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A picture of the Oklahoma City bombing site at the Murrah Federal Building is raising some eyebrows after a website used the image for its gun control campaign.The photo first appeared on Blue Nation Review's Facebook page on June 2.The image features the destruction of the Murrah Federal Building with a crowd below it.Video: Oklahomans respond to viral photo of Murrah buildingWords over the image read, "What if the FBI had NRA Logic? Bombs should be legal to all Americans because bombs don't kill people people kill people.""I don't particularly like the picture of the bombed-out building being used for political purposes," said Bud Welch, whose daughter died in the bombing.The incident on April 19, 1995 killed 168 people and injured more than 680 others, causing an estimated $652 million worth of damage.The former site, which is now a memorial, is a national attraction that offers healing and reflection.Some KOCO 5 viewers called Blue Nation Review's photo insensitive."I think so," said Terry Greenfield. "It's a difficult enough place. I'd hate to see it made even more so."In a phone interview, Jimmy Williams, Blue Nation Review's executive director, said the photo and its post was meant to be thought-provoking."Our point here is simple," said Williams. "The federal government regulates the use of bombs, but they refuse to regulate the use of most other weapons, specifically guns, which are used to kill innocent men women and children everyday across America. Common-sense gun control is the least we should ask for as a society, and by no means should anyone use our message to diminish the tragic deaths of the Oklahoma City bombing. We at BNR most certainly don't."KOCO 5 asked about the thought process behind the posting. Upon our inquiry, Williams said he met with his digital staffers and discussed taking the photo and post down but the organization felt it was appropriate.Welch said he sees no real harm in the photo."I didn't dream at the time of Julie's death that we would have people with semi-automatics in this country and a belt with bullets. I didn't think that possible to become legal but a fact is a fact," he said.