The Sandy Hook Elementary school tragedy has ignited a ferocious debate about gun control. You may be surprised by the positions the following celebs have:
-When Arnold Schwarzenegger began his ran for governor of California in 2003, he voiced support for the ban on assault weapons in the U.S. as well as the Brady Bill, the handgun violence prevention act. In fact, The Governator told Time, “I’m for gun control. I’m a peace-loving guy.
-Also surprising? Rambo himself is anti-gun. In response to the shooting of Phil Hartman in 1999, Sylvester Stallone told Access Hollywood, “Until America, door to door, takes every handgun, this is what you’re gonna have. It’s pathetic. It really is pathetic. It’s sad. We’re living in the Dark Ages over there.”
-Canadian country singer Shania Twain signed the “Open Letter to the National Rifle Association,” a full-page ad that ran in USA Today in 1999 that called for tighter gun control.
-Kevin Bacon also signed the “Open Letter” and has contributed to organizations and individuals to contribute to anti-gun organizations.
-Matt Damon told The Sunday Herald in 2003, “I actually hate guns. They freak me out.”
On the other end of the spectrum, the following celebs have been affiliated with the NRA
-Country singer Miranda Lambert told The Daily Beast last year she’s a lifetime member of the NRA
-Chuck Norris has long supported the Second Amendment as a NRA spokesperson. He also starred in the 2010 commercial “Trigger the Vote”
-Tom Selleck is an NRA board member and gun collector
-Sarah Palin is a lifetime member of the NRA
-Karl Malone is a board member of the NRA
Info via Newsweek, Guns and Ammo and IMDB