Amy Schumer joined the lawmaker last summer to call for new legislative measures.
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It’s the second time the cousins Schumer have made a push on the initiative, but it likely isn’t the end of the road for the power duo that now refer to themselves as “Schumer & Schumer”.
On Sunday, they stood in front of New York’s City Hall for what they call their “crusade on guns”.
The Schumers-who are cousins-first announced their collaboration earlier this year after a deadly shooting in a Louisiana theater, where Amy’s movie Trainwreck was being screened.
They appeared on the stairs of of New York City Hall to call for legislation to expand background checks before the purchase of the guns, reported Variety. Schumer proposes to “close background check loopholes”, to “stop allowing criminals to avoid background checks at gun shows and online”.
“Please join me and @SenSchumer in ending gun violence and tweet the hashtag #aimingforchange RT we can do this”, Schumer wrote alongside a photo with the politician.
At Sunday’s press conference, Amy, dressed demurely in a black dress and much more subdued than her usual persona, asked for ‘better, more sensible gun control laws’.
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The senator believes at least 40 other senators support him, but he hopes for votes from the 60 needed to pass a bill.
