Support thread for Amy Schumer

[cilla4progress]

When popular celebrities step up, it might make a difference.

I hope she will stay in the fray, as she stated.

*For those who missed it, Schumer did a presser today with her cousin, NY Senator Chuck Schumer, supporting gun control in the wake of the recent shooting / murders at her Trainwreck movie.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Fell off my chair when I saw that on the news earlier, and...

aside from the shock of finding out they are related, having a celebrity and a senator on the same stage has got to work. And being related should work even better.

[rurallib]

2. way to go Amy!

[Jack-o-Lantern]

3. Good for her!

[oasis]

4. Schumer says she'll speak out about gun control despite

death threats.

[Starry Messenger]

5. I lurved her already.

I'm glad she's doing this, with Cousin Chuck.

[Deadshot]

6. I'm not a fan of Chuck Schumer, but I do like Amy.

[The Wizard]

7. Coming up next on the Daily Show (NT)

[peequod]

8. I adore her brand of humor

...and am so glad she's on board with this. This takes courage. And calling Sen. Schumer, Cousin Chuck? that was cute.

[Arugula Latte]

9. She is brave to go up against all these fucking gun humpers.

Good luck, Amy!

[lastlib]

23. .

Yes, Good Luck!!

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[CBHagman]

10. Here's a link to the story...

...which I hadn't heard about before just now. Thanks for the heads-up.

[url]http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/amy-schumer-joins-senator-call-tighter-gun-background-check-system-n403206[/url]

The comedian and Sen. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat who is her second cousin once removed, announced a bill to reward states that submit records on felons, spousal abusers and the mentally ill to the federal background check system. It would penalize states that don't.

They also want the Justice Department to survey states and find out which have the best standards for involuntary commitment to mental health facilities, and they want Congress to restore proposed cuts to mental health programs.

"These are not extreme ideas," Amy Schumer said. "No one wants to live in a country where a felon, the mentally ill or other dangerous people can get their hands on a gun with such ease."

[Lizzie Poppet]

11. What she specifically supported...

...is legislation intended to encourage states to get information into the NICS database (used for firearms background checks) in a timely and complete manner. This is an excellent bill...a genuine common-sense measure. Some states are terrible about doing this, which is unacceptable.

She also supports measures to ensure people with certain mental health problems don't have access to firearms...more common sense.

[murielm99]

13. Yes, some states do it.

I don't understand why all of them don't do it.

She is brave and good. She is really stepping outside her comfort zone, and putting herself on the line.

I don't know what it is going to take. Newtown should have been the tipping point.

[chknltl]

12. KnR 4 exposure nt

[aikoaiko]

14. She's smart enough to focus on improving NICs and avoiding gun bans.

If she's really smart she'll push to make NICs open to private sellers.

[Lee-Lee]

18. Yep- they are hitting the right spots

Actually proposing meaningful changes that target the problem without hassling those who are not a problem.

Opening NICS to private sellers is long overdue.

They stand a chance of making it happen if they don't start adding on gun bans or measures to force every sale to go through a dealer and pay the dealer a fee.

[SunSeeker]

15. K & R

[Gothmog]

16. Schumer did a good job on the Daily Show last night

[MyOwnPeace]

17. I support her, BUT.......

what are the "wingers" and "gun-nuts" gonna' say:

"Another Hollywood do-gooder pretending they care about their own uppity selves, not the "common people" or the constitution."

[hack89]

19. She is not proposing any new legislation

just properly funding the existing background check system. Hard to see anyone getting too upset.

[lostnfound]

20. We love you Amy..and it is a great movie..

Don't let one dickhead take that away from you. Stay proud of your work and the fact that you bring smiles, laughs and new ideas to a whole lot of people. I really enjoyed it.

[closeupready]

21. Some of her humor is borderline racist.

It may or may not make you laugh, but I'm not going to rec a thread started in her honor because I think of her as I thought of Sam Kinison whose routine included AIDS 'jokes'. She may not be QUITE that bad, but she's not one of my favorites.

[Cleita]

22. I'm in.

She deserves a peace prize for putting herself up against the NRA and all the gun ghouls who will be literally gunning for her.