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HCI Launches TV Ad Campaign with Help from Celebrity Moms
U.S. Newswire
16 Sep 22:13
Handgun Control Launches New TV Ad Campaign with Help from Celebrity
Moms
To: National Desk, Media Reporter
Contact: Handgun Control Inc. Web site: www.handguncontrol.org
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As Congress returns to resolve
the fate of the gun control measures it debated last spring, Handgun
Control will debut the first of a series of television ads targeted to
the overwhelming number of American parents who support stricter
regulation of firearms.
The 30-second ad, 'Too Many,' which will initially run on cable public
affairs programming in nine swing-vote markets and in Washington, D.C.,
recalls the Littleton, Jonesboro and Granada Hills shootings and appeals
to viewers to ask Congress to keep firearms out of the hands of children
and criminals. Rosie O'Donnell and Susan Sarandon, two highly-respected
entertainment celebrities, contributed voice-overs to the ads.
"It's very simple -- guns and kids don't mix," O'Donnell said. "For me,
gun control is essential to ensuring the safety and well-being of our
children."
"When the issue of kids' safety is at stake, there is no choice. We, the
adults, the guardians of our nation's children, have the responsibility
to protect them from gun violence. We owe our children our best efforts
to keep them safe."
Although Congress may vote on the current legislative package before
the end of September, Handgun Control plans to inform and energize the
public debate through the 2000 elections and beyond. Additional TV ads,
which will feature voiceovers from other celebrity moms including --
Bette Midler, Mia Farrow, and Reba McIntyre are planned for later this
autumn. Those ads will tell the stories of real children who have been
lost to the American gun violence epidemic, and will appeal to parents
to become active supporters of Handgun Control.
"We are grateful to our prominent friends in the entertainment community
for joining us in this effort," said Handgun Control chair Sarah Brady.
"The fight for safer kids will not be over even if Congress does the
right thing now and closes the most obvious loopholes that allow kids
and criminals to get guns."
"The American public is fed up with mass shootings, fed up with the
political stalemate and fed up with the politics of intimidation
practiced by the NRA. It's time for concerned citizens to make their
voices heard. By going to the airwaves we intend to build the kind of
grassroots network that can bring about real change, and make the future
safer for our kids and our communities."
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Handgun Control, chaired by Sarah Brady, is the nation's largest
citizens' gun control lobbying organization. Based in Washington, DC,
HCI works to enact stronger federal, state and local gun control laws,
but does not seek to ban handguns. Founded in 1974, HCI has
more than 400,000 members nationwide and works with local groups around
the country to enact and protect reasonable gun control laws.
More information about HCI and its affiliated organization, the Center
to Prevent Handgun Violence, can be found on our website at
www.handguncontrol.org.
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HCI Launches TV Ad Campaign with Help from Celebrity Moms
U.S. Newswire
16 Sep 22:13
Handgun Control Launches New TV Ad Campaign with Help from Celebrity
Moms
To: National Desk, Media Reporter
Contact: Handgun Control Inc. Web site: www.handguncontrol.org
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As Congress returns to resolve
the fate of the gun control measures it debated last spring, Handgun
Control will debut the first of a series of television ads targeted to
the overwhelming number of American parents who support stricter
regulation of firearms.
The 30-second ad, 'Too Many,' which will initially run on cable public
affairs programming in nine swing-vote markets and in Washington, D.C.,
recalls the Littleton, Jonesboro and Granada Hills shootings and appeals
to viewers to ask Congress to keep firearms out of the hands of children
and criminals. Rosie O'Donnell and Susan Sarandon, two highly-respected
entertainment celebrities, contributed voice-overs to the ads.
"It's very simple -- guns and kids don't mix," O'Donnell said. "For me,
gun control is essential to ensuring the safety and well-being of our
children."
"When the issue of kids' safety is at stake, there is no choice. We, the
adults, the guardians of our nation's children, have the responsibility
to protect them from gun violence. We owe our children our best efforts
to keep them safe."
Although Congress may vote on the current legislative package before
the end of September, Handgun Control plans to inform and energize the
public debate through the 2000 elections and beyond. Additional TV ads,
which will feature voiceovers from other celebrity moms including --
Bette Midler, Mia Farrow, and Reba McIntyre are planned for later this
autumn. Those ads will tell the stories of real children who have been
lost to the American gun violence epidemic, and will appeal to parents
to become active supporters of Handgun Control.
"We are grateful to our prominent friends in the entertainment community
for joining us in this effort," said Handgun Control chair Sarah Brady.
"The fight for safer kids will not be over even if Congress does the
right thing now and closes the most obvious loopholes that allow kids
and criminals to get guns."
"The American public is fed up with mass shootings, fed up with the
political stalemate and fed up with the politics of intimidation
practiced by the NRA. It's time for concerned citizens to make their
voices heard. By going to the airwaves we intend to build the kind of
grassroots network that can bring about real change, and make the future
safer for our kids and our communities."
- ------
Handgun Control, chaired by Sarah Brady, is the nation's largest
citizens' gun control lobbying organization. Based in Washington, DC,
HCI works to enact stronger federal, state and local gun control laws,
but does not seek to ban handguns. Founded in 1974, HCI has
more than 400,000 members nationwide and works with local groups around
the country to enact and protect reasonable gun control laws.
More information about HCI and its affiliated organization, the Center
to Prevent Handgun Violence, can be found on our website at
www.handguncontrol.org.
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