'Kill the NRA' message appears on billboard on Interstate 65 in Louisville

A vandalized billboard on Interstate 65 in Louisville called out the National Rifle Association following the recent school shootings in Kentucky and Florida.

The sign on I-65 northbound near the Fern Valley Road exit read "Kill the NRA," and was tagged with "Resist 45," a group that opposed President Donald Trump. 

Photos of the billboard, which is owned by Outfront Media, circulated widely on social media Monday. David Watkins, a spokesman for the company, said Tuesday that the vandalism on the Outfront property had been "immediately removed." 

Last week's school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead has renewed outrage and debate over the nation's gun laws, with the NRA taking heat from those who want to see tighter regulations on firearms.

The NRA's official Facebook page shared the sign on Monday telling gun owners that it's "a wakeup call. They're coming after us."

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"Resist 45" also popped up on several billboards across Louisville last year, including on a Louisville Soccer board at the University of Louisville and along Interstate 65.

A billboard vandalized in October read "Grab life by the pussy" and featured a small "Resist 45" tag in the corner. The message played off a sales slogan for the Keystone Light beer, and the phrase was likely a reference to a campaign scandal in which Trump was recorded in 2005 talking with Access Hollywood host Billy Bush about women.

"I'm automatically attracted to beautiful (women) — I just start kissing them," Trump said. "It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything ... Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything."  

A Facebook page for Resist 45 appears to have been deleted. 

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