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Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston + MORE Come Together to End Gun Violence

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Celebrities such as Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston and Beyonce are taking action in the wake of the horrific school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut that left 20 children dead.

The stars appear with a slew of other A-listers in a new PSA from Mayors Against Illegal Guns titled, “Demand a Plan to End Gun Violence.”

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In the emotional clip, the celebrities list off some of the most horrific school shootings in the U.S., such as at Columbine, Virginia Tech and Newtown, and ask, “How many more?”

Beyonce, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Jennifer Garner, Jon Hamm, Jessica Alba, Will Ferrell, Chris Rock and a number of other big names are also featured in the PSA.

You can visit Demandaplan.org to join the effort to end gun violence.

Check out the video below.

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  • Benny

    Thumbs up.

  • Mario is a Putz

    I don’t get it. Is other violence OK then. I wish there was an answer but I don,t know what it is. But for sure we don’t want to offend people coming into the country illegally.

  • jhonnyv

    this is bullshit.

  • really?

    do you people not get it? a lot of kids who weren’t even old enough to know what violence is were killed by a gunman. it’s just another school shooting. it was only in july that a gunman killed and injured people going to a movie. we almost had another movie shooting in November if it weren’t for the gunman’s mom turning him in before he could. oh and surprise surprise what do all three gunman in these examples have in common? they’re mentally unstable and had guns. of course people are going to call for stuff like this to happen. i realize that guns aren’t the only form of violence out there and i don’t think we should get rid of them. but innocent lives were taken by a gunman. measures have to be taken to make sure that the people who do have access to guns have the right mind to have them. and of course other forms of violence are not ok at all but these kids weren’t beaten to death they were shot. guns aren’t a problem until people make them one i.e. the gunmen who kill innocent lives for whatever reasons. it doesn’t surprise me that this video exists. Celebrities are allowed to care about something like this. Most of them, if not all, are parents. This is a parent’s worst nightmare. get over it and show some respect.

  • 3.14159

    How many of those celebs in the clip have taken a paycheck using guns in movies? If they pledge to stop making money portraying gun violence on screen I might take their plea for “enough” more seriously.

  • Nutty

    I completely agree with this video. I am from Australia & we have had tight gun control laws since the Port Arthur massacre in 1996 (35 dead). Our laws don’t stop you from owning a gun as long as you have a gun licence (to get one you must meet certain criteria) and it is properly locked up when not in use so children or others can’t get hold of it. The main thing our gun laws stopped is the ownership of semi-automatic or automatic weapons….guns that you can just hold the trigger down & don’t have to think about who or what you are shooting. Since our gun laws have been introduced we have not had a mass shooting at all & it has succeeded. I don’t know why Americans are so against gun control when it will save lives.

  • http://www.facebook.com/courtney.puzzo Courtney Puzzo

    most of these celebs need to shut their traps because they have armed bodyguards and most don’t know where connecticut is nor in what county the massacare took place. had Claire Newman been asked to be involved in this I’d get it she’s lived in large part in Connecticut her entire life and was taught to respect guns and use them responsibly by her father Paul who was a world war II veteran who among other activities on his down time liked to hunt and fish. as for guns in movies sometimes the film wouldn’t work without guns like Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid or the Unforgiven which are both westerns. the tragedy took place in Fairfield County which is the largest in the state of connecticut and the same one in which Ms Newman and her older siblings were raised correct they were raised in Westport where her sister Melissa and mom Joanne still live now while she lives in Darien and her two step sisters Susan & Stephanie live in Wilton while her other Biological sister Eleanore lives in Santa Cruz California though she does go back to CT every so often to visit the family because their mum is petrified of flying and also is getting up htere in age she’ll be 83 in february

  • CuteBaldChick

    Although it is commendable that they are taking a stand, when each one of these actors decides not to star in a movie that has a gun or some kind of violence (I recall Beyonce making a very bad movie about a stalker that she beat the crap out of) then maybe I’ll take them seriously. I am not disparaging their cause, what happened at Newtown should never happen to anyone, especially children. But tell me how many movies in Hollywood have excessive violence in them? Quentin Tarantino anyone?

  • Love never fails

    Such hypocracy! Most celebs and politicians have armed guards..why can’t we….trash and complete craziness!

  • Love never fails

    So people still kill each other in OZ, though don’t they? But thx for the warning, Australia is not all that great.

  • martina

    Isn’t it coincidence that such a tragedies happened so close together in time, so people will sacrifice their logic and brain to vote for something that help them feel secure and safe?!
    Hm, safe and secure without the gun……..against the attacker who WILL have the gun!
    Safe and secure when their government take their rights away. They Will have guns! They WILL impose power and order!
    Instead of watching this video, people should search more than little bit about the identities of those shooters, and try to see certain connection!
    And maybe ask who is REALLY going to benefit from that?!
    Oh……finaly…..There is no coincidence!

  • martina

    , 1996 was 16 years ago!

  • Quinn

    When was the last time you visited Australia? Our country is pretty
    outstanding compared to a country that can’t even keep it’s people fed
    and house. Where people lose their homes because they can’t afford to
    keep paying their mortgage. Australia managed to keep it’s people out of
    a huge economic downfall, how is America doing economically? Yes we
    still have violence, all countries do, but compared to a country that is
    so ignorant that they can’t see that their gun laws need to change, we
    have a fairly easy life over here. We don’t have lone gunman walking
    into schools and massacring babies because we woke up after the first
    time some person decided to play god. We don’t have thousands living in
    the street. We don’t have people dying because they can’t afford to pay their medical
    bills. If you have forgotten to notice we also helped out America when
    they decided to send their people to a country to fight a war that
    wasn’t theirs to fight in to first place. We have lost lives supporting
    the United states in your past presidents idea of making the world a
    safer place. Just as you love your country we love ours, Americans are
    not the only ones allowed to be proud of where they came from. When it
    comes down to it America needs to wake up and make a change because if
    not children are going to continue being killed.

  • paul

    You’re an idiot. I bet you believe the government cause 9/11 too.

  • KG7412

    Celebrties demanding it. We DEFINITELY should do it then. If only we can outlaw guns all together just like we did drugs. Glad we are a completely drug free nation now! Enough… ignorance.

  • jackalexandria

    do you even know where Australia is?

  • Jen

    I applaud these actors for taking a stand and I applaud posters who realize the film industry is not really killing people/animals. I am concern though that people will criticize them because their work includes pretending with guns, but I do hope people know it is NOT the same. I would like to give those watching a movie the benefit of being intelligent enough to know pretend from reality and thus know unlike walking into a real class with a real gun, actors are not doing that. I would also like to think those who do not know the difference are those we should be helping to seek mental help as we all should be able to know pretend from reality/normalcy.

    These actors have done a great service not because of who they are and what they do. When they could easily remain silent because their work includes violence as entertaiment…they chose to say let us pretend on your behalf and you sit back and enjoy it only on film instead of trying it out yourselves. Let that be the LIMITATION of your NEED FOR VIOLENCE. They took a stand against people who will not be able to get up off the floor when the director says cut and stand (say) in a commercial that ask we not go out and kill each other because we saw it on TV/films/games….or what I feel is more of the reality…something some wanted to do no matter of arts and that is a line for defining mental illness. Folks, if we can’t see the difference between a movie and real life?…. then it is not only time to end movies, but any and every thing that has the potential of showing something that could lead to death.
    So to these actors taking a stand? Like any other citizen taking a stand…BRAVO and THANK YOU!

  • JJ13

    A plan ,yes…but do not take guns aware from our right to bear arms . The lack of responsiblility is what also needs correction. Most of these children or young adults that do theae horrific crimes ,use their parents guns or riffles,or take them during a robbing. There needs to be stricter a psychiatric evaluation/or a behavioral science applied to the process of receiving a hand gun permit. Completely eradicating guns from all USA citizens is not the solution. Personally I love Australia ,but i live here in America. Yes Australia has no massacres in years since guns are not allowed but did you k.ow that per 100,000 citizens Australia has a 12.8 suicide rate and the USA has almost a 12% rate. Did you know Finland requires or encourages home owners to have guns and Finland is one of the safest places with no or hardly any massacres? Yes we need a complete restruction of the gun permit process but not a removal. Gun owners need to be more responsible when It comes to proper storage of the firearm. Healthcare neds to be better ,having better plans for me’stal illness claims ..most Insurances only cover so many visits per year ,there should not be a limit to mental healthcare visits. Gun ownership comes down to responsibility. Look what happened when the US went through alcohol prohibition ? There is no way that guns will be totally eradicated from the USA. Just as illegal drugs ,there is a black market for everything.I’m sorry ,but call me all the name you want , no mother should be taking her child to a shooting range when he is classified under a mental/behavioral/neurological disorder . You can go fight for your county at what 17 years of age and use a gun but you cant have a drink with your dad at a local pub? But your responsible enough to shoot & kill others and die in your countries honor ? I do agree that guns laws need a complete overhaul. If a persons career requires them to go through a phychiatric evaluation before approving them stable to carry a gun ,why should that requirement not go to every gun oqner ,hand gun & shot gun? The fact that this whole issue is basically gone from a claim from the Westboro Baptist church claiming to picket the funerals and that taking god out of our school by that discriminating Huckabee clown ,to the latest publishing that too many women are teachers and not one man was present ,even a janitor …saying that women and children are easy targets and placing this on a gender issue now ,COME ON FOLKS ..WTF ? IS WRONG WITH YOU ALL !!!!! You have a preacher from Westboro Baptist church on utube after the Columbine shootings saying God sent this kids doqn to kill other children and to keep them coming in the name of our lord??? Does anyone even see how INSANE & TWISTED this sounds ? A man that is Christian ,representing Christianity ,is saying this is what we all deserved ? AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO SEE’S JUST HOW CORRUPT THIS IS ?????? HELLOOOOO AMERICA ,WAKE UP ….THERE IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO FEELS THIS IS GODS WRATH AND WANTS TO PROTEST & PICKET THE FUNERALS …HOLY SHIT !!! HOW BRAINWASHED IS AMERICA????? AND HOW DID THE ARTICLE OF WOMAN BEING IN THE WORKFORCE EVEN BECOME A CAUSE OF THIS ??? HOW CAN ANY PERSON HAVE THE IGNORANCE TO WRITE THIS ? YET ALONE PUBLISH IT ????? TO ARM OUR TEACHERS NOW WITH GUNS ? WTF ???? AMERICA …WAKE UP !!!!!!

  • lololol

    Gee thanks Wikipedia!

  • lololol

    *hypocrisy

  • lololol

    No. You’re an idiot if you DON’T.

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