Gun Store’s AR-15 Ad Featured Popular Christmas Character — Until Hollywood Caught Wind of It

By Dave Urbanski

When it came time for a Florida gun store to advertise its “Winter Wonderland” class on building your very own AR-15s for $895, the outfit had an idea: Plop an image of Will Ferrell’s iconic character from his hit movie “Elf” right in the middle of the ad — and of course parlay one of Ferrell’s hilarious Elf-isms. That phrase? “Son a Nutcracker That’s a Good Deal!!!”

But Ferrell and Hollywood suits weren’t laughing.

Ferrell’s views on guns are no secret; he appeared along with other celebrities in a 2012 video called “Demand a Plan” urging gun control. …read more

Via:: The Blaze