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

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