No More Guns: Time Warner Cable Bans Semi-Automatic Weapons From Ads

A major semi-automatic gun ban just went into effect in America, without the President, Congress or any other government entity doing a thing.

In a statement obtained by Multichannel.com, Time Warner Cable, the second largest cable provider in the country, announced:

“We no longer accept ads showing semi-automatic weapons and guns pointed at people. We stand by this policy. If it’s essential to a business owner to show this kind of imagery in their commercials, there are other advertising options in the marketplace.”

The new policy only applies to advertisements shown on the cable system, not the content of movies and television shows themselves. But it could still have a major impact on the entertainment industry. TV commercials for movies, such as the spot below for the upcoming Warner Bros. release Bullet To The Head, would likely not be able to run on Time Warner Cable, despite the fact that they once shared a parent company.

Watch video below:

(h/t Brian Stelter)
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