Change the Ref Trolls the NRA With Cookies

Anti-gun violence group delivers 1,700 cookies to gun organization

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Just before Thanksgiving, the National Rifle Association tweeted a picture of Santa holding a scroll with the word “ammo” repeated over and over. The image included the caption, “Dear Santa, You give us ammo. We give you cookies. It’s that simple.—@NRA.”

That obviously didn’t sit well with many, especially anti-gun violence groups like Change the Ref. Agency Alma worked with the organization to bring attention to the NRA’s tone-deaf request by baking 1,700 cookies in the shape of shooting victims and delivering them directly to the gun group.

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