The two Jewish comedians also discussed Schumer’s meeting with her cousin, Senator Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat.
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She says, “I was, like, legit (sic) heartbroken just to get that news”.
“I got about a million emails from friends telling me, ‘It could have been any movie, ‘ and I’m trying to believe that. It was so frightful”.
Amy Schumer, who is known as an outspoken comedienne, said she’s not against the Second Amendment, but thinks there need to be restrictions. “I wanted to go down there and do whatever I could”.
The three-part plan will create monetary rewards for states that submit all necessary records into the background check system and penalize states that do not, according to the Associated Press. “Preventing risky people from getting guns is very possible, we have common sense solutions”.
“These are my first public comments on the issue of gun violence – I can promise you this: They will not be my last”, she added.
She is now supporting Senator Schumer’s proposed legislation that would keep guns out of the hands of felons, spousal abusers and the mentally ill.
Schumer has satirized the easy access to guns compared to birth control in America on her sketch comedy show Inside Amy Schumer.
During the weekend, a mother of a Sandy Hook shooting survivor had written to Amy, asking her to be the voice of this generation against gun violence.
“My heart is broken and all my thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Louisiana“, she tweeted the night of the shooting. Schumer introduced a “three-pronged plan” intended to curb gun violence. The critics scoff and say… there’s no way to stop insane people from doing mad things.
Schumer called for a more thorough background check system as she shared details about the lives of shooting victims Jillian Johnson, 33, and Mayci Breaux, 21.
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“These shootings have got to stop”, Amy Schumer said.
