Drivers along a major highway in Kentucky were confronted by a billboard vandalized with the message “Kill the NRA.”
The sign, as seen in images shared on social media, was spotted outside of Louisville on Interstate-65, and also said“Resist 45,” which according to Fox News referred to an anti-Trump group on Facebook which has since deleted its page.
“Here’s an image from Kentucky, this morning,” the National Rifle Association said in a post to Facebook accompanying a picture of the billboard. “To all American gun owners, this is a wakeup call. They’re coming after us.”
The post on Monday was shared in the wake of tense debate on gun control following last week’s deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., where 17 people were killed by 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz who used an AR-15 rifle in the attack.
As liberals took up the expected anti-gun rallying cry immediately after the shooting, others countered with facts and calls to not politicize the tragedy.
Florida legislators vote down ‘assault weapons’ ban as Parkland students watch
Claims that “no NRA member has ever committed a mass shooting” were shared on Twitter in reaction to the billboard.
No NRA member has ever committed a mass shooting
Leftists make “Kill the NRA” billboard
They don’t care about facts
— Jack Posobiec ?? (@JackPosobiec) February 20, 2018
Other billboards in the Louisville area, including signs near the Kentucky Exposition Center and University of Louisville campus, have reportedly also been sprayed with the “Resist 45” message over the last year, according to Fox News.
In a report last year on the “Resist 45” billboards, the Courier-Journal noted:
Resist 45 is a small but growing movement against the 45th president of the United States Donald Trump.
The group on Facebook describes itself as “news about President Donald Trump by the Resistance” and “honest, accurate coverage with a not-so-small tinge of rage.”
The “Kill the NRA” painted billboard that was seen in the recent photo shared by the NRA is owned by OutFront Media, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News.
Twitter users reacting to the NRA’s posting of the billboard photo left no doubt what side of the debate on their Constitutional rights they were on.
Hey, democrats.
The “Kill the NRA” billboard sign in Louisville, KY, is exactly why I am affirming my right to keep and bear arms.#TuesdayThoughts
— #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) February 20, 2018
NRA members ARE the NRA. So when Leftists vandalize a billboard with “Kill the NRA,” they are threatening ME, and other members, who are all law-abiding gun owners.
This type of rhetoric inspires more radical leftist shooters, like James T Hodgkinson.
— Alana Mastrangelo (@ARmastrangelo) February 20, 2018
Billboard in Kentucky tagged with “Kill the NRA.”
Leftists are now openly advocating for violence against people with different political views. Disgusting.
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) February 20, 2018
Leftists erect “Kill the NRA” billboard.
You cannot kill an organization, only its members. Therefore, this is inciting political terrorism.
Will the @FBI investigate, or are they still too busy helping Robert Mueller try to frame the President?https://t.co/PkYdIrJcjZ
— Mark Pantano (@TheMarkPantano) February 20, 2018
The tolerant left https://t.co/YsolHJoQfO
— Jack Posobiec ?? (@JackPosobiec) February 20, 2018
Uh, the only way to “kill the NRA” is to take up weapons against it. Which would counter their argument – if getting rid of weapons was what they really wanted.
— Fake Russian Colluder (@georgiainafrica) February 20, 2018
That’s great! I wonder how many of us joined @NRA today? I decided to protest #KillTheNRA, by putting my money where my mouth is. #2ADefenders
— Susan Benson (@NeverWasABot) February 21, 2018
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