NRA Spokeswoman Was Forced To Discuss Philando Castile During Heated Debate
On Sunday, NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch and Women’s March co-organizer Tamika Mallory appeared on CNN to discuss the recent inflammatory NRA ad that targeted progressive activists and featured Loesch herself. The ad, which was published in the beginning of June, was so outrageous that the Women’s March organizers wrote an open letter to the NRA demanding an apology and a retraction. When the NRA refused to apologize or retract the video, the Women’s March announced a protest against the NRA on July 14 and 15
In the open letter, written by Mallory, the Women’s March also demanded that the NRA make a public statement on the death of Castile. Castile was a gun owner who had a licensed gun on him during the traffic stop.
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“I don’t agree with every single decision that comes out from courtrooms of America. There are a lot of variables in this particular case and there were a lot of things that I wish would have been done differently,” Loesch told the CNN host. “Do I believe that Philando Castile deserved to lose his life over a [traffic] stop? I absolutely do not. I also think that this is why we have things like NRA carry guard, not only to reach out to the citizens to go over what to do during stops like this, but also to work with law enforcement so that they understand what citizens are experiencing when they go through stops like this.”
The Women’s March posted the interview on social media, writing: “If the NRA truly recognizes that he should be alive today, they should join us in calling on the DOJ to indict the officer responsible on civil rights charges.”
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She added that the NRA should have made a statement a long time ago on Castile’s behalf as a person and a licensed gun owner. “Dana Loesch’s NRA ad makes it very clear ... that not only will the NRA not defend and protect black and brown lives, they will also take up arms against black and brown people,” Mallory said.
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