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  • Shotgun advert attacked

    02/20/2002 12:30:06 AM PST · by Tanya Featherstonehaugh · 36 replies · 265+ views
    BBC ^ | 20/2/2002 | ??
    An advertisement with similarities to the case of farmer Tony Martin, who is serving a prison sentence after shooting two burglars, has been criticised by the industry watchdog. The advert, for a security system, appeared in Countryside magazine, showing a farmer holding a shotgun. The drawing has the farmer smiling and giving a thumbs-up sign with the shotgun still smoking and cartridges in mid-ejection. A member of the public who complained said it was "irresponsible" because it "condoned the use of a shotgun to protect private property". Martin killed one burglar and injured another with a shotgun after they broke ...