Formula One Champion Ordered To Remove Instagram Post with AR-15

breitbart.com ^ | 8/23/2015 | AWR Hawkins

[rktman]

Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton removed a video and photographs of him shooting an AR-15 from Instagram after his race boss—Niki Lauda—ordered him to take them down.

The video showed Hamilton wearing ear and eye protection while shooting an AR-15 at a target down range, but some Formula One fans reacted negatively because the video appeared “just hours after a gunman” illegally used a different kind of gun to carry out an attack on a train in France.

[rktman]

Geez, who knew there were international idiots? Well, niki is his boss. I guess it would reflect badly on his Formula 1 racing endeavors huh? Dumbass.

[WayneS]

The “Don’t mind us, we’re just waiting around for a reason to be offended” crowd was offended.

[GreenAccord]

Pinging you to this one

[rktman]

Well, I’m offended that they found it offensive. I won’t tolerate intolerance. :>}

[LouAvul]

Shame on him for having a boss that's anti Constitution. /s

I'm contemplating re-entering the job market, but I don't know if I can handle the new age. Fags are decent people. Infanticide is a blessing from God. Man made global warming is our #1 priority. And guns are bad.

How do you people put up with that crap?

[econjack]

Good grief! Political Correctness is out of control. "Hillary Clinton is a liar." Now, if you are offended, too bad...get over it. If I eat lunch here in Ohio and someone else is starving in some other part of the world, who wants to chew me out and on what grounds? Instead of wasting energy being PO'ed about something, look for a solution to the problem. And, if you truly do have a solution, you won't have to go around lopping off heads to convince people your solution is best. They will accept it willingly.

If someone wants to post a video of himself using an AR-15, fine. If you disagree with it, don't watch it. However, you do not have the right to tell everyone else not to watch it.

[rktman]

One of the HUGE upsides to retiring after 36 years with the same company was NEVER having to go to another diversity training class.

[Rinnwald]

...just hours after a gunman” illegally used a different kind of gun to carry out an attack on a train in France.

In honor of the train attack, Lewis Hamilton should have posted an instagram of himself pulling some MMA-style moves on a belligerant muzzie.

[MikeSteelBe]

National socialism corrupted another Austrian.

[envisio]

My question would be... are the ones that are offended mainly overly sensitive twitbook women and hipsters that never seen a race or even follow racing?

I am guessing that the boss did this for his image. But seems to me that the market segment that follows racing is probably more likely to enjoy watching him shoot and taking down the video will let the twitbook queers think they won but will alienate his actual fans.

[Charles Martel]

some Formula One fans reacted negatively because the video appeared “just hours after a gunman” illegally used a different kind of gun to carry out an attack on a train in France.

Right. Because safe, legal use of one firearm is *exactly like* the criminal misuse of a completely different firearm. I'll have to go trolling in the F1 forums today.

[IYAS9YAS]

How do you people put up with that crap?

Keep my head down (at work, in the world, it's on a swivel), mouth shut, and firearms loaded. Of course, I'm now a protected class (over 40), but in the protected class ranks, that's like starting the Indy 500 5 laps down and racing in 2nd gear.

[ChildOfThe60s]

How do you people put up with that crap?

I don't. I'm 63 and I work for myself. I don't talk politics with (most) customers. Only the ones that agree with me, i.e. the really smart ones.

[BBB333]

“National socialism corrupted another Austrian.”

He’s British and a real putz. I just do not like the guy...

[nascarnation]

Niki Lauda is Austrian.
Lew Hamilton is a Briton.

[qman]

Lewis Hamilton is english, he dosen’t have the right to carry! He loves america and I’m betting he was shooting inside the US at a gun range with friends over the one month break in racing.

[BBB333]

I am aware of this.

Nicki Lauda is a stud.

Lewis is a douche bag.

[backwoods-engineer]

Politically-correct bullcrap.

[Redbob]

I didn’t know Niki Lauda was French...

[Flick Lives]

Formula One Champion Ordered To Remove Instagram Post with AR-15

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Can one really remove an Instagram post with an AR15? Would’t an eraser work just as well?