The advertising industry’s regulatory body Ad Standards has upheld more than a dozen complaints about a Brisbane billboard depicting a handgun under a Christmas tree. The billboard, advertising the weapons retailer Gun World Australia, was criticised by the Queensland police commissioner, Ian Stewart, last month. Ad Standards considered this complaint but found the billboard did not breach its standards on discrimination or vilification. “Ad Standards will continue to work with the advertiser and other industry bodies regarding this issue of non-compliance,” it said. It is not the first time that Gun World Australia’s billboards have provoked controversy.

Source: The Guardian January 04, 2019 01:41 UTC