Coke withdraws from group that backs gun laws
Coke and Pepsi abandon conservative group that backs gun law policies
I find it interesting that Coke and Pepsi say they were not aware of what ALEC was doing with regard to pushing policies and gun laws like "Stand your Ground".
"According to Color of Change, increasing the availability of information to investors and consumers empowers them by informing them of what corporations are doing with their money. An added benefit, however, is that robs organizations like ALEC of the secrecy they need to operate.
“Controversial and dangerous policies like voter suppression and Florida’s ‘Shoot First’ law are not supported by the majority of the public,” he said. The more these initiatives are exposed to public scrutiny, he believes, the less likely they are to succeed".