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NASCAR Shifts On Guns, Rejects Ad Showing Semiautomatic Rifle
Breitbart ^ | 08/09/19 | Awr Hawkins

Posted on 09/09/2019 11:57:22 AM PDT by Enlightened1

NASCAR admits it is shifting its position on guns and the latest proof can be seen via the rejection of an ad that shows a semiautomatic rifle.

The NRA tweeted:

The NRA-ILA reports the rejected ad was from K-Var, and “included depictions of ‘assault-style rifles/sniper rifles.'” NASCAR’s media sales company told K-Var the racing giant is undergoing a “gradual shift in (its) position on guns.”

K-Var’s blog reported the entire quote from National Event Publications, which is NASCAR’s media sales company:

We just heard from NASCAR on a number of gun related ads and unfortunately, due a gradual shift in NASCAR’s position on guns, these ads must be edited/changed—especially those that are depicted as assault-style rifles/sniper rifles. NASCAR is still open to some of the less controversial gun accessories, concealed carry, or classes.

NASCAR’s changing position on guns follows Dick’s Sporting Good’s February 2018 decision to ban the sell of commonly owned semiautomatic rifles. Moreover, the change in NASCAR advertisement is occurring at exactly the same time as Walmart, Kroger, and Walgreens are banning open carry in their stores.

 

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; ads; banglist; guncontrol; guns; nascar; nra; secondamendment; shifting
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1 posted on 09/09/2019 11:57:22 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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cowards.


2 posted on 09/09/2019 11:58:06 AM PDT by Levy78
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NASCAR’s changing position on guns follows Dick’s Sporting Good’s February 2018 decision to ban the sell of commonly owned semiautomatic rifles. Moreover, the change in NASCAR advertisement is occurring at exactly the same time as Walmart, Kroger, and Walgreens are banning open carry in their stores.


3 posted on 09/09/2019 11:58:18 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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Well, that’s a real drag

no football no racing what’s next?


4 posted on 09/09/2019 12:03:38 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0ndRzaz2o)
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Get woke, go broke.....


5 posted on 09/09/2019 12:04:21 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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NASCAR is already in trouble with the public, attendance and viewers down. They must want that trend to continue.


6 posted on 09/09/2019 12:09:18 PM PDT by Midwesterner53
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Get woke, go broke.


7 posted on 09/09/2019 12:13:54 PM PDT by JamesP81 (The Democrat Party is a criminal organization.)
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Slippery slope picking up speed.


8 posted on 09/09/2019 12:17:11 PM PDT by bgill
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Starting to see smoke coming from the engine compartment...

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9 posted on 09/09/2019 12:23:00 PM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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“The NRA-ILA reports the rejected ad was from K-Var, and “included depictions of ‘assault-style rifles/sniper rifles.’”

So NASCAR is opposed to semi-automatic rifles AND bolt action long guns.

When NASCAR discovers that most gun murders are committed using handguns, they will ban those as well.

And that will leave just a few shotguns available under the second amendment. But shotguns are so nasty not even the military is allowed to use them in combat against enemy soldiers.

They have a reason for banning everything.

10 posted on 09/09/2019 12:26:35 PM PDT by jeffersondem
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NASCAR gets woke?

They’ll go the way of Gillette: broke.


11 posted on 09/09/2019 12:30:06 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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It costs a lot of money to race in NASCAR and since their corporate sponsors do not want to be associated with anything controversial for fear of losing sales NASCAR is going along with the anti-gunners. Too bad NASCAR is leaving the dance with someone different that brung ‘em. But they lost me when they let Toyota in.


12 posted on 09/09/2019 12:33:29 PM PDT by vigilence (Vigilence)
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I watched a bit of the Brickyard 400 and there was hardly anyone in the stands. They probably didn’t even make enough to open the Speedway.


13 posted on 09/09/2019 12:36:44 PM PDT by Shady (One More Time: CO2 is PLANT FOOD! Without it we die. Any questions?)
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I only watch and support F1 and IndyCar Racing. Gave-up on NASCAR years ago. Boring crap.


14 posted on 09/09/2019 12:40:12 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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Is there any alternative? Maybe one that requires a team to field a “stock” car that is available for the public to buy?


15 posted on 09/09/2019 12:41:27 PM PDT by Spruce
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One by one the institutions that built and made America great and distinctly American are committing suicide.


16 posted on 09/09/2019 12:46:21 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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NASCAR? Like they have a following anymore?

I had to opportunity to watch a few laps at Indianapolis Motor Speedway yesterday..So many empty seats..closed sections...the optics were awful...

17 posted on 09/09/2019 12:52:21 PM PDT by SGCOS
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NASCAR lost the bond with fans. “Win on Sunday. Sell on Monday” no longer holds true. Stock cars aren’t “stock” anymore.


18 posted on 09/09/2019 1:05:23 PM PDT by dznutz
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They can GFT


19 posted on 09/09/2019 1:09:05 PM PDT by Renegade
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I would say “Good-bye, NASCAR”, but I can’t. Those twatwaffles lost my support several years ago.


20 posted on 09/09/2019 1:12:14 PM PDT by Howie66 ("...Against All Enemies, Foreign and Democrat.....")
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