A gun owner lobby, The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today compared an ad campaign targeting a Florida law to an act of terrorism.
The Brady ad campaign, recently launched in several U.S. and U.K. cities, warns potential visitors of a recently passed Florida law allowing citizens to shoot "anyone they feel threatens their safety." They feature a silhouette of Florida, tilted and shadowed to suggest the appearance of a handgun, and in large print the words, "Visitor Warning: Florida residents can use deadline force." The ads go on to explain the group's take law, urging caution in situations like traffic altercations where they suggest a visitor unwittingly may be in physical danger.
In a press release (appropriately titled, "Brady's Anti-Gun Ad Campaign Is 'Tourist Terrorism,' Says CCRKBA,") the rival group claimed:
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"These rabid anti-freedom zealots are ... essentially telling British subjects not to come here because legally-armed American citizens cannot be trusted, and might murder them. The Brady camp simply cannot bring itself to admit that America is safer because its citizens retain and exercise their firearm civil rights."
CCRKBA goes on to say that the Brady campaign is "demonizing" the people of Florida.
Originally published on Friday September 30, 2005.
