National Gun Store billboard denounced as an incitement to violence

[bentoncity]

A North Carolina gun shop billboard comparing 'The Squad' to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse has been denounced as an incitement to violence

Ayanna Pressley, one of the congresswoman pictured in the billboard, called on North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows to take action.

www.businessinsider.com

Word is, the billboard message is going to be removed by the billboard owner, not the gun store due to some pressure by Coalition to Stop Gun Violence.

"gun control advocacy group the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence denounced it as an incitement to violence.
Disgusting anti-government violent rhetoric from Cherokee Guns in North Carolina," wrote the group in a posting on its Facebook page."

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[Stomper]

They must be getting tired of calling everything "racist"....

 

[nwslopoke]

Just got off of FB and the free speech against Trump goes unopposed. These are government figures. As a kid in LA there were all sorts of anti Nixon posters and ads. This is nothing new. Government needs to remember how to take it's lumps.

 

[JustSomeGuy]

I sat here and studied it for a minute or so trying to draw a connection to violence. Couldn't find it. Seems ok to me. I guess that makes me a violent racist?

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

well, "idiots" sure is generous IMO. i could think of much worse

 

[bbbass]

Coalition weighing in on political speech. Spinning like a tornado. Soooooo, any speech they don't like is "gun violence" eh? The 1A is under assault!!

 

[User 1234]

Why did the billboard owner cave?

 

[bbbass]

Why did the billboard owner cave?

Enquiring minds want to know!!!

 

[Slobray]

If I was close, I would stop in at Cherokee Guns, at least for the free bacon..................

Alright my fellow Infidels for Trump...due to OVERWHELMING demand...you may come by the shop (next week) and get your very own FOUR HORSEMEN COMETH STICKER...simple...eat a piece of bacon...tell us you're voting for Trump in 2020...then get your limited edition bumper sticker!! (While supplies last!) Snowflakes and Liberals are not eligible...sorry...,

Ray

 

[3MTA3]

Wow, what an incredibly non biased story completely devoid of half truths! And here I thought the press was in the bag for the left. Silly me.

 

[3MTA3]

Too bad the website doesn't have the bumper stickers. I'd like to get one for my neighbor's Prius.

 

[titsonritz]

Why did the billboard owner cave?

Because he's a spineless puss with no conviction in alleged beliefs.

 

[titsonritz]

"Threats against members of Congress, particularly minority members are [rising] and it is driven by the president's racial rhetoric. This is dangerous!!!"

Maybe I'm slow, show me the threats.

 

[CRBMoA]

It's NOT their 'race' - It's their stupidity!

 

[Slobray]

"Threats against members of Congress, particularly minority members are [rising] and it is driven by the president's racial rhetoric. This is dangerous!!!"

Maybe I'm slow, show me the threats.

The Psychology of Progressive Hostility

This sort of my-way-or-the-highway mentality is now spreading well beyond the urban university and into even remote communities.

quillette.com

Ray

 

[bentoncity]

Enquiring minds want to know!!!

The gun store told me it's scheduled to come down on Tuesday, Aug. 6. I didn't push for answers from the gun store. I was LUCKY to even get through to them.
The company that owns the billboard, Allison Outdoor (Phone: (828) 586-2737) isn't answering their phone. Neither is Danny Coleman, the Allison Outdoor account executive responsible for Cherokee County. But their "view?" is below.

In the face of the fierce backlash, Allison Outdoor Advertising, the advertising company behind the gun shop ad, said on Wednesday that it would be taking down the billboard.
"For all those who has concern over the Cherokee Guns Artwork. The board is coming down," the company wrote, according to NewsChannel 9. "This Creative never came on managements desk for approval. We understand this is a delicate subject and we greatly apologize for it ever going up."

That original Facebook post appears to have been removed, but the company posted another message a few hours later saying the board "is coming down."
The company gave no indication when the removal would take place.

Dan

 

[Slobray]

The gun store told me it's scheduled to come down on Tuesday, Aug. 6. I didn't push for answers from the gun store. I was LUCKY to even get through to them.
The company that owns the billboard, Allison Outdoor (Phone: (828) 586-2737) isn't answering their phone. Neither is Danny Coleman, the Allison Outdoor account executive responsible for Cherokee County. But their "view?" is below.



Dan

Lets hope Doc follows through..........

Gun shop owner plans to sue advertiser for taking down controversial billboard in western NC

MURPHY, NC (FOX Carolina) - A controversial billboard taking aim at four Democratic congresswomen says he's being silenced because the company behind the billboard is planning on taking it down.

www.foxcarolina.com

We're not in the business of upsetting people, and it's a shame it has come to this.

Ray

 

[Xaevian]

It's not just the 2A that is under attack.

 

[Rickenbacher39]

I just thought of this..........which really isn't that amazing seeing what
an veritable fountain of knowledge I am and all...............but...............
whatcha going to do when they apply those standards to sites like this one?

 

[asbtg]

If I was close, I would stop in at Cherokee Guns, at least for the free bacon..................





Ray

So what you're saying is there's free bacon?