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"Groupon has halted all of its gun-related promotions, the company said in a statement.\n\"All scheduled and current gun-related deals featured on Groupon North America, including shooting ranges, conceal-and-carry and clay shooting, have been placed on hiatus while we review internal standards that shape the deal inventory we feature,\" Groupon spokesperson Julie Mossler told Daily Finance on Sunday.\n\"The category is under review following recent consumer and merchant feedback.\"\nAlthough Groupon provided no further explanation for its decision, some commentators point to last month's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Conn. for the sudden move. The tragedy, which left 26 people \u2014 including 20 children \u2014 dead, ignited a fierce debate on gun control in the United States. \nSEE ALSO: Watch: Obama and Biden Unveil Gun Reform Proposals\n\nTexas gun-shop owner Michael Cargill called for a boycott of Groupon after it canceled his deal for a concealed-handgun training course, Daily Finance reported. \nA movement to boycott the discount website has since emerged online, including on Twitter.  \n\nHi @groupon, I heard you pulled all gun related and concealed carry deals? Can you explain why? Are you anti 2nd Amendment?\n\u2014 Liz Wheeler (@L_Wheels) January 21, 2013\n\n\nGroupon is now the latest offender in the fight for 2nd Amendment rights of Americans. Disallowed an Austin Gun shop. NO WAY! #KicktotheCurb\n\u2014 Clevenger Studio (@MadTexanWriter) January 19, 2013\n\n\n.@groupon Since you are denying me my groupon to learn legal &amp; safe use of firearms, I'm unsubscribing &amp; no longer using your app. #Boycott\n\u2014 Arizona Luke (@ArizonaLuke) January 22, 2013\n\nGroupon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.\nWhat do you think of Groupon's decision to suspend its gun-related deals? Discuss in the comments below.\n[via CNET]\nImage courtesy of Flickr, storem\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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