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MAN. Provocative new PSAs ask why assault weapons are legal but children's books and chocolate candies are 'banned' New set of PSAs called 'Choose One' shows two children in each ad - one holding a 'banned' item, and the other, an assault weaponLatest action of nonprofit group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, which was founded after last December's Newtown shootingsComes day after Senate failed to pass gun control bill By Beth Stebner Published: 20:16 GMT, 18 April 2013 | Updated: 22:41 GMT, 18 April 2013 Which is more dangerous – a chocolate Kinder egg or an AK-47?

That’s what a powerful new series of public service announcements, funded by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, an advocacy group that asks for ‘common-sense’ gun legislation. The PSA examine seemingly harmless banned objects like children’s books, the German candy, and rubber balls – and asks why they are banned in the U.S. while assault weapons are not. Choose one: Nonprofit group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America has released a provocative new campaign calling for action Which is it? Enlarge. Youtube. If Black People Said The Stuff White People Say. Maysoon Zayid: I got 99 problems... palsy is just one. Canadians React to Ottawa Shooting Racism.