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Shouldn't the celebs in the video be asked to state that: A) The work they did depicting gun violence was wrong and they are sorry they participated; B) That they are going to donate a significant portion of what they earned from those depictions to groups advocating the changes they are seeking; C) That they will not accept roles or otherwise profit from any such work (e.g., producing, etc.,) in the future ?

milosz wrote:

No, the hypocrisy lies in the fact that the overwhelming majority of gun owners use them responsibly for sport, recreational shooting, hunting, etc. Whenever you see a gun in the hand of a celebrity, it is being used to kill people in wholesale manner (the fact that it is fictional really doesn't matter to me).

So it's hypocrisy because you don't know what hypocrisy means?

Hint: the latter aren't real.

Hint: the human brain doesn't know the difference.

milosz wrote:

It's vaguely hypocritical. They condemn gun violence, unless of they can stand to make a buck out of glorifying it.

This is like arguing that anyone involved with Dexter must, to avoid hypocrisy, not be opposed to serial killing.

I think that's a similar analogy, but it's different context and thus not the same comparison. Gun violence in this case is a frequently recurring theme in "journalism" and proposed public policy that it warrants more discretion from its proponents and opponents.

Gun violence/gun control is obviously a debated and complex issue. However, it's not uncommon to see it coupled with criticisms of violence in the media (i.e., movies, TV, video games). I'm sure you're aware of the logic: people grow up exposed to violence in media and are therefore more violent, same people have easy access to guns, gun violence therefore more likely. Generalized and maybe over simplified, but not an uncommon coupling of the two issues.

Just for example:
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/res ... e-killings (just an article)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8827261 (abstract only, but look at what is contained. I'm not digging through the journal to get it in full, as nobody cares)

Only two small examples, but whatever. It isn't hard to find both topics mentioned in the same breath. If celebrities are speaking out against gun violence like they are here, they're associated with the same crowd. And that's why they should just sit back and shut the fuck up.