Coney mainstay Gargiulo’s blasted for upcoming NRA fundraiser to be held at eatery
A famed Coney Island restaurant has come under fire for agreeing to host a National Rifle Association (NRA) fundraiser this spring.
In April, Gargiulo’s Restaurant, 2911 West 15th Street, will play host to Brooklyn’s Friends of NRA’s second annual fundraiser, held on behalf of the nonprofit organization which, since the late 1800s has advocated for gun rights in America.
News of the event, slated for April 12 at 6 p.m., comes on the heels of the February 14 mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in which 17 students and teachers were killed and 14 more were hospitalized. The massacre, which has since prompted national organizations and companies alike to cut ties ties with the NRA, is the fifth deadliest school shooting in American history.