Pro-Gun Group Reserves Bloomberg’s Gun Safety Group’s Name On Facebook [View all]
http://www.buzzfeed.com/gideonresnick/a-pro-gun-group-stole-bloombergs-gun-safety-groups-name-on-f?s=mobile
Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Tuesday the creation of Everytown for Gun Safety, a major gun-control campaign that will combine some of his previous efforts.
But a pro-gun group has already reserved that page on Facebook. The first post the group made proudly stated that it stole the name of Bloomberg’s group.
The administrator of the Facebook page, who refused to give their name, provided BuzzFeed with the following statement about the motivation behind the page: "I took the Bloomberg name because I wanted this page to remain open to debate, unlike his group at Moms Demand Action that block anyone with alternative views. Gun owners are getting a bad rep nation wide from their anti gun propaganda. As to who I am, I am your average citizen that believes the second amendment 'shall not be infringed.'"
When alerted to the presence of the page, a representative at Everytown for Gun Safety said that it wouldn't be long before it disappeared from Facebook.
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