In a recent letter to LivingSocial CEO and FounderTim O’Shaunessy, DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson asked the company to adopt a policy to discontinue marketing deals that promote “drink and shoot” activities, i.e., the opportunity to use a firearm and consume alcohol.

Citing public safety issues, Mendelson wrote, “Marketing gun use with alcohol consumption is corrosive to the notion of responsible gun use and ownership.” A copy of the full letter is attached.

Last year, the Council approved legislation (the Social E-Commerce Job Creation Tax Incentive Act of 2012) which provides $32.5 million in corporate and property tax abatements for the company that will go into effect beginning in 2015.