesn't care. It hurts their bottom line to take a stand.
Because most Americans support the 2nd Amendment and the reality of 'Go Woke. Go Broke' is sinking into the minds of the boardrooms.
It was a nut job that killed those people
Everyone should prepare to defend themselves and the children! We wouldn't let them groom the children now they are going to resort to violence!!
Think they're scared of the trans reality.
Because they fear boycotts more than mass shootings, bottom line & all, you know.
Good. I don't care what Corporate America thinks one way or the other I just want them to make good products and sell them at a reasonable price.
There's a mass shooting basically every single day. It gets to a point where anything you say won't do much of a difference.
Mental Health is the real issue, not guns. Fix our MH care!
Because they are damned if they do and damned if they don't. Corp America is around to make money not play politics!
What are they saying about mental illness or for that matter, what are you (CNN) saying about it?
Cnn daily killed more people with thier Vax and rich white democrats love war and blood money. Between the Vax , genital mutilation, bombs on babies around the world , Bill gates killing babies with medical experimentation, and the Lefts best friend a child trafficking donor
Maybe because they'd have to admit these are crazy people, especially the recent four shootings committed by trans persons?
They are complicit.
I for one don’t give a shit what the marketing department at Wendy’s thinks about “gun violence.” Why would I?
Is it maybe the fact that the shooter is transgender and they are scared to get blowback from woke America for speaking about it?
nobody needs to meet your divisive litmus test.
They’re afraid of upsetting the ammosexuals who are easily triggered.
No they're tired of CNN propagating it
1. Its not corporate America’s job to regurgitate bad politics from the left. 2. Guns have never been the issue and they know it. 3. Stop trying to excuse the killer and make them out to be the victim.
I miss the days when most businesses tried scrupulously to stay out of politics. Also just here for the usual CNN ratio
When was corporate america vocal about anything other than it's own interests?
Where does Friskies stand on this issue?
here is CNN attempting to shame corporate America into taking a stance on the second amendment to suit Democrat initiatives. This is how ESG also started
It's not a gun problem 🖕🦁🍕💩 it's a mental health problem
You mean the trans shooter thing?
You're as bad as Alex Jones
Because corporations are lifeless entities that have no place handing out government talking points.
Because corporations care nothing about America.. just their profits! Capitalists cannot be patriots!
NBC is running for the title of 'most stupid takes after a tragedy, major news division' I see. So far, I don't see a 2nd place.
the world and our enemies laugh at us and don't take us seriously. all great empires eventually end. and this is the beginning of the end. with all this mixing, trans crap, immigration stuff there is no more America.
CNN has gone silent on hate crimes in favor of blaming guns. CNN won't condemn a transgender inspired by rainbow theology to murder six Christians in a hate crime.
Thank god for 2A
So they consider the issue too hot to handle or that guns are good for business?
Are you sure you contacted all of the companies and corporations?
Corporations should not be involved in politics and the media (you guys) should stop pushing one side of the argument and just provide the facts, and the truth would also be nice.
They won't speak out because she was one of the woke pedo brigade
Guns are safe. Mental people are not.
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How about those pronouns, huh?
It's simply because it happened at a Christian school
justlasonya If a company is considered a person under citizens United which allows corporations to give money to buy politicians, they should NOT be allowed to be silent on such important issues that kill its fellow citizens and our children. What say u GOP?
CNN demands fealty to the Anti-Gun Cult
Americans will wake someday and realize that the GOP are turning into a racist cult. Most already display these behaviors and it’s not for politics. To many people care about this country. Way more than the Maga cult. Got to vote them out of power.
You should follow suit
Good
Good. Their job is to make or sell products or services. I don't care about their opinion on guns unless they are a gun centered business.
Good. As it should be. Nothing to do with their business or what corporations are set up for.
The US is literally funding a war…and also talking about gun control…you cannot make this stuff up LMAO
Because we're all very interested in what corporate brands like General Electric and Kellogg's have to say about guns... How dare they focus on selling products to make money and not risk speaking out on unrelated topics in a manner that satisfies activistic journalists! JFC.
Many privateer off the rich gun lobby
oh noez!!!! teh evul korparayshuns arent speaking out!!!
Hmmmm 🤔🤔🤔, I wonder why the wokesters have gone quiet on this one. I just can’t figure that one out. Hmmmm 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
As usual wash rinse repeat that's how these shootings go
Good. Let the people decide, not 'our betters'.
shame on corporate America; shame on America; double shame on the NRA
Our government just conspired to cover up millions of deaths from the fuck fuck China virus it funded so no... No you don't get our guns
Smart. It’s a no win situation.
Clout-chasing headline chases clout.
Quiet on guns, or quiet on a trans mass murderer?
Given someone a gun with what I call mental illness is sickening.
Pretty sure the rainbow brigade is the issue, not guns. America is committing cultural suicide and needs to return to the gender norms accepted for thousands of years.
Many companies are quite outspoken during pride month. Perhaps that is also something that can be toned down a bit.
Shall not be infringed. Look at who pulled the trigger and ask yourself why.
much of corporate media has grown silent on certain types of hate crime.
In the aftermath of the latest mass shooting at a school in Nashville, most companies declined to speak out. Much of Corporate America has grown silent on trans terrorism.
Silent on a lot of things.
Because “right to life” ends at birth. After birth they don’t g a f.
Companies are silent on many of the 'culture wars' topics.
'Companies'... efforts to curb gun violence have run into fierce pushback fr GOP lawmakers that oppose gun restrictions & corps taking on social roles. 'Some co's... are staying on the sidelines of gun issues for fear of political blowback & antagonizing gun rights supporters.'
Maybe because your narrative that only white Republicans are mass shooters is dead. 🤔Sorry, it was a leftist radical with mental issues that slaughtered these beautiful people with a tool.
We don’t need corporations speaking out on anything
You call everything racist and promote bullshit
Because murder is already legal.
2A
TransTerrorist
How fcking sad........
Shut up, robots
Just like Democrats are silent on childhood suicide increasing 60% in the past year. Just like the silence over record drug use under 18 Just like the silence on the record ODs under 18 Spare us the gun lectures when they won't address real issues.
Fuuuuuuuuck ooooooofffffff
How about the drug companies making big bucks off of selling hormone drugs to mentally ill people who think it will help them transition? Any thoughts about covering that?
Thank god. Americans are tired of mass tragedies being used to deprive them of fundamental human rights.
Such nonsense!
Guns are not the problem. The criminals are the problem
I'd love to see a 1 week nationwide hold on ALL gun sales after a mass shooting someone will start to take the problem seriously.
Or maybe they just understand that it’s a person who shoots people & not a gun by itself. That’s what reasonable people understand. 🙄
Guns are what saved the children. You always forgot the all important comma. “A well regulated militia, (COMMA) the right of the PEOPLE to KEEP and BEAR (carry, wear, conceal, pack, hold) ARMS (modern, technological zenith of their time) shall not be infringed.
Maybe this horrific act will finally cause everyone to go silent when asks them questions. Then we can have a small, silver lining to this awful storm cloud. 🙏 🤡
They are silent because a trans person did the shooting. It's politics to them and evil to those of us with a brain.
Groomers haven't shut up about it.
EnemyOfThePeople
CNN 'We love corporate lobbying now!'
FFS…
Can you point me to the official CNN statement in the wake of the shooting?
Prolly because guns didn't do it, a mentally-ill woman incited to violence by the DNC/media complex's rhetoric did.
One more time because there was a lady that was from the Highland Park mass shooting that showed up at this mass shooting inconveniently what are the odds of that to be in the vicinity of the other mass shooting that happens later has anyone ever done that before I'm just curious
It's a losing issue The riots and their cheerleaders in 2020 made it so.
shoegate
First, define mass shootings relative to this one in Nashville, then list all the mass shootings, relative to Nashville. CNN, you are too deceptive and dishonest to be taken seriously.
Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.
Come to think of it, I’ve never heard a company speak out on the salmon shortage. They’ve gone silent on salmon.
This was a hate crime. So focus on the hate crime instead.
why would they comment on this? this genuinely has nothing to do with them
Hahahaha. It doesn’t fit the narrative but please, go on
Come on Arizona , why have Democrats Glorified the Trans Terrorist Hate-Crime against Children ? An Arizona Democrat Government official ( the Democrat Governors Press Secretary) sounding more like a Leftist Domestic Terrorist ...
I’ll get loud, this generation needs to stop negotiating with two-year-olds, & start raising their children with out running everything by the Kardashians or Dr Phil first, and video games aren’t babysitters, they’re mind trainers of how 2 kill. If you grow up, so will your kids!
Inflation is killing America too.
Thank goodness. People need to start standing up for normalcy and not introducing/pushingcrazy gender ideology. That is just making the mental health issues much much worse. Can't believe people refuse to admit that
And what do we call the merger of state interests and corporations?
This is a mental health issue
I don’t care what steak_umm thinks about the tragedy. Just keep giving me delicious frozen sliced beef that I can fry up and eat on cheap sandwich bread because the economy sucks. We’ll tackle the collapse of American Society after we eat.
You want them to support the Christians or the trans? What’s your angle?
How about mental health?
Breaking: Corporations Rightfully Stay out of Gun Debate, Activist “Journos” Upset
They don’t need to speak out CNN. They don’t have to do what the liberal media wants them too. We get you want to take our guns but it’s not going to happen.
congress needs to pass legislation. it's not up to pepsi, walmart nor nike to fix this💩. BanAssaultWeaponsNow SpeakerMcCarthy RepJeffries
CNN why don't you want to print the true story of why the American government is arguing over gun laws and not figuring out how to get better mental health to the people. A sane person does not go into a school and shoot.
They have seen the trend of the new paradigm of the Biden administration with a totally corrupt FBI that retaliates at will for political reasons and the fact that ex-corporate friendly Janet Yellin has gone to the anti-corporate side and hired 87,000 new tax enforcement goons.
You want LGBTQ + to be issue. Management at CNN out farther than they thonk.
And?
Maybe they’re finally figuring out that staying in their own lane is a good thing.If you sell coffee sell coffee,if you sell groceries sell groceries.Just do what your job.
Good.
Good
Why don’t you leave companies alone. You go ask them as if you putting them in some sort of hot seat. People are starting to realize CNN is not a news outlet. It’s a discussion platform for opinions on news stories.
good
That’s because they are afraid to say the obvious, transgenders are dangerous.
maybe because they know guns are not the problem seeing that we have over 300M guns in the US but only about 15,000 of them are used to kill somebody. It is like blaming automobiles for drunk driving or bad driving in general.
They either don't want transextremists to accuse them of being transphobic, or they are afraid that transextremists may visit their companies with assault weapons.
Let me get this straight a girl turns into a boy we call it a boy a boy turns into a girl we have to call it a girl a girl that turns into a boy shoots up a school and we call it by her girl name I'm very confused. Media
First, get your pronouns right then maybe we can talk about gun control. M’kay?
I done care if Hellmans Mayonnaise thinks I should be able to own a gun. I’m shocked CNN+ failed miserably.
Sounds like cnn promoting this killing
Cuz they’d prefer Republicans win.
If the roles were reversed they would be speaking out. Loud.
Corporate America should be silent on everything except increasing shareholder value. They shouldn’t pick sides for obvious reasons.
How is CNN any different than Vox or The Daily Beast? Trying to blackmail corporations into making public statements that fit your opinions?
I give not a single fuck what 'Brand' thinks about anything let alone guns. This is the smart move.
Good I’m glad, companies should do business, not push politics
I hope it's a trend. I would like them to grow silent on all politics.
Isn't that interesting.
'The Second Amendment is a cornerstone of our freedom and a safeguard against tyranny. It's not just about guns, it's about the right to defend ourselves and our loved ones. Let's protect this fundamental right and uphold our values. DefendTheSecond WeThePeople'
Coz most of them have security that protects them with guns.
Do you want them to speak against the constitutionally guaranteed second amendment to protect ourselves from a tyrannical government? What part do you want them to comment on?
Because he’s a dude, that’s why. Nobody will touch that subject
👇 or TransTerrorism
Why are 95% of mass shooters left wingers? This shooter was a mentally ill transgender. No no no! You can't call trans mentally ill or you're a bigot. Thats why they don't get flagged on background checks.
Part of the problem is the hate spewed by the extreme right and extreme left, and the media plays right into it. 95% of Americans are normal sane people, but the 5% extremist on each side is creating most of this evil behavior we see.
CATION: YOU ARE BEING PROGRAMMED TO BELIEVE THAT EXERCISING YOUR RIGHTS IS SELFISH
Why should McDonald’s, visa, ford motor co- or any other speak— no matter what they say— the press and the far left will crucify and try to cancel them!
Why has CNN gone silent on the gender of the shooter? You all love shootings when they're straight, white, males....
That's because they all know there are other solutions. And they know that the root cause may be with a medicine prescribed that caused the suicidal tendencies he/she had. Try to broaden you view, you might actually gain some viewers instead of constantly losing them
Let’s see why the shooter felt so justified going into a Catholic school and Killing 3 Adults and 3 9yr old children. Why haven’t we heard what was in her( the shooters) manifesto and get an understanding on what motivated her to kill.
There have been 24 mass shootings in Chicago this year alone – which have left 12 people dead and 101 injured. Philadelphia comes in second with 14 mass shootings last year, followed by New York City with 10, Baltimore with eight, and Houston with seven.
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Communist CNN propaganda
No one cares about gun violence. We know this because this newest shooting will be old news within the week and absolutely nothing will be done. While this apathy towards these victims is, yet again, horrifying the fact remains that mass shootings are a feature of current life
what do we do when blm decides to burn down another city and kill more people though will i have to take my chances like david dorn
Where is your 24/7 coverage of Biden's disgusting remarks? He should of been talking about the shooting. Your buddy Biden talks about ice cream and good looking kids.
They had no authority but forced half the country to get the clot shot. Imagine what they will do if they take the guns away.
That's a lie.
Freedom to own guns is more important than the freedom to live. Those companies give money to gun lobbies. This country is fucking disgusting.
And the media is silent on these psychopaths:
They are not silent on Trans. Part of their diversity plan...hope that works out for them
ban guns like we should ban abortion! both bans will save children
We need to have a real discussion about redoing the second amendment. We can’t let an old piece of paper continue killing our kids.
Stop blaming guns and pay attention to the mental illness that is rocking society.
Duh, it's the American way. 🤷🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
Push your agenda!