and then firearms seized.
First article
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/01/10/heavy-ink-arizona-shooting-corcoran/
Followup
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/...ran-arizona-shooting/?a_dgi=aolshare_facebook
First article
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/01/10/heavy-ink-arizona-shooting-corcoran/
More at the articleThe tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona over the weekend, which left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in a coma and six others dead, has been universally condemned both by Democrats and Republicans, as you would expect in any civilized society where violence and assassination with semi-automatic weaponry are considered inappropriate responses to political differences. But while even Sarah Palin -- a forceful opponent of Giffords who once published an infographic targeting Giffords through gun sights -- was publicly calling for "peace and justice," at least one member of the retail comics community had a different message: "1 down, 534 to go."
Followup
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/...ran-arizona-shooting/?a_dgi=aolshare_facebook
After reading the recent inexcusably irresponsible blog post from Travis Corcoran, the president of the online comics retail store Heavy Ink, lauding the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona and encouraging the shooting of other politicians, we recently wrote an editorial condemning his actions and encouraging comics fans to consider whether they wished to continue giving him their business.
We expected some controversy, comments with angry political rhetoric, and blowback from outraged creators, all of which occurred. What we didn't expect? That the police would read our article, and then confiscate all of Corcoran's firearms and ammunition and notify the federal authorities.