Comcast broadcasting/cable refuses new gun ads....

ClydeFrog · April 25, 2013, 04:06 AM

I read a media item online; www.wftv.com that major cable provider: Comcast, refuses to take any ads from stores or businesses that sell or use weapons/ammunition.

This is unfair IMO. The news report stated Philadephia PA based Comcast took these measures after Newtown/Sandy Hook CT.

Many gun shop owners & FFL holders in Lake County FL are mad too. This will be a loss of $$$ for them.
The firearms & shooting sales industry is now booming. Revenue & taxes can help improve the economy of some of these smaller areas. Comcast is wrong.

ClydeFrog

theblakester · April 25, 2013, 06:11 AM

I heard about this a while back. I don't have Comcast anymore and I share this underreported info with as many people as possible.. Especially my left winged friends that say mainstream news isn't biased

Tucker 1371 · April 25, 2013, 08:29 AM

Yeah! To heck with Comcast...

(I work for Charter Cable

)

Kimio · April 25, 2013, 09:23 AM

Good to know, if they were not the only cable provider available to me on base I'd choose another provided. Until then, I'll unfortunately have to go through Comcast if I want to have internet service.

Closing The Gap · April 25, 2013, 09:24 AM

I read this a while back as well. Unfortunately for me there is no alternative to Comcast for the bandwidth I require. Rest assured the moment an alternative shows up we will switch.

Patriot86 · April 25, 2013, 09:38 AM

@ Closing: Try ATT U-Verse when it is available, their service is pretty good.

Closing The Gap · April 25, 2013, 09:44 AM

My wife works for ATT and yes we would use Uverse in a heartbeat. Her management discount is VERY significant. Unfortunately they aren't able to move into every home. That whole monopoly thing still has an effect on them. There are homes in certain neighborhoods that can get it while their neighbors can't. And to keep this on topic. Comcast by comparison is allowed to run roughshod over the whole area.

Patriot86 · April 25, 2013, 10:13 AM

I feel your pain on that one, for the longest time we couldn't get ATT in my Condo complex.

To anyone looking to ditch Comcast DirecTV will cost you less and with the right dish and installation disruptions due to weather are VERY rare. ATT U-Verse where available is also a great option.

**Tom Servo** · April 25, 2013, 10:18 AM

Clyde, can we get a direct link to the story?

Patriot86 · April 25, 2013, 11:21 AM

Probably this one?
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/...nger-al/nXW2y/

Funny but in my search I also found an article about how Comcast is buying GE's 49% stake in NBC...birds of a feather flock together I guess!

The beautiful thing is if places like Google, Facebook, Comcast, GE etc all reject anything and everything firearms someone else will step up with another service to pick up the slack.

lcpiper · April 25, 2013, 12:13 PM

As long as there is money to be made, someone will carry that ball.

2ndsojourn · April 25, 2013, 02:18 PM

What's their next move, stop carrying the channels that carry Duck Dynasty, Sons of Guns, Outdoor Channel, and the like?

new_camper · April 25, 2013, 03:03 PM

Is there a way that a lawsuit could be brought against them for this? If a business refused you service for personal beliefs wouldn't that be a violation of the first amendment? If so then wouldn't denying to provide their service (airing a commercial for a paying customer) just because they don't agree with customers views be the same thing?

I may be totally off thinking this way, can anyone explain this to me?

2ndsojourn · April 25, 2013, 03:25 PM

They're a private company and can run or deny any ads they want.

Closing The Gap · April 25, 2013, 04:46 PM

As for the Directv comment we do not use Comcast or any of the services for TV. In fact we don't watch TV at all. Directv and others have satellite internet but its slow, horrible and expensive. I need real bandwidth to run my business from home. Both up and down stream. For now Comcast is the only company that can provide me a solution. If not for the economic impact it would have on us we would quit them altogether and buy a wifi hotspot from ATT. Thanks for the suggestion though Patriot.

new_camper · April 25, 2013, 06:18 PM

2ndsojurn

I am not trying to be difficult (I am not good with legal matters just trying to get some clarification), but if a privately owned diner put up a sign that refused to serve people of a particular religion I would think that there would be a lawsuit.

What is the difference between the two scenarios? I could be wrong about the diner situation having a lawsuit. To me they seem similar, a private business refusing service to people based on a certain aspect about them.

**Spats McGee** · April 25, 2013, 06:21 PM

new camper, the Constitution regulates the conduct of government, not private individuals. When you're talking about the restaurant refusing to serve people of a given religion, that might be a violation of that particular religious group's statutory (but not constitutional) rights under a civil rights statutes. Unfortunately, "gun owners" are not a protected class under said statutes.

ClydeFrog · April 25, 2013, 06:40 PM

Big ups to Pat.

Also while I agree with free enterprise & few govt restrictions, this just doesn't seem right. Ads & PR are for profit not "free speech" but to be restrictive to gun owners or 2A supporters, who;have no criminal records or mental health problems is ethically wrong IMO.

Knowing this about Comcast would make me want to get AT&T.

BTW; Comcast was the butt of many gags & jokes on NBC's 30 Rock sitcom(called Cabletown).

CF

g.willikers · April 25, 2013, 06:41 PM

Glad that we dropped them as cable providers awhile back.

new_camper · April 25, 2013, 07:02 PM

Thanks for clearing that up for me Spats

April 25, 2013, 04:06 AM	#1
ClydeFrog Senior Member Join Date: May 1, 2010 Posts: 3,870	Comcast broadcasting/cable refuses new gun ads.... I read a media item online; www.wftv.com that major cable provider: Comcast, refuses to take any ads from stores or businesses that sell or use weapons/ammunition. This is unfair IMO. The news report stated Philadephia PA based Comcast took these measures after Newtown/Sandy Hook CT. Many gun shop owners & FFL holders in Lake County FL are mad too. This will be a loss of $$$ for them. The firearms & shooting sales industry is now booming. Revenue & taxes can help improve the economy of some of these smaller areas. Comcast is wrong. ClydeFrog __________________ Speed's fine, but accuracy's final.

April 25, 2013, 06:11 AM	#2
theblakester Member Join Date: May 6, 2011 Posts: 51	Comcast broadcasting/cable refuses new gun ads.... I heard about this a while back. I don't have Comcast anymore and I share this underreported info with as many people as possible.. Especially my left winged friends that say mainstream news isn't biased

April 25, 2013, 08:29 AM	#3
Tucker 1371 Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2008 Location: East TN Posts: 1,688	Yeah! To heck with Comcast... (I work for Charter Cable ) __________________ LCpl Williams, Evan T. USMC-R, 02-08-2010 ~ D Co, 4th CEB, Engineers UP!! OEF 21JUN-20SEP2011 REV. 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

April 25, 2013, 09:24 AM	#5
Closing The Gap Member Join Date: January 2, 2013 Location: Michigan/Nevada Posts: 83	I read this a while back as well. Unfortunately for me there is no alternative to Comcast for the bandwidth I require. Rest assured the moment an alternative shows up we will switch. __________________ There are right fighters and those fighting for what's right. When wrong I can admit it. Which one am I?

April 25, 2013, 09:38 AM	#6
Patriot86 Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2010 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,148	@ Closing: Try ATT U-Verse when it is available, their service is pretty good. __________________ "....The swords of others will set you your limits".

April 25, 2013, 09:23 AM	#4
Kimio Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2011 Location: Utah Posts: 622	Good to know, if they were not the only cable provider available to me on base I'd choose another provided. Until then, I'll unfortunately have to go through Comcast if I want to have internet service.

April 25, 2013, 09:44 AM	#7
Closing The Gap Member Join Date: January 2, 2013 Location: Michigan/Nevada Posts: 83	My wife works for ATT and yes we would use Uverse in a heartbeat. Her management discount is VERY significant. Unfortunately they aren't able to move into every home. That whole monopoly thing still has an effect on them. There are homes in certain neighborhoods that can get it while their neighbors can't. And to keep this on topic. Comcast by comparison is allowed to run roughshod over the whole area. __________________ There are right fighters and those fighting for what's right. When wrong I can admit it. Which one am I?

April 25, 2013, 10:13 AM	#8
Patriot86 Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2010 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,148	I feel your pain on that one, for the longest time we couldn't get ATT in my Condo complex. To anyone looking to ditch Comcast DirecTV will cost you less and with the right dish and installation disruptions due to weather are VERY rare. ATT U-Verse where available is also a great option. __________________ "....The swords of others will set you your limits".

April 25, 2013, 10:18 AM	#9
Tom Servo Staff Join Date: September 27, 2008 Location: Foothills of the Appalach Posts: 7,138	Clyde, can we get a direct link to the story? __________________ In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer. --Albert Camus

April 25, 2013, 11:21 AM	#10
Patriot86 Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2010 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,148	Probably this one? http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/...nger-al/nXW2y/ Funny but in my search I also found an article about how Comcast is buying GE's 49% stake in NBC...birds of a feather flock together I guess! The beautiful thing is if places like Google, Facebook, Comcast, GE etc all reject anything and everything firearms someone else will step up with another service to pick up the slack. __________________ "....The swords of others will set you your limits".

April 25, 2013, 12:13 PM	#11
lcpiper Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2011 Posts: 1,056	As long as there is money to be made, someone will carry that ball. __________________ Colt M1911 \| Kimber Ultra Carry II \| SIG P238 \| Berreta 85B Cheetah \| Ruger Blackhawk .357MAG / 38SPCL\| Remington Marine Magnum SP 12GA.\|[/B] Ruger Bearcat "Shopkeeper" .22LR

April 25, 2013, 02:18 PM	#12
2ndsojourn Senior Member Join Date: January 15, 2013 Location: South Jersey Posts: 365	What's their next move, stop carrying the channels that carry Duck Dynasty, Sons of Guns, Outdoor Channel, and the like?

April 25, 2013, 03:03 PM	#13
new_camper Member Join Date: April 16, 2011 Posts: 69	Is there a way that a lawsuit could be brought against them for this? If a business refused you service for personal beliefs wouldn't that be a violation of the first amendment? If so then wouldn't denying to provide their service (airing a commercial for a paying customer) just because they don't agree with customers views be the same thing? I may be totally off thinking this way, can anyone explain this to me?

April 25, 2013, 03:25 PM	#14
2ndsojourn Senior Member Join Date: January 15, 2013 Location: South Jersey Posts: 365	They're a private company and can run or deny any ads they want.

April 25, 2013, 04:46 PM	#15
Closing The Gap Member Join Date: January 2, 2013 Location: Michigan/Nevada Posts: 83	As for the Directv comment we do not use Comcast or any of the services for TV. In fact we don't watch TV at all. Directv and others have satellite internet but its slow, horrible and expensive. I need real bandwidth to run my business from home. Both up and down stream. For now Comcast is the only company that can provide me a solution. If not for the economic impact it would have on us we would quit them altogether and buy a wifi hotspot from ATT. Thanks for the suggestion though Patriot. __________________ There are right fighters and those fighting for what's right. When wrong I can admit it. Which one am I?

April 25, 2013, 06:18 PM	#16
new_camper Member Join Date: April 16, 2011 Posts: 69	2ndsojurn I am not trying to be difficult (I am not good with legal matters just trying to get some clarification), but if a privately owned diner put up a sign that refused to serve people of a particular religion I would think that there would be a lawsuit. What is the difference between the two scenarios? I could be wrong about the diner situation having a lawsuit. To me they seem similar, a private business refusing service to people based on a certain aspect about them.

April 25, 2013, 06:21 PM	#17
Spats McGee Staff Join Date: July 28, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,353	new camper, the Constitution regulates the conduct of government, not private individuals. When you're talking about the restaurant refusing to serve people of a given religion, that might be a violation of that particular religious group's statutory (but not constitutional) rights under a civil rights statutes. Unfortunately, "gun owners" are not a protected class under said statutes. __________________ A gunfight is not the time to learn new skills. If you ever have a real need for more than a couple of magazines, your problem is not a shortage of magazines. It's a shortage of people on your side of the argument. -- Art Eatman

April 25, 2013, 06:40 PM	#18
ClydeFrog Senior Member Join Date: May 1, 2010 Posts: 3,870	Thanks Pat! Post #10... Big ups to Pat. Also while I agree with free enterprise & few govt restrictions, this just doesn't seem right. Ads & PR are for profit not "free speech" but to be restrictive to gun owners or 2A supporters, who;have no criminal records or mental health problems is ethically wrong IMO. Knowing this about Comcast would make me want to get AT&T. BTW; Comcast was the butt of many gags & jokes on NBC's 30 Rock sitcom(called Cabletown). CF __________________ Speed's fine, but accuracy's final.

April 25, 2013, 06:41 PM	#19
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 2,544	Glad that we dropped them as cable providers awhile back. __________________ Lock the doors, they're coming in the windows.

April 25, 2013, 07:02 PM	#20
new_camper Member Join Date: April 16, 2011 Posts: 69	Thanks for clearing that up for me Spats