The story are gut-wrenching, Amy Schumer said at the event, calling attention to the 12-year-old girl who died after being hit by a stray bullet while in her Long Island home earlier this month.
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Amy Schumer and her cousin, Sen.
So on Sunday, they stood together in front of New York’s City Hall for what they call their “crusade on guns”.
Her appearance followed the shootings that took place at a theater in Lafayette, LA, during the screening of her film “Trainwreck”. I don’t know why he picked my movie.
Speaking on the steps of New York City Hall yesterday, the star called for tighter restrictions on gun sales, introducing a hashtag #aimingforchange to raise awareness of loopholes in legislation that can allow violent criminals or the severely mentally ill to buy a gun. Chuck Schumer to ask for stricter gun control laws.
“I’m not sure why this man chose my movie to end those two lives and injure nine others, but it was very personal for me”, said Amy in a press conference.
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Sen. Schumer proposed legislation that creates financial rewards for states that submit all necessary records into the background check system and creates penalties for states that do not. Houser was reported to have a history of mental health issues.
