Stars from the National Basketball League have joined Everytown For Gun Safety, an advocacy group founded by former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, for a series of spots to air Friday condemning gun violence.
Pictured above is Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul.
The ad does not mention the words “gun control” nor any specific advocacy work. The collaboration between the advocacy group and the NBA was brokered by filmmaker Spike Lee, according to the New York Times.
Here’s the ad, from Everytown, featuring Paul, Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curry, Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah and others:
Though I know why
If I had it my way, I would have shouted over and over again ‘gun control’ until Ragnarok comes back to claim us all.
Chances are if I go into Yahoo’s NBA section and head to this article, I’ll catch a bunch of ‘critics’ ‘b---- and moaning’ about these players having high priced security.*
*all the while the critics will dog whistle like crazy, because their argument goes sideways if they use the ‘n’ word.
Carson: Baloney. I never saw a body with bullet holes that was more devastating than taking the right to arm ourselves away. No Gun Control. Ever.
It’s sad but true that the words “gun control” have become toxic. That being said, this is a powerful ad.
Cruz: Now liberals want to take my right to eat food cooked on AK47.
I’ll look later.
But when i do so, I’ll be watching and then killing the tab or I’ll just have audio up.
My patience is getting thin in regards to the other side of the aisle.