Posted June 20, 2015 8:05 pm by Comments

By Gregory Smith

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Uber and Lyft think they’re above the 2nd Amendment:

Uber has made some changes to their user policy for anyone who uses their services – whether to get rides or to make some extra cash. Drivers and passengers who use the service are no longer able to carry guns while they are on on Uber rides, even if they have a legal permit to carry the weapon. This is a change, as Uber previously allowed partners to drive with guns, as long as they “abide(d) by local, state, and federal laws.”

The transportation company has a conversation with the New Republic and said that “we have adopted a no-firearms policy to ensure that both drivers and riders feel safe and comfortable on the platform.” It added that it made the changes on June 10th, well before the deadly Charleston attacks, and only after “reviewing recent feedback from both riders and driver-partners.”

That change may have come because Uber’s main rival, Lyft, has what it refers to as a “strict” no weapons policy in place for drivers and riders. Though laws in many US states allow citizens to carry guns in public, private businesses have the right to ban them from their premises or …read more

Source:: Selling the Second Amendment

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