Former NFL placekicker gets static for prom night gag picture

By Chris Eger

Shannon Watts wasn’t feeling the laugh factor in the above tweet from Jay Feely over the weekend. (Photo: Twitter)
Jay Feely, a veteran kicker with a 15-year career, was playing defense after gun control advocates called him out for a photo posted on social media practicing a familiar trope.
On Saturday, Feely posted an image of himself, alongside two smiling teens in formal attire. Almost missed in the photo was a 1911 Commander-style handgun pointed down the NFL star’s leg. The single-action pistol was not cocked and Feely’s finger was not in the trigger well.
“Wishing my beautiful daughter and her date a great time at prom #BadBoys,” said the retired kicker who played with a wide array of teams including the Giants, Dolphins, Chiefs, Jets, and Bears.
This sparked a series of tweets in reply, including a running commentary from Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts.
“Oh yay – American dads have kicked off the season of ‘let’s pretend I’m going to shoot my daughter’s date for for impugning her chastity’ pics,” said Watts who followed up with, “I actually just think he’s an irresponsible gun owner with a questionable sense of humor… Maybe this would have been more hysterical if teenagers weren’t being

Source: Guns.com