Black Rifles Matter

[rwilson452]

I just caught a bit of news on my cell. Some guy in Mass put up a hand painted sign saying "Black Rifles Matter". Its got the town all a twitter. Tourists are upset. Some stuck up for him saying it's his first amendment right.

It was a a Fox News piece. Sorry I'm not good enough with cell phones to give a link.

 

[ATN082268]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...-tourist-town-draws-outrage-article-1.2790008

It's hard to say if the complaints against the sign are mainly because it supports gun rights or mainly because it apes the Black Lives Matter slogan. Probably a bit of both

 

[carguychris]

NY Daily News link says that the sign is in Maine and not Massachusetts.

 

[rwilson452]

NY Daily News link says that the sign is in Maine and not Massachusetts.

Oops

 

[g.willikers]

The article says the complaints are from visiting tourists, not residents.
Must be folks from Mass doing the complaining, as Maine is very gun friendly.

 

[Evan Thomas]

Yes, such a sign would be protected under the free speech provision of the First Amendment. That said, there's nothing for us to discuss here.