Petitions are circulating online targeting companies that offer discounts to NRA members on its website. Members of the NRA have access to special offers from partner companies on its website, ranging from life insurance to wine clubs. The insurance company MetLife Inc. discontinued its discount program with the NRA on Friday. If other companies continue to (cut ties) it can start to have an adverse public relations effect," Spitzer said. The money is placed in index funds, so Blackrock cannot sell shares of individual companies within the index.

Source: ABC News February 23, 2018 16:02 UTC