Gun responsibility is important on and off set.
Jim Brady was White House Press Secretary in 1981 working under Ronald Reagan. He was shot in the head by a gunman attempting to assassinate President Reagan. After surviving that, Brady and his wife devoted their lives to gun safety causes.
Brady launched the “Gun Safety Lobby” in 1981. he passed away in 2014, but the Brady Lobby now counts 200+ Hollywood voices as part of his team. People like Shonda Rhimes, Judd Apatow, and Jimmy Kimmel have signed the “Show Your Safety” pledge. It’s a promise to depict guns safely and responsibly onscreen.
You can read the full list of people here.
The Brady Lobby’s call to action
In an open letter recently published on the organization’s site, they write:
“Considering there have been over 250 other mass shootings so far this year, it’s an almost incomprehensible tragedy. Something needs to be done.
Author: Jason Hellerman
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
