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    Call the wahbulance....

    From the NZ Herald...

    An ad showing a young boy with a gun and no adult supervision breaches advertising standards, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.

    T Hamilton had complained to the ASA that an ad for Hamills New Zealand - headed Fishing and Shooting is Fun for the Whole Family - showed two boys, one of whom was looking down the barrel of a gun as though focusing on a target.

    The ad also showed a range of fishing rods and guns.

    "I was amazed at the blatant promotion of pistols and air rifles under the title of `fun for the whole family'," T Hamilton said.

    "... young boys with a gun without any noticeable supervision was most disturbing."

    Hamills told the ASA it stood by its "Shooting is Fun for the Whole Family" slogan.

    "Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders enjoy the sport of shooting.

    "The kids shown are the children of one of our staff and they both thoroughly enjoy shooting, which they do under supervision.

    Advertisement"We have assumed that the public viewing the advertisement would have sufficient common sense to realise that these children were under adult supervision."

    The ASA said the lack of supervision depicted was not appropriate, given the inherent danger of firearms and the need to supervise children when taking part in risky activities.

    "Accordingly, it was of the view that the advertisement had not been prepared with a due sense of social responsibility, where it showed the picture of the two boys using a gun without an adult."

    Complaints over the slogan and the lack of any mention of firearms licences were not upheld.





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    Fucking nanny state, pity it's not time to vote these pricks out yet!

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    Quote Originally Posted by rainman View Post
    Fucking nanny state, pity it's not time to vote these pricks out yet!

    i think labour is responsible for this mindset not national

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    get other complaints if you would put an adult male in the picture....

    Not allowed to call him dad...

    Probably get complaints if kid is white....

    We have realy progressed haven't we
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    Quote Originally Posted by jimjim View Post
    i think labour is responsible for this mindset not national
    Jeez, a bit humour impaired today, aren't you?
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    Quote Originally Posted by jimjim View Post
    i think labour is responsible for this mindset not national
    Another one whose pissed off Labour lost.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rainman View Post
    Jeez, a bit humour impaired today, aren't you?
    Actually, I would agree with jimjim. Your logic is backwards dude.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Indiana_Jones View Post
    ..."Shooting is Fun for the Whole Family"...
    Should have checked if David Bain was available to model...

    Sorry, just couldn't help myself.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marmoot View Post
    Actually, I would agree with jimjim. Your logic is backwards dude.
    FFS, it was a ... ah, never mind.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rainman View Post
    FFS, it was a ... ah, never mind.
    bahahah...

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    Quote Originally Posted by rainman View Post
    FFS, it was a ... ah, never mind.
    bahahah...
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    Quote Originally Posted by awayatc View Post
    get other complaints if you would put an adult male in the picture....

    Not allowed to call him dad...

    Probably get complaints if kid is white....

    We have realy progressed haven't we
    But the gun has rights too.

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    FFS, I hate people who feel the need to complain about every second ad or TV show they see. If you don't like it, change the channel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rainman View Post
    Fucking nanny state, pity it's not time to vote these pricks out yet!

    We can vote out those in the Advertising Standards Authority?

    Quote Originally Posted by Skyryder View Post
    Another one whose pissed off Labour lost.

    Skyryder
    That makes two of you.... Keep it up, the comeback is on a roll....

    Heard there is a complaint about the chainsaw ad where the old guy tells the son to "look after your mother" and he goes on to tell the grieving family he said he could have the chainsaw. Hillarious, but the complaint says it is in poor taste...

    Dunno if the complainant tosser moaned about the "Stella Artois" ad where the priest was accused of quaffing back the ale meant for the dying old codger....

    Or the beaver ad...... "You only have one..."

    Just no sense of humour out there any more......

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    Quote Originally Posted by Patrick View Post
    Just no sense of humour out there any more......
    Now that I can relate to...
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