AR-15 Giveaway Shut Down By Facebook (VIDEO)
Erik Lowry was running a contest on Facebook to give away an AR-15 when FAcebook decided to shut down the page. Months later, the fan page for Lowry’s store, Pittsburgh Tactical Firearm, was also taken down by Facebook.
According to Lowry’s interview with The Blaze, the Pittsburgh Tactical Firearm’s page had more than 27,000 followers who receive updates on store and stock information and Second Amendment news. He said that he’s losing $500 to $1,000 per day since Facebook shut down his business page. He thinks it was targeted because of misinformation in a recent article, which published a story about firearm giveaways being run by some gun stores on Facebook.
“I still don’t know what’s going on,” Lowry told TheBlaze in a phone interview Sunday afternoon.
“I am very adamant about following rules. I’m not the type of person who will stick it to the man,” Lowry said. “[It] at least should have been a courtesy for someone to contact us and say ‘this is why we did it.’
“The lack of communication is so, incredibly frustrating.”
Lowry said he will be contacting the NRA Monday for legal council and is considering seeking other legal advise.
“This kind of censorship is unconstitutional,” Lowry said.
Here’s a screenshot of one of the giveaways that occurred in February:
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It was probably taken down due to the events in Boston. Having this kind of contest, this close to the bombings is a slap in the face and extremely disrespectful. This is why so many people are against the 2nd amendment. Besides, what are you going to do if some irresponsible kid? How would this owner feel if that kid took the gun and committed suicide, or went on a rampage shooting spree?