Editor’s note: We’ve added the tweet below to give proper credit to the source of the above quote:
@thehill So Uber goes gun free which would make cars mobile gun free zones. That always works out for the criminals.
— -dz- (@idletexan) June 20, 2015
Uber has updated its firearms policy and now prohibits all guns in their cars, whether they’re carried by the driver or passenger:
https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/status/612063128688422912
Big mistake is right. More from The Hill:
Ride-hailing company Uber has changed its policy to prohibit drivers and passengers from carrying guns in cars for trips arranged using its digital service.
Uber’s updated legal page on its website includes a policy prohibiting “firearms of any kind in a vehicle” operated by an Uber driver, with violators potentially losing access to the app.
“We have adopted a no-firearms policy to ensure that both riders and drivers feel safe and comfortable on the platform,” Uber’s Matt McKenna said in a statement to the New Republic, which first reported the change in policy.
So, how much business will they lose now? Conservative aren’t happy with the change:
https://twitter.com/TarheelKrystle/status/612055834223226880
Too bad, I gave Uber a lot of business this last April at the NRA Annual Meeting. RT @TarheelKrystle
— Law of Self Defense (@LawSelfDefense) June 20, 2015
Uhm. @Uber… I am licensed to carry a gun. I am often out late and use your service OFTEN.
No gun to protect myself? You're kidding right?— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) June 20, 2015
https://twitter.com/jellen805/status/612063490988118016
There are other options to Uber, though. How about Lyft?
@galtsgirl @uber use Lyft.
— JAVCore ? (@TheJavcore) June 20, 2015
Nope. They ban guns, too:
.@TheJav151 @Lyft has always banned guns. @uber used to follow the laws of the state.
— Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) June 20, 2015
But how would they know if a passenger had a gun in the first place?
@JayCaruso Do they frisk you first?
— Nope (@DonnaIsHereNow) June 20, 2015
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