10 Hollywood Gun Slingers Who Hate Guns

Matt Damon may seem comfortable with a gun on set, but the star of the Bourne series says that he actually hates guns because they freak him out (photo from ksl.com). 

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Famous funnyman Jim Carrey went on a Twitter rant Sunday against his upcoming ultra-violent, superhero flick “Kick-Ass 2.”

“I did Kick-Ass 2 a month b4 Sandy Hook and now in all good conscience I cannot support that level of violence,” Carrey tweeted.  ”My apologies to others involve[d] with the film. I am not ashamed of it but recent events have caused a change in my heart.”

Though Carrey is not particularly known for his violent movie roles, Hollywood is full of actors who have publicly decried gun ownership and yet continue to act in films with guns galore.

There's nothing Jim Carrey can say that will endear him to the gun nuts, not after that video he produced. I suppose his presentation of all the traditional jokes and stereotypes hit too close to home for many. I don't think a single pro-gun person admitted it was pretty funny.

But what do they think about his "change of heart?" That sounds pretty good, doesn't it?

On the other hand, aren't the pro-gun, pro-rights folks among the most vocal about the 1st Amendment rights of movie-makers to portray violence without in any way being responsible for real-life violence?  Aren't the gun-rights folks the ones who keep saying there is no shared responsibility, that only those who commit violence are responsible for their actions?

Why then do they make such a big deal out of this, even calling actors hypocrites for supporting gun control?  First they say, movies don't cause people to act violently, then they denounce actors as hypecrites for disagreeing with their politics. I think that makes them hypocrites.

What do you think?  Please leave a comment.

One word about Jason Bourne.  In those wonderful films, the Matt Damon character often avoided using a gun. Being the CIA's "$30 million dollar killing machine," he was able to inflict incredible violence with his bare hands. Wouldn't that spare him of the hypocrite label?

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Update on the Hollywood Shooting

From ABC News, Good Morning America and the AP

Victim of Hollywood Shooting Rampage Dies

 

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A 40-year-old California music executive caught in the crossfire of a brazen shooting spree in Hollywood has died.
John Atterberry died shortly before 5 p.m. Monday, a spokeswoman for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles confirmed.
Atterberry was shot in the face and upper body Friday as he drove his silver Mercedes-Benz through the busy Hollywood intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street.
He was the sole victim killed by Tyler Brehm, the 26-year-old gunman who went on a shooting rampage, randomly firing more than 20 shots into the street and passing cars while screaming that he wanted to die.
Amateur video taken by witnesses looking on in horror from nearby office buildings and apartments captured Brehm pacing down Sunset Boulevard in jeans and a tank top and wielding a handgun.
Christopher Johns was a witness who yelled out to Brehm from his window when the shooting began.
“I wanted to give him a clear target to distract him from what he was doing,” he said.
At one point, Brehm can be heard asking Johns for ammunition and to call an ambulance.
Moments later, Brehm was shot to death by a detective and an off-duty police officer, both of whom happened to be in the area.
Atterberry worked with rapper Snoop Dogg while he was a vice president of Death Row Records. He also collaborated with musicians including Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson and Michael Jackson. Atterberry spent three days in critical condition before he died.
His girlfriend, Sophia Holguin, spoke to local ABC affiliate KABC before his death.
“He is just a wonderful, wonderful individual,” she said.  “He is an awesome friend to have.  He is an awesome person to have in your life.”
Police have not released a motive for Brehm’s attack.  He had recently broken up with his girlfriend of four-and-a-half years, Alicia Alligood.
According to Alligood, Brehm sent her 14 text messages the day of the shooting, as well as a voicemail saying that he loved her.  She described Brehm as “really stressed out lately,” and said that he had just begun taking prescription drugs.
In addition to Atterberry, two people were treated at the scene for minor injuries.  One man suffered in an injury to his left thigh from a bullet that passed through his car door, while the other suffered minor cuts from broken glass.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.