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marble falls

(56,359 posts)
Sun Sep 22, 2019, 09:20 PM Sep 2019

GOP State Senator Runs Ad Saying She's 'Not Afraid To Shoot' Gun Control Groups Down


GOP State Senator Runs Ad Saying She’s ‘Not Afraid To Shoot’ Gun Control Groups Down


Amanda Chase is facing backlash over the ad, which she said was a mistake.


By Amy Russo

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The initial ad run by state Sen. Amanda Chase, who represents Chesterfield County, read, “I’m not afraid to shoot down gun groups.

In a statement Friday, Chase called the “ludicrous unauthorized” message a mistake, releasing an edited ad that reads, “I’m not afraid to shoot down any attacks by anti-gun groups, because gun rights are women’s rights.”

<snip>

“Gun violence prevention advocates and constituents deserve an apology not excuses,” Pohl wrote.

Chase’s first ad has also sparked backlash from the state’s Democratic party, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring and Parkland, Florida, shooting survivor David Hogg, who called out the senator online.

On the same day that @GiffordsCourage endorsed over 40 Virginia Democrats, @AmandaChaseVA released an ad saying she would “shoot down” gun violence prevention groups

Inciting violence like this is beyond dangerous. She needs to delete the adhttps://t.co/x1wEne2zy1
— Virginia Democrats (@vademocrats) September 20, 2019

If you’re as disgusted by this as I am, then support our Democratic nominee @pohlforvirginia. She’s been named a “Gun Sense Candidate” by @MomsDemand and she’ll be a voice and a vote for commonsense gun safety measures. Contribute now! https://t.co/vdgFSAC27k https://t.co/8IzTU5PtCF
— Mark Herring (@MarkHerringVA) September 21, 2019

🚨 VA state senator #AmandaChase just threatened to shoot and kill children that support gun control 🚨

If you threaten to shoot children that simply don’t want to die you shouldn’t be able to own a gun— let alone be an elected official.

Call Sen Chases office
804-698-7511 pic.twitter.com/g88lAhJJ6O
— David Hogg text VOTE to 954-954 (@davidhogg111) September 21, 2019

The name of the digital agency purportedly involved has not yet been released, though Chase said one of its representatives “admitted fault.” She has vowed to reveal the name of the company if it does not publicly apologize by noon on Monday.
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GOP State Senator Runs Ad Saying She's 'Not Afraid To Shoot' Gun Control Groups Down (Original Post) marble falls Sep 2019 OP
Her guns should be taken away. aeromanKC Sep 2019 #1
There's a lie in the headline. Archae Sep 2019 #2
The point is the verbiage. TwilightZone Sep 2019 #3
Actually the revised version, the first was ""I'm not afraid to shoot down gun groups."... marble falls Sep 2019 #4
That is the corrected quote. Read the original quote. (n/t) SMC22307 Sep 2019 #6
More "subtle" threats of violence. BlueStater Sep 2019 #5
A 'mistake' to say what she actually thinks. keithbvadu2 Sep 2019 #7
"There's a reason I sound like an unhinged lying fascist thug" struggle4progress Sep 2019 #8

Archae

(46,262 posts)
2. There's a lie in the headline.
Sun Sep 22, 2019, 09:42 PM
Sep 2019

This is her exact quote.

“I’m not afraid to shoot down any attacks by anti-gun groups, because gun rights are women’s rights.”

Still the wrong thing to say, but it is NOT advocating violence.

TwilightZone

(25,342 posts)
3. The point is the verbiage.
Sun Sep 22, 2019, 09:46 PM
Sep 2019

Which was clearly intentional. She thinks that she's being cute, but she's just being an ass.

marble falls

(56,359 posts)
4. Actually the revised version, the first was ""I'm not afraid to shoot down gun groups."...
Sun Sep 22, 2019, 10:03 PM
Sep 2019

The revised version is the one her consultants came up with. The one she disputes and threatened to name if they don't apologize by tomorrow.

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)
5. More "subtle" threats of violence.
Sun Sep 22, 2019, 10:09 PM
Sep 2019

Sick fucks.

Yeah, I'm really convinced that people who talk like this should own guns.

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