Charleston Paper Apologizes for Front-Page Gun Ad Placement

With the Charleston community grieving this morning over last night’s tragic shooting, this probably shouldn’t have happened:

The @postandcourier in #Charleston printed a gun coupon over todays #CharlestonShooting headline. America defined. pic.twitter.com/dhyUBMMl5P

— Bipartisan Report (@Bipartisanism) June 18, 2015

Yes, that is the front page of the Charleston Post and Courier this morning, with a sticker advertising deals at a gun shop and range right above the headline about the shooting.

Lots of people noticed this and complained all over social media, and the Post and Courier apologized on Facebook:

[h/t Poynter]
[image via screengrab]

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