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Guns N’ Roses sue Texas gun store over false association with band-Emily Bashforth-Entertainment – Metro
The store ‘will be fighting back.’
Guns N’ Roses are suing a Texas gun store for damages (Picture:Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)
Guns N’ Roses are taking legal action against an actual gun store.
The current line-up for the American hard rock band consists of vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, bassist McKagan, guitarist Richard Fortus, drummer Frank Ferrer and keyboardists Dizzy Reed and Melissa Reese.
And after learning of the name of a certain firearm store, the band are concerned that fans might think it’s associated with them.
As a result, Guns N’ Roses are suing the Texas store.
Axl Rose and co have filed a lawsuit against the online shop Texas Guns and Roses – which is run by the Jersey Village Florist – accusing them of ‘confusing consumers into believing that it was connected or associated with, or licensed by, GNR.’
The papers state that, despite a cease and desist letter being sent in 2019, the shop continues to ‘intentionally trade on GNR’s goodwill, prestige and fame without GNR’s approval, license or consent.’
(L-R) Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash and Izzy Stradlin, pictured in 1988, (Picture: Ross Marino/Getty Images)
Singer Axl Rose and co want the store to change its name (Picture: EPA)
They add: ‘This is particularly damaging to GNR given the nature of defendant’s business. GNR, quite reasonably, does not want to be associated with defendant, a firearms and weapons retailer.
‘Furthermore, defendant espouses political views related to the regulation and control of firearms and weapons on the website that may be polarising to many U.S. consumers.’
The heavy metal band is seeking damages for an undisclosed amount and for the store to change its name.
Texas Guns and Roses say there has never been any confusion over their name and an association with the group (Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)
David L. Clark, the owners of the store’s attorney, has insisted there is no confusion between the store and the band and vowed to fight the Welcome to the Jungle hitmakers.
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He told City News Service: ‘There’s never been any confusion and they have no evidence of confusion. This is an attempt to run up costs and burn us out.
‘Our client sells metal safes for guns and flowers, and have a one-stop website and absolutely no one is confused. Nobody thinks we’re the band or there is some affiliation.’
‘We will be fighting back,’ he declared.
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