A flower shop near Nashville refused to provide decorations for a GOP event featuring former President Donald Trump, urging other businesses to refuse future services to the Republican Party to demand tougher gun laws.
The owners of the FLWR shop in Belle Meade, Tennessee, said they “immediately declined” service for the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) upcoming fundraiser and “encouraged others in the Nashville events industry to say no to money until then.” or take jobs from the Republican Party. You’re starting to change the gun laws that most Americans want.”
In a lengthy reply to the RNC, owners Alex Vaughan and Quinn Kiesow claimed that while they “respect” the views of their conservative clients, the speakers at the RNC event were “beyond our comfort level”. The lineup of GOP speakers includes Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia.
“At this moment, I cannot ignore the work that the RNC has done to create this tragedy and so many others like it,” the FLWR shop said, referring to the March shooting at Christian Covenant School.
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The FLWR shop in Nashville refused service to the RNC. (FLWR Store Instagram)
The company posted its response to the RNC’s request on social media Monday, claiming that the Republican Party is “making this problem worse, like recent gun law changes here in Tennessee.”
“The Republican Party has squandered tax dollars and valuable legislative will banning drag shows instead of using assault rifles to murder children in their classrooms,” the statement said.
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“We will not take any of your money,” the Tennessee business owners wrote. “The blood of the 3 beautiful babies we lost in Nashville is on this money.”
Christian companies have faced backlash in the past for refusing to provide services that would go against their religious beliefs, including refusing to bake cakes or create websites for same-sex weddings. However, the FLWR shop was praised on Twitter for its political statement.
Ronna McDaniel, Chair of the Republican National Committee. (Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg)
“BRAVO!!!” A prominent activist wrote in response to the denial of service.
Despite claims that the GOP is refusing to take action to prevent mass shootings, Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tenn., signed an executive order Wednesday to ensure a more comprehensive, more timely background check process for firearm purchases in the state.
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“I call on the TN Legislature to pursue a new ‘Order of Protection Act’ to segregate dangerous individuals from firearms while upholding constitutional rights,” Lee wrote in a Twitter post.
Memorials for the six victims killed in a mass shooting are placed in front of the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Three adults and three children were killed at the school. (KR/Mega)
The Nashville Second Amendment debate was recently thrust into the national spotlight after a transgender gunman opened fire at a Christian school, killing six people, including three children.
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After the horrifying incident, three Democratic Republican lawmakers led an anti-gun protest in the state capital that resulted in the expulsion of two male lawmakers. Despite violating house rules, the expelled MPs were reinstated just days after their dismissal.
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