Several A-list celebrities are urging movie studio executives to discontinue donations to politicians who are backed by the National Rifle Association. LOS ANGELES REPEALS LAW FORCING COMPANIES TO DISCLOSE NRA TIESCrafted by Guns Down America, a gun control group, the letter was shared Thursday, ahead of the Feb. 9 Academy Awards. In it, the signees urge to end political donations to candidates who take money from the NRA. "These lawmakers’ opposition to gun reform is literally putting our audiences in danger and we are urging you to consider a politician’s position on gun reform when political contributions in the future." Many high-profile actors have called on lawmakers to stop accepting donations from the NRA, the nation's largest gun-rights group, following a series of mass shootings in recent years.

Source: Fox News January 30, 2020 23:03 UTC