Nick Offerman, Adam Scott and 'Parks and Recreation' Creator Respond After NRA Tweets Amy Poehler GIF | THR News - video Dailymotion

Michael Schur, an outspoken critic of the gun lobby, demanded the removal of a meme featuring Amy Poehler's character.

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00:00Do you guys want to stop mentally insane individuals from getting firearms?

00:05Parks and Recreation creator Michael Schauer was less than impressed with the NRA sharing

00:09a gif from his show on its official Twitter account on Wednesday night and was quick to

00:13demand the gun group take it down as he didn't want parks used to promote a pro-slaughter agenda.

00:18Following NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch's appearance on the CNN town hall debating gun control in the

00:24wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting, the NRA tweeted a thank you tweet

00:28featuring Amy Poehler's Parks and Rec character Leslie Knope giving a thumbs up.

00:32Schauer, whose Twitter handle is Ken Tremendous, tweeted back that the gun lobby should take

00:36down the tweet as he would prefer you not use a gif from a show I worked on to promote your

00:41pro-slaughter agenda. He added,

00:43Nick Offerman, who played Ron Swanson on Parks and Rec, later echoed Schauer's demand that the NRA

00:54take down their tweet, writing that Leslie Knope represents the opposite of your pro-slaughter

00:59agenda. The actor added,

01:01Take it down and please eat.

01:03I'm just going to stay angry. I find that relaxes me.

01:06Adam Scott, aka Ben White, on the series chimed in with this,

01:10Hey NRA, please stay the f*** away from Leslie Knope.

01:13Meanwhile, following the CNN town hall, Loesch made an unscheduled appearance at the

01:17conservative political action conference Thursday morning.

01:19Addressing the television media set up in the back of the room, Loesch said,

01:23Many in legacy media love mass shootings. You guys love it.

01:26Loesch, who was applauded by some for appearing in the town hall and booed by others for her

01:30performance, then clarified her comment. I'm not saying that you love the tragedy,

01:34she told the crowd on Thursday. I'm saying you love the ratings.

01:38Speaking on behalf of the NRA, Loesch said,

01:40We will not be gaslighted into thinking we're responsible for a tragedy we had nothing to do with.

01:44She received a hero's applause from the crowd and said that journalists should feel free to come

01:48accost her in the hallway at the conference.

01:51I'm here, we're here, we're not going anywhere, she said.

01:54To read more on this story, head to THR.com.

01:56For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Lyndsey Rodrigues.