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Groupon cancels all current and future gun deals

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Groupon is ending all current and future gun-related deals.

The company is bowing to customer pressure a month after the deadly mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

All existing and planned discounts for shooting ranges, conceal-and-carry and clay shooting have been canceled.

Groupon's statement on the move does not specify the company's motives or when it would resume such deals, but it does say the category is under review following recent customer and merchant feedback.

Groupon says it plans to review its international standards for these deals while they're on hold.

The decision is coming under fire from some businesses who say their deals were canceled abruptly due to the change in policy.

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