The National Rifle Association has come under fire for it's March issue of the American Rifleman, in what some are suggesting is a 'call for violence' against Nancy Pelosi and Gabrielle Giffords.
Using an image of the House Speaker and Giffords during an announcement proposing new bipartisan legislation to implement universal firearms background checks, the publication's headline reads: 'Target Practice'.
Written by Chris W. Cox, the NRA Chief Lobbyist goes on to describe Pelosi as an 'arch anti-gunner', and called her motion 'deceptively marketed' and a 'broadside against gun ownership in America.
Huffington Post reporter Jennifer Bendery posted an image of the article to Twitter on Friday evening, sparking an onslaught of criticism against the NRA and the suggestive composition of the image and headline.
Using an image of the House Speaker and Giffords during an announcement proposing new bipartisan legislation to implement universal firearms background checks, the publication's headline reads: 'Target Practice'
Nancy Pelosi (left) was recently discovered to be a serious target of 'domestic terrorist', Christopher Hasson. Giffords (right) survived an assassination attempt in 2011, after she was shot in the head at a government event
Leading the charge of outrage, Representative Eric Swalwell accused the NRA of attempting to insight violence against Pelosi and Giffords, and said those responsible should face legal action.
'This is a call for violence by the NRA who was nearly killed by Gunfire and [Nancy Pelosi], the most powerful legislator in America,' the tweet began.
'The NRA should face legal consequences. But let's put them out of business with with boycotts and ballot boxes. #EnoughIsEnough'
On January 8 2011, former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords survived an attempted assassination after she was shot in the head by Jared Loughner during a government event in Casas Adobes.
Narrowly escaping with her life, tweeters were quick to suggest that the magazine's editorial insensitivity was no accident.
Leading the charge of outrage, Representative Eric Swalwell accused the NRA of attempting to insight violence against the public figures
Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter was killed in the Parkland school shootings in Florida last year, said the page's composition was no accident
Nancy Pelosi's daughter, Christine, also lambasted the NRA
'Magazine covers and titles are highly thought out. People get a lot of money on decisions
