Veterans’ Groups Call Out The NRA: "Don't Use Our Dead To Score Political Points"

Veterans’ groups are criticizing the National Rifle Association for releasing a pro-Donald Trump ad that was apparently filmed at a national cemetery in violation of government policy, calling for the ad to be taken down and accusing the gun group of “using our dead to score political points.”

The ad, launched Thursday by the NRA Political Victory Fund, features veteran Mark Geist –- a survivor of the 2012 Benghazi terror attacks -- as he walks in and stands in front of a national cemetery; the graves of military personnel are featured prominently.

During the ad, Geist attacks the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, saying, “Hillary as President? No thanks. I served in Benghazi. My friends didn’t make it. They did their part. Do yours.” The ad ends with a graphic supporting Trump.

As ABC News reported, the ad is in apparent violation of Department of Veterans Affairs’ “strict prohibition of filming campaign ads on national cemetery property that contains the graves of military personnel, veterans and their spouses.”

Jessica Schiefer, public affairs officer for the National Cemetery Administration, told Media Matters the NRA did not seek permission to film at a national cemetery, and that they would have rejected the request had they received one.

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/07/01/veterans-groups-call-out-nra-dont-use-our-dead-score-political-points/211322

They have no shame.

TYPICAL  NRA underhanded and despicable activities, once again showing the sheer arrogance/ bloody mindedness/hubris of that disgusting little organisation; (4.2 million members in a country with over 315 million people --  that's less than 1.4% of the population..)

Nothing more, or less, than the propaganda wing of the American gun manufacturers, it has been a long, long time since it has been the "association" for looking after gun owners' and sporting shooters' interests..

Since the Reagan years of the 1980s it has been practically "owned" by the six largest arms manufacturers in the USA,  using its 4 million members to (a) add some political muscle to it's activities, by pretending to be there to look after those members interests and imaginary "rights"; and (b) using those members membership fees (as well as all that unpaid time and labour..) to finance the gun manufacturers' lobbying, propaganda and advertising efforts.        

No surprise that the NRA do this as they have done elsewhere. Shameful.