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Offline Chris_

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Weapons Maker Displays Controversial Message
« on: April 27, 2010, 03:27:32 PM »
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/23272672/detail.html

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Owner Says He Supports Military With 'You Will Be Shot' Sign

POSTED: Monday, April 26, 2010
UPDATED: 1:33 pm EDT April 27, 2010
 
APOPKA, Fla. -- A company that sells high-powered weapons is displaying a controversial message on its vehicles, creating a buzz in Central Florida.

The message, displayed in large white letters on the windows of vehicles owned by Spikes Tactical, reads: "Stay 100 meters back, or you will be shot." Beneath it is the same message transcribed in Arabic.

"I think it's appalling. Why would you put that on the back of your car?" said Jessica Thomas, an Orlando-area motorist.

Others said the company is expressing its First Amendment right, including the owner, who refused to go on camera with Local 6 News. He said his message is misunderstood.
 
He said he got the idea from the U.S. military, which posts the same signs on the back of its Humvees while fighting in the Middle East.

The owner is asking drivers not to take the message so literally, saying it's his way of supporting the troops overseas.

But some drivers said they think, regardless of the intentions of the message, it goes too far.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office told Local 6 News that the company is not breaking the law by displaying the message.

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Re: Weapons Maker Displays Controversial Message
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2010, 03:30:10 PM »
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The owner is asking drivers not to take the message so literally, saying it's his way of supporting the troops overseas.

Um-m-m...thanks?  :confused:
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Re: Weapons Maker Displays Controversial Message
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2010, 04:42:45 PM »
Yeh, kinda over the top.

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Re: Weapons Maker Displays Controversial Message
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2010, 05:23:04 PM »
That guy is a real jerk.


















He couldn't translate it into Spanish too?
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Re: Weapons Maker Displays Controversial Message
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2010, 05:25:30 PM »
Quote from: RightCoast on April 27, 2010, 05:23:04 PM
That guy is a real jerk.

He couldn't translate it into Spanish too?
I lol'ed
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Re: Weapons Maker Displays Controversial Message
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2010, 11:13:14 PM »
I like the bumper sticker. It may be a little over the top BUT.......... that's how I is.........   :-) :hammer:
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Re: Weapons Maker Displays Controversial Message
« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2010, 12:24:12 AM »
Very funny :-)
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Re: Weapons Maker Displays Controversial Message
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2010, 02:23:33 AM »
I want one.
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