Celebrities endorse and speak out against AWB

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Yesterday, Chris Rock, Tony Bennett, Adam Scott and Amanda Peet endorsed Obama's gun control plan at a press conference during an event led by Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

Tony Bennett, as well as Adam Scott (from Parks and Recreation) specifically referenced the Newtown massacre.

Perhaps the most disconcerting was the blind loyalty expressed by Chris Rock, who stated:

"The President of the United States is ... our boss. ... The president and the first lady are kind of like the mom and the dad of the country, and when your dad says something, you listen! And when you don't, it usually bites you in the ass later on."

This mindset is the reason that we Bill of Rights supporters need to prevent this ban from making it through. On the positive side, Bruce Willis and Ice-T are on our side. Willis stated:

"I think that you can't start to pick apart anything out of the Bill of Rights without thinking that it's all going to become undone."

Ice-T expressed similar concerns in an interview after the Aurora shooting.