Amy Schumer, senator cousin again call for gun control bill

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By VERENA DOBNIK

NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to gathering support for major issues, Amy Schumer is at the forefront of influence. The star has more than 2 million Twitter followers, and nearly as many on Facebook and Instagram.

Her cousin, Sen. Charles Schumer, knows that.

On Sunday, they stood together in front of New York's City Hall for what they call their "crusade on guns."

It started in August, when they teamed up days after a gunman fatally shot two women in a Louisiana theater showing "Trainwreck," starring Amy Schumer. The Schumers urged lawmakers to back a gun control bill sponsored by the New York Democrat.

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[GGJohn]

1. "crusade on guns."

I thought that the word "crusade" was a bad word on DU.
Was I wrong?

[LanternWaste]

19. As it doesn't get one's post hidden, i think we may conclude it is acceptable.

As it doesn't get one's post hidden, i think we may conclude it is acceptable. Unless of course, you're simply attempting to imply an actual point, without saying as much...

[riderinthestorm]

2. Snowden has 1.5 million Twitter followers

Just saying real voices calling for real change are important.

[SunSeeker]

3. K & R

[Duckhunter935]

4. See if all of those Twitter followers

Get out of their basements, lol

[stonecutter357]

6. basements>ammosexual !

[GGJohn]

7. Just couldn't resist with the sexual innuendo, could you?

And controllers wonder why gun control is a smoking wreck in this country.

[stonecutter357]

8. i will take sexual innuendo over

Gun Humpers any day. i don't think i'm going to have a real conversation about guns with you so

[GGJohn]

10. Here's the thing,

you don't want a real conversation about firearms, you just want to throw sexual innuendos out there.

[GGJohn]

12. Real conversations don't work when all you've got is sexual innuendos towards the other

side.

[stonecutter357]

13. You mean the pro death side gets offended over sexual innuendos ?

[GGJohn]

14. Thank you,

you just proved my point.

[stonecutter357]

15. you have no point.

[GGJohn]

16. Well, you may deny it,

but you keep on proving it.

[pintobean]

17. Good jury

[GGJohn]

18. I'm kinda shocked it was 7-0. eom.

[Eleanors38]

21. Jeeez, that IS amazing.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

20. Does a real conversation involve calling Twitter followers "basement dwellers"?

I mean, nevermind that it doesn't make a lick of sense.

[Eleanors38]

22. Well, it did bulge so that the zipper failed under pressure.

[stonecutter357]

5. K&R!

[AngryAmish]

9. I wonder what Billy Carter or Hugh Rodham think about gun control.