"Columbine, Virginia Tech, Tucson, Aurora..." and the list goes on. One by one celebrities read off the names of major shootings around the country. Their mission? To motivate their fellow Americans to "Demand A Plan to End Gun Violence."
Released on the same day as the NRA conference and just a week after the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting, which took the lives of 20 children and eight adults, "Demand A Plan to End Gun Violence" has gone viral on YouTube. The nearly minute and a half long video by the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition features of bevy of Hollywood celebrities as the call on Americans to demand the government to make substation changes to end gun violence.
The video is sponsored by Demand a Plan, which is urging both President Obama and Congress to pass "common sense legislation," Today reported. After four days of being published, it has garnered over four million views-4,354,581 to be exact-and over 31,000 likes.
"Demand A Plan to End Gun Violence" is just the latest in a string of videos published by the organization. It's YouTube profile also features videos of shooting survivors and family members of victims from Virginia Tech, Tucson, Columbine and the Oak Creek temple shooting.
Demand a Plan is urging government to make a change in gun control that can "prevent future tragedies," its website states. This legislation would require background checks for guns sold, ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and make gun trafficking a federal crime.
"It's time. Join more than 800 mayors and 800,000 grassroots supporters to demand that President Obama and Congress step forward with a plan to end gun violence," its website states. It also encourages visitors to sign a petition to send to Washington.
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