Immediately following breaking news of Thursday’s tragic shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, Hollywood celebrities and other stars took to social media to call for gun control.
The NRA uses campaign expenditures & rating system to exert influence over cowardly members of #Congress. #dirtymoney
— Mia Farrow (@MiaFarrow) October 2, 2015
In my state of CT gun violence is down 40%. We have #commonsensegunlaws. If your Congress person is in NRA pocket use your vote to oust them
— Mia Farrow (@MiaFarrow) October 2, 2015
While U.S. has 5% of the world's population, it saw 31% of public mass shootings #UCCShooting
— Jessica Chastain (@jes_chastain) October 1, 2015
Australia had 4 shootings from 1987 to 1996. Parliament then passed stricter gun laws. They havnt had a mass shooting since #UCCShooting
— Jessica Chastain (@jes_chastain) October 1, 2015
142 school shootings in 3 years. Who will legislate against this unchecked killing of American kids?#UCCShooting https://t.co/syRhcCwls3
— Minnie Driver (@driverminnie) October 1, 2015
💔 There have been 274 days in 2015, and 264 mass shootings https://t.co/qMs9hegucJ /via @RollingStone #UCCShooting @heykim
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) October 1, 2015
“We are the only advanced country on Earth that sees these kinds of mass shootings every few months" – @POTUS http://t.co/wUnr5qcSF1
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) October 1, 2015
I am making my event at Carnegie Hall 11-14 a benefit for @Everytown which fights for gun safety. Visit their site. Sign up. @nycomedyfest
— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) October 2, 2015
Sickened by the Portland shooting. Luckily @Stormof69 is currently making mincemeat of an NRA douche on Twitter. Follow her & breathe.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) October 1, 2015
Oh my god, Oregon State. When will this stop? This is madness. We must stop the NRA & its choke … https://t.co/0iJOViyOSm
— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) October 1, 2015
Another massacre.
Don't wait to talk about it.
Gun control now.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) October 1, 2015
Shame on those of you politicizing #UCCShooting – 13 young people dead, 20 wounded… If you have a soul your praying not spewing politics.
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) October 1, 2015
https://twitter.com/Montel_Williams/status/649684406177800192
I support schools being gun free. To think otherwise is dangerously misguided. https://t.co/nErxAHArfw
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) October 1, 2015
https://twitter.com/Montel_Williams/status/649733138214715392
Let's fix it whatever the cost. Let's close the gun show loophole and let's require some basic training. https://t.co/yLu0qrGrDd
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) October 2, 2015
When someone seeks to buy multiple weapons and body armor I damn well want someone asking what the hell they are up to before sale.
— Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) October 2, 2015
Guns don't kill ppl but NRA ppl who own Congress ppl make it really easy for deranged ppl to get guns & kill innocent ppl.
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) October 1, 2015
Here's what happens next – #UCCShooting #Columbine #NRA #p2 #gunsense pic.twitter.com/vuDXC7OQwF
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) October 1, 2015
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