Hollywood has come together to make a change over the portrayal of gun violence onscreen.
Judd Apatow, Mark Ruffalo, Jimmy Kimmel, Damon Lindelof, Adam McKay, Julianne Moore, Shonda Rhimes, Eli Roth, Mark Ruffalo, Amy Schumer, and John Glickman are among the first round of signatures for a petition calling for the film and TV industry to re-examine its influence on national gun violence in the U.S.
The petition, titled “Open Letter to Our Colleagues in the Creative Community,” calls for studios to model responsible gun safety practices in productions and curb portrayals of guns in scenes involving children. The effort, led by activists Christy Callahan, the co-chair of the Brady United Against Gun Violence organization’s Regional Leadership Council, and Robert Bowers Disney, comes after the Uvalde elementary school mass shooting on May 24.
“Considering there have been over 250 other mass shootings so far this year, it’s an almost incomprehensible tragedy.
Judd Apatow, Mark Ruffalo, Jimmy Kimmel, Damon Lindelof, Adam McKay, Julianne Moore, Shonda Rhimes, Eli Roth, Mark Ruffalo, Amy Schumer, and John Glickman are among the first round of signatures for a petition calling for the film and TV industry to re-examine its influence on national gun violence in the U.S.
The petition, titled “Open Letter to Our Colleagues in the Creative Community,” calls for studios to model responsible gun safety practices in productions and curb portrayals of guns in scenes involving children. The effort, led by activists Christy Callahan, the co-chair of the Brady United Against Gun Violence organization’s Regional Leadership Council, and Robert Bowers Disney, comes after the Uvalde elementary school mass shooting on May 24.
“Considering there have been over 250 other mass shootings so far this year, it’s an almost incomprehensible tragedy.
- 6/13/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The powerful gun-safety lobby launched by Jim Brady in 1981 has rounded up some 200 Hollywood luminaries – including Shonda Rhimes, Judd Apatow and Jimmy Kimmel – to sign its “Show Your Safety” pledge, a promise to depict guns safely and responsibly onscreen.
“Hollywood has modeled positive culture change before: Seatbelt use, smoking, teen pregnancy, marriage equality,” according to a Monday release from Brady. Now, as America’s gun violence epidemic worsens, is the time to undertake a responsibility in storytelling depicting firearms and gun safety.”
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Other signatories include John Glickman, Wyck Godfrey, Grant Heslov, Simon Kinberg, Damon Lindelof, Adam McKay, Hannah Minghella, Julianne Moore, Eli Roth, Mark Ruffalo and Amy Schumer (read the full list here).
The pledge includes an open letter and a three-pronged approach to #ShowYourSafety, including modeling responsible gun ownership and showing “consequences for reckless gun use.”
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“Hollywood has modeled positive culture change before: Seatbelt use, smoking, teen pregnancy, marriage equality,” according to a Monday release from Brady. Now, as America’s gun violence epidemic worsens, is the time to undertake a responsibility in storytelling depicting firearms and gun safety.”
Also Read:
Michael Moore Urges 2nd Amendment Repeal: Get Dogs, Not Guns
Other signatories include John Glickman, Wyck Godfrey, Grant Heslov, Simon Kinberg, Damon Lindelof, Adam McKay, Hannah Minghella, Julianne Moore, Eli Roth, Mark Ruffalo and Amy Schumer (read the full list here).
The pledge includes an open letter and a three-pronged approach to #ShowYourSafety, including modeling responsible gun ownership and showing “consequences for reckless gun use.”
Read...
- 6/13/2022
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
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