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Hollywood Celebrities Renew Push for Gun Control Following FedEx Shooting: It's a 'National Disgrace'

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Hollywood celebrities are renewing their push for gun control following a shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, which reportedly left eight people dead late Thursday. The gunmen committed suicide at the scene, according to reports.Show business elites including Julianne Moore, Bette Midler, Alyssa Milano, and Stephen King are urging lawmakers to take action. It’s a “national disgrace,” actor Billy Baldwin tweeted.Celebrities have their drive for more gun control following shootings in Atlanta and Boulder, Colorado, promoting&nbsp;measures including background checks and a ban on assault weapons. Many of the stars&nbsp; last week when President Joe Biden announced a new set of executive orders that includes&nbsp;new restrictions on “ghost guns” and a push for red flag laws.On Friday, the stars resumed banging their drums for gun control, seizing on the Indianapolis shooting to push their political agenda.Julianne Moore demanded elected officials take action to ensure there are fewer guns on the street. She also pushed for police reform and more mental health services. “If our representatives don’t do all of the above vote them out. We don’t have to live like this,” she wrote.Bette Midler tweeted “there is something seriously wrong” with the country, saying it is being “terrorized by when with guns.” She added the country “does absolutely nothing to resist.”Let me just say this: there is something seriously wrong with a country that is allows itself to be terrorized by men with guns, and does absolutely nothing to resist.— bettemidler (@BetteMidler)Stephen King tweeted “something has to be done about guns in this country,” adding that “safeguards” are needed to prevent “crazy” and “angry” people from obtaining and using firearms.Something has to be done about guns in this country. There have to be safeguards against crazy people and angry people getting them and using them.— Stephen King (@StephenKing)Star Wars actor Mark Hamill expressed his frustration with what he sees as an endless cycle of violence and political inaction.MoreGunViolence/Thoughts&amp;Prayers/NationMourns/ PoliticiansDoNothing/Rinse&amp;Repeat/MoreGunViolence/ Thoughts&amp;Prayers/NationMourns/ PoliticiansDoNothing/Rinse&amp;Repeat/MoreGunViolence/ Thoughts&amp;Prayers/NationMourns/ PoliticiansDoNothing/Rinse&amp;Repeat/&amp;on&amp;on&amp;on&amp;on&amp;on&amp;o&amp;on&amp;on&amp;on&amp;on&amp;on&amp;on— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself)Rosanna Arquette demanded “gun control now.”Gun control now— ✌🏼rosanna arquette (@RoArquette)Alyssa Milano urged the Senate to pass gun legislation, using the anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting to demand reforms.&nbsp;She also urged her fans not to become “numb” by the Indianapolis shooting.14 years ago, gunman killed 32 &amp; injured 23 atAt least 495,172 died from guns since w/ Black Americans experiencing a disproportionate number of deaths &amp; injuries.We’re done waiting for life-saving legislation. for Senate to pass reforms.— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano)So much tragedy. Don’t become numb to it. Allow yourself to feel all of this pain, and then be the change. 💔— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano)Billy Baldwin also demanded gun control, calling the FedEx shooting a “national disgrace.”You know that old gun nut saying…“The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” ???Well… that doesn’t seem to be working out so well. A national disgrace.— Billy Baldwin (@BillyBaldwin)Follow David Ng on Twitter&nbsp;. Have a tip? Contact me at&nbsp;..Please if you're having issues with commenting.

Hollywood celebrities are renewing their push for gun control following a shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, which reportedly left eight people dead late Thursday. The gunmen committed suicide at the scene, according to reports.Show business elites including Julianne Moore, Bette Midler, Alyssa Milano, and Stephen King are urging lawmakers to take action. It’s a “national disgrace,” actor Billy Baldwin tweeted.Celebrities have their drive for more gun control following shootings in Atlanta and Boulder, Colorado, promoting&nbsp;measures including background checks and a ban on...

Hollywood Celebrities Renew Push for Gun Control Following FedEx Shooting: It's a 'National Disgrace'

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