NRA Accused of Using Children as Prop in Mother's Day Ad

NRA Accused of Using Children as Prop in Mother's Day Ad

Gun-control activists target NRA

Jim McCool
Jim McCool
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May 10, 2021

Over the weekend, the NRA caught tons of heat over their Mother's Day post that promoted gun use for moms, as well as being accused of "using children as props."

The recent advertisement campaign featured a mother and her daughter touting guns with the caption, "On top of the other millions of jobs moms have,"  adding, "NRA moms fight for our right to self-defense, while also defending themselves, their families and communities."

However, the message was not necessarily received with the most welcoming arms.  Among the many responses, the Palmer Report, a left-wing political blog, retweeted the message, accusing the NRA of "felony child abuse" and adding that the NRA is a "terrorist group":

The Huffington Post also did not hesitate to publish their grievances, as they found the advertisement not only to be in poor taste but also in timing.

In their recent article entitled, "'WTF Is Wrong With You?': NRA Trashed For Tasteless Meme After Mass Shooting" the article asserted that the NRA shouldn't have used this specific advertisement after a Colorado Spring shooting left 7 dead, making it America's 194th mass shooting of 2021.

Coincidentally, the shooting occurred at a birthday party, where the gunman killed his girlfriend, and then himself.  On that same day, Mother's Day, this ad drew tons of backfire from people as notable as John Pavlovitz who joined many in calling the Association a terrorist organization.

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Jim McCool

Jim McCool

Jim is a graduate of Florida State University where he studied Political Science, Religion and Criminology. He has been a reporter for the Floridian since January of 2021 and will start law school in 2024.

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