Trending News|August 06, 2015 10:56 EDT
Amy Schumer News: Actress Responds To 'Trainwreck' Theater Shooting
The violent Lafayette shooting at a movie theater that caused three deaths and several people injured paved the way for some Hollywood artists to take notice of the current gun violence issue taking place in the United States.
When a concerned citizen one named Sarah Clements who describes herself as a "student activist for safer communities" and a "daughter of a Sandy Hook survivor" brought the concern towards actress Amy Schumer, the actress began to be involved and had the desire to finally end such violence.
Apparently, the Lafayette, Louisiana shooting in the Grand Theatre Thursday night had Schumer's comedy 'Trainwreck' on screen. The incident happened when a "lone, white male who was 58 years old and a patron of the theatre," as described by the initial findings of Sgt. Brooks David of the Lafayette Police Department suddenly went inside the theater an open fired at everybody.
It was described to be quite "chaotic," according to the FBI, state police and the Lafayette police as well as the district attorney. This prompted Clements to begin her plea towards Schumer writing on Twitter, "We must work to shut down" the "same group of core ideologies" that create problems, including: "disgusting comments and harassment we receive on Twitter and other social media platforms, the obsession of many mass shooters (see the Isla Vista case) with anti-feminism and anti-women ideals, the over-idolization of firearms and fetishization of what they stand for, and the easy access to guns."
The powerful stand of Clements led Schumer to respond writing, "Her name was Mayci, not Marci and I think about her and Jillian everyday," the actress wrote on Twitter when as she recalled the two victims who passed away. "Don't worry I'm on it. You'll see."
"I don't like getting political but America you really have to follow Australia's example re gun laws," Schumer continued. "I don't remember a mass shooting in Australia since they overhauled the gun laws. It seems like every week in America there's a shooting."
Indeed there is a serious issue at hand for people to be aware of. But in the meantime, 'Trainwreck' director Judd Apatow however released a statement regarding the shooting during the premiere of her film with Schumer. "One of the reasons we make these movies is because the world can be so horrifying and we all need to laugh just to deal with it," Apatow said in a statement to the Hollywood Reporter. "So to have this happen in a room where people were smiling and laughing devastates me."
"My thoughts and love go out to the victims and anyone touched by this madness or any madness," he continued. "We, as a country, need to find a way to do better."