'Safest place to buy': Girl Scout cookie sale not going over well with anti-gun activist

Jacob B. | 5:17 PM on January 26, 2014

Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, was not happy to see the following picture.

Is this what it takes to buy #GirlScout cookies in America? Pathetic. #momsdemand #gunsense in #Texas pic.twitter.com/b4zMxAR9QB

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) January 26, 2014

She continued her tirade.

#ThinMints & assault weapons? Shame on #Texas #GirlScouts for allowing. Take action @girlscouts #momsdemand #gunsense pic.twitter.com/4idcjyeenL

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) January 26, 2014

.@girlscouts Is there an #OpenCarry badge available in #Texas? As a former #GirlScout I'm disappointed. #momsdemand pic.twitter.com/Qfq3syVVzZ

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) January 26, 2014

Others responded by saying they would go out of their way to purchase a box from a gun owner.

https://twitter.com/ItsStillDan/status/427553432178667520

https://twitter.com/firmitasrex/status/427551778406551552

https://twitter.com/kcarmical/status/427550724843520000

That's among the safest places to buy GS cookies there could be… @gemssim Maybe gluten free 😉 @LLLGeorge @shannonrwatts

— Defenseless=Nonsense (@soderstromk) January 26, 2014

Do you suggest @girlscouts not sell cookies to a law abiding citizen? @shannonrwatts #texas #gunsense

— Jimmy Johnson (@Jim____Johnson) January 26, 2014

https://twitter.com/JSmith8505/status/427518719238365185