Time Warner Cable, the second largest cable provider in the
nation said in a statement Friday January 18 that it would "no longer accept ads showing
semi-automatic weapons and guns pointed at people", Multichannel News reports.
"We stand by this policy. If it's essential to a business owner to show this
kind of imagery in their commercials, there are other advertising options in
the marketplace".
Time Warner Cable's move comes just weeks after the tragic
Connecticut elementary school shooting and days after President Barack Obama
announced a plan to combat gun violence. Obama's plan includes universal
background checks for all gun purchasers and a ban on semi-automatic assault
weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines. The National Cable and
Telecommunications Association said in a statement Wednesday that it supported
the President's proposals.
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