Women's March organizers are protesting the National Rifle Association on July 14 in Fairfax, Va. by marching from the NRA to the Department of Justice.
The protest was triggered by an NRA ad released last month. The ad starring Dana Loesch called out left-leaning media for inciting violence, HuffPost reported.
"Recent actions of the NRA demonstrate not only a disregard for the lives of black and brown people in America, but appear to be a direct endorsement of violence against women," says the Facebook event page "Women's March from NRA 2 DOJ."
Women's March co-chair Tamika Mallory wrote an open letter to NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre demanding the NRA take down the ad.
Three days after Mallory published the open letter, the NRA published another ad titled "We Don't Apologize for Telling the Truth."
The ad specifically called out Mallory.
"I'm talking to you, Tamika Mallory. You wrote a letter to the NRA on behalf of the Women's March claiming our 'Clenched Fist of Truth' ad was an attack on minority communities," said conservative talk-show host Grant Stinchfield in the NRA ad. "You call it dangerous and demand it to be taken down? I'm here to tell you not a chance."
The Women's March listed three demands for the NRA on its Facebook event page.
1. Take down the recent irresponsible and dangerous advertisement videos from all social platforms immediately.
2. Issue an apology to the American people for the video that suggests armed violence against communities of color, progressives and anyone who does not agree with this Administration’s policies.
3. Make a statement to defend Philando Castile's Second Amendment right to own a firearm and demand the Department of Justice indict the police officer who killed him for exercising his Second Amendment right and his privilege as a licensed concealed carry permit holder. This call is clearly in line with the mission and purpose of the NRA as an organization that purports to be the lobby and defender of the right to bear arms.
The Women's March from #NRA2DOJ is July 14.
Join us and spread the word. We won't be intimidated into silence.https://t.co/jc0K5flNfQ
— Women's March (@womensmarch) July 5, 2017