NFL REJECTS SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL FROM GUN COMPANY
by AWR HAWKINS
BteitBart.com
27 Nov 2013
The NFL has rejected a commercial submitted by firearm manufacturer Daniel Defense for the 2014 Super Bowl.
Daniel Defense manufactures rifles on the AR-15 platform, but the commercial did not even mention Daniel Defense products. Instead, Guns & Ammo says the commercial “focused on themes of personal protection and fundamental rights.”
The Super Bowl will air on FOX, and FOX says they could not accept the commercial “due to the rules of the NFL itself” regarding firearm-related businesses.
The NFL’s prohibited advertising categories include, but are not limited to, “contraceptives,” “fireworks,” “distilled spirits and flavored malt beverages,” “tobacco,” and “firearms, ammunition, or other weapons.”
As Guns & Ammo noted, the “firearms portion of the NFL’s Prohibited Advertising Categories states”:
5. Firearms, ammunition or other weapons are prohibited; however, stores that sell firearms and ammunitions (e.g., outdoor stores and camping stores) will be permitted, provided they sell other products and the ads do not mention firearms, ammunition or other weapons.
Guns & Ammo noted that “according to these guidelines, Daniel Defense’s Super Bowl commercial does not violate NFL policy for two reasons”:
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