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Amy Schumer Continues Effort to Stop Gun Violence

Schumer's cousin, Amy Schumer, continues to advocate for gun control. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)
Schumer's cousin, Amy Schumer, continues to advocate for gun control. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)
By Alex Gangitano
Posted January 5, 2016 at 12:20pm

D.C.’s favorite congressional cousin is voicing her support for President Barack Obama’s announcement on the steps he’s taking to tighten the country’s gun laws.  

Comedian Amy Schumer, the cousin of Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., tweeted Tuesday morning a link to former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety website.

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