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| Beyonce and Jamie Foxx release video for Bloomberg's anti-gun campaign | Beyonce and Jamie Foxx release video for Bloomberg's anti-gun campaign |
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| As National Rifle Association executive vice-president Wayne LaPierre called for armed officers in schools at a Friday morning conference, a gun control advocacy group released a video with some of the most famous artists in the world calling for a plan to end gun violence. | As National Rifle Association executive vice-president Wayne LaPierre called for armed officers in schools at a Friday morning conference, a gun control advocacy group released a video with some of the most famous artists in the world calling for a plan to end gun violence. |
| Celebrities including Beyonce, Jamie Foxx and Jason Bateman call out: "Columbine, Virginia Tech, Tucson, Aurora, Fort Hood, Oak Creek, Newtown," as they make a plea to the government asking Barack Obama and Congress to take action and create legislation that ends gun violence. | Celebrities including Beyonce, Jamie Foxx and Jason Bateman call out: "Columbine, Virginia Tech, Tucson, Aurora, Fort Hood, Oak Creek, Newtown," as they make a plea to the government asking Barack Obama and Congress to take action and create legislation that ends gun violence. |
| More than 40 actors, comedians and musicians appear in the video, which is part of the Demand A Plan campaign organised by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, founded by New York mayor Michael Bloomberg. | More than 40 actors, comedians and musicians appear in the video, which is part of the Demand A Plan campaign organised by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, founded by New York mayor Michael Bloomberg. |
| The video's release coincided with the one-week anniversary of the Newtown shootings when 27 people, including 20 children, were killed in Connecticut. | The video's release coincided with the one-week anniversary of the Newtown shootings when 27 people, including 20 children, were killed in Connecticut. |
| On Wednesday, Lady Gaga, Martha Stewart and Silicon Valley celebrities including Twitter co-founder Evan Williams signed their names to the Demand A Plan petition that asks to "prevent future tragedies by passing common sense legislation." | On Wednesday, Lady Gaga, Martha Stewart and Silicon Valley celebrities including Twitter co-founder Evan Williams signed their names to the Demand A Plan petition that asks to "prevent future tragedies by passing common sense legislation." |
| The organization's petition specifically requests legislation that: | The organization's petition specifically requests legislation that: |
| • Require a criminal background check for every gun sold in America • Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines • Make gun trafficking a federal crime, including real penalties for "straw purchasers" | • Require a criminal background check for every gun sold in America • Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines • Make gun trafficking a federal crime, including real penalties for "straw purchasers" |
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