9 Noteworthy Tweets From Hollywood Actors For Gun Control

Celebrities in favor of stricter gun control laws become more adamant on Twitter when an event occurs or gun violence erupts.

Here are nine noteworthy tweets from Hollywood actors for gun control:

TV star Melissa Joan Hart backed "Everytown for Gun Safety," a gun control group founded by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg:

As a mother this is one of the scariest videos I've seen. Let’s keep scenes like this from happening http://t.co/o0MCDOTS9I @Everytown

— Melissa Joan Hart (@MelissaJoanHart) April 16, 2014

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Stars began their tweets immediately following the Sandy Hook elementary school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut:

Its gonna b hard to b funny today with a heavy heart over school shootings. No more guns! Enough tragedy!

— John Leguizamo (@JohnLeguizamo) December 14, 2012

Guns do nothing but encourage paranoid lunacy, arm fools and criminals, and rain grief and destruction down on the innocent.

— Harvey Fierstein (@HarveyFierstein) December 14, 2012

Gun control is no longer debatable- it's not a 'conversation'- It's a moral mandate. '

— mia farrow (@MiaFarrow) December 14, 2012

Movie actor Albert Brooks, Jason Alexander of "Seinfeld" fame and Bette Midler were outraged about the lack of reaction from Washington:

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Senate rejects gun background checks. Mentally ill people rejoice.

— Albert Brooks (@AlbertBrooks) April 17, 2013

NRA to now devote attention to first amendment. Trying to make it okay to yell fire in a crowded theater.

— Albert Brooks (@AlbertBrooks) April 17, 2013

Our Congress is officially owned but not by us. 90% of us wanted gun reforms. We got shot. That's NRA. And that is representative govt. now.

— jason alexander (@IJasonAlexander) April 17, 2013

Jim Carrey, who tweeted a brutal attack on gun owners, later apologized, but stuck with his position on gun control:

Asslt rifle fans,I do not agree wth u,nor do I fear u but I do love u and I'm sorry tht in my outrage I called you names.That was wrong. 3^{

— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) July 7, 2013

Btw I don't need a crisis mgr, just a conscience. Calling ppl names is inappropriate but my position on assault weapons hasn't changed. ;^}

— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) July 7, 2013

This article does not constitute legal advice. Check the current gun laws before purchasing or traveling with a firearm.

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