NRA promoted Valentine’s Day gun tweet during Florida school shooting By . Yaron Steinbuch. Published Feb. 15, 2018. Updated Feb. 15, 2018, 4:15 p.m. ET. Getty Images Earlier this morning, @NRA re-tweeted a tweet from a gun maker encouraging people to buy their loved ones guns for #ValentinesDay Since the #schoolshooting in Florida they've deleted that tweet The National Rifle Association (NRA) reportedly retweeted, then deleted a post on Wednesday encouraging people to buy guns on Valentine's Day. It was deleted following news of a school shooting. The National Rifle Association (NRA) deleted a tweet on Wednesday evening encouraging people to buy guns for their loved ones on Valentines Day after news of the Florida school shooting broke. A retweet of a tweet encouraging people to buy each other guns for Valentine's Day Following news of a mass shooting at a Florida high school, the National Rifle Association removed its retweet of a post that encouraged people to buy guns as gifts on Valentine's Day. FLORIDA — Following news of a mass shooting at a Florida high school, the National Rifle Association removed its retweet of a post that encouraged people The post was removed within hours of the Florida school shooting. The NRA has been criticized for tone deaf posts in the past. The National Rifle Association (NRA) deleted a tweet on Wednesday evening encouraging people to buy guns for their loved ones on Valentines Day after news of the Florida school shooting broke. A social media post shared by the National Rifle Association encouraging people to purchase guns for their loved ones for Valentine’s Day had disappeared from Twitter by Wednesday evening, as As one of the deadliest mass school shootings in US history was unfolding, according to Wayback Machine, the National Rifle Association retweeted a Valentine’s Day gun ad. Veuer's Nick Cardona NRA pulls Valentine’s Day gun tweet NRA pulls Valentine’s Day gun tweet following recrimination of tone deaf post urging lovers to buy each other weapons. Debate over gun control and the NRA’s role in suppressing the popular move. At least they have the verve to appreciate that some things just really don’t go. That is love and guns. Built tough to endure plenty of action, it provides audible and visual feedback with every solid hit. Whether you’re gifting it to a seasoned shooter or a beginner, this unique set of targets will turn a day at the range into a Valentine’s Day to remember. Gun Goddess: Antler Radiance Necklace The nation’s largest gun rights lobby received two visits Feb. 14 at its headquarters in Fairfax from protesters on the anniversary of the Valentine’s Day massacre at a south Florida high This morning, @NRA tweeted about getting your loved one a gun this Valentines Day. 3 hours later, we're in the middle of another school shooting. We've had more than 11 in 2018 alone. WE NEED Colt Thompson submachine gun Model of 1921AC, serial number 7580. This weapon was used to fire 20 rounds, presumably out of an “XX” magazine during the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (SVDM) on February 14, 1929. The National Rifle Association on Wednesday afternoon promoted a Twitter posting to purchase guns for their significant other on Valentine's Day. The official NRA Twitter account retweeted the post from gun manufacturer Kimber Firearms that featured a picture of two handguns on a red heart-shaped box. Where you start getting into some serious impact on widespread, day-to-day firearms ownership is with the 1968 Gun Control Act. That and subsequent regulations and liberal agitations prompted the NRA to establish for the first time, a dedicated lobbying arm, the NRA-ILA, in 1975. Colorado shooting: NRA pulls tweet, Chris Daughtry talks gun laws Many NRA Women appreciate receiving roses as a symbol of love from their spouse or significant other on Valentine’s Day. But cut flowers in a vase water don’t last long, and roses are pricey, averaging about $100 a dozen these days. Song Facts claims that Valentine’s Day “has nothing to do with February 14th, but instead namechecks the 1929 Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre where seven mob associates were murdered as part of a prohibition era conflict between two powerful criminal gangs in Chicago.” And there is stunning visual imagery to support such a conclusion.
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