People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants to take the gun control debate to a whole new level: banning hunting.
Claiming hunting desensitizes children to killing humans, the group plans to make their case Friday by crashing the National Rifle Association’s press conference downtown at the Willard Hotel where they are expected to cite some form of gun ownership and sales changes they would support.
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PETA officials told Secrets that they will be protesting at the hotel with signs that read “Teach Kindness, Not Killing,” and “Get ALL living beings out of the crosshairs: Ban Hunting.”
“The NRA’s culture of cruelty instills violence in society by promoting the shooting of animals for fun, and this must be stopped,” says PETA President Ingrid Newkirk. “It’s time we face the fact that as we strive for a more peaceful world, we must tackle all forms of senseless killing–and that includes hunting.”
After the election, PETA rapped former GOP vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan for taking his daughter deer hunting. The group suggested hunting paves the way for violence against humans.
