Hollywood stars are vowing to rethink the use of guns in movies to include gun safety
Amid the alarming rise in the recent mass shootings in the United States, several Hollywood celebrities and prominent figures have come together to examine how violence is portrayed on screen.
More than 200 members of the entertainment industry have signed a pledge promising to replace painting guns on screen in a responsible way.
An open letter has been issued for Brady United pledge to #ShowYourSafety, which stars Jimmy Kimmel, Shonda Rhimes, Judd Apatow, Amy Schumer, Eli Roth, Julianne Moore, Grant Heslov and Mark Ruffalo have signed.
The organization is a gun-safety lobby that was started in 1981 by Jim Brady, Ronald Reagan's White House press secretary, who was shot by a gunman who was attempting to assassinate the former president.
"Hollywood has modeled positive culture change before: seatbelt use, smoking, teen pregnancy, marriage equality," the company explained on its website.
"Now, as America's gun violence epidemic worsens, it's time to take responsibility for storytelling depicting firearms and gun safety."
The memo further read, "Guns are prominently featured on TV and in movies in every corner of the world, but only in America is there an epidemic of gun violence."