NoRA: Alec Baldwin and Amy Schumer join new anti-NRA initiative
Celebrities, including Alec Baldwin, Amy Schumer and Jimmy Kimmel, have added their voices to a new initiative targeting the National Rifle Association.
The stars have partnered with students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school, policy experts, and various grassroots gun safety organizations to start the No Rifle Association Initiative, which pledges to reduce the NRA’s influence in American politics with demonstrations, boycotts and voter registration efforts.
The initiative, which uses the hashtag #NoRA, sent an open letter to the National Rifle Association executive vice-president, Wayne LaPierre, on Friday, denouncing his organization’s sway in American politics and promising to hasten gun reform efforts in the wake of the Parkland shooting, where 17 people were killed. The letter accuses the NRA of fighting “every single basic gun reform measure that might have saved lives” and vows to “shine a bright light on what you and your organization do to America”.
More than 130 celebrities and activists have partnered with #NoRA, including Alyssa Milano, Julianne Moore, Tarana Burke, Don Cheadle, Michael Moore, Patton Oswalt, Jill Soloway and Stoneman Douglas student David Hogg, who has been the victim of rightwing attacks since he began to publicly advocate tougher gun safety laws.
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/apr/20/nra-alec-baldwin-amy-schumer-join-anti-nora-group
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