MSNBC Won’t Air Controversial Gun Ad
by Ben Smith
The cable network MSNBC has refused to air an advertisement from Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the group created by New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg,on the grounds that the ad is too “controversial.”
The ad, below, features each of the three leading presidential candidates pledging to make it harder to buy guns at gun shows, and images of three mayors urging viewers to call Congress and ask that a bill closing the “gun-show loophole” be passed.
The ad is airing on CNN and Fox, and on affiliates around the country, a Bloomberg aide said.
But in an email obtained by Politico, an MSNBC account executive told the group the network wouldn’t air the ad.
“just heard back from legal about your script…unfortunately, we can not accept as it is a controversial issue ad,” said the email from the account executive.
