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Posted: 2012-12-14T20:31:29Z | Updated: 2012-12-14T20:31:29Z Celebrities & Gun Control: Hollywood Weighs In On Newtown Shooting | HuffPost

Celebrities & Gun Control: Hollywood Weighs In On Newtown Shooting

Celebrities Push For Gun Control In Wake Of Shooting
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Parents leave a staging area after being reunited with their children following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of New York City, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. An official with knowledge of Friday's shooting said 27 people were dead, including 18 children. It was the worst school shooting in the country's history. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

As the nation reels from news of Friday's mass shooting at a Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Conn. , celebrities took to Twitter to urge for gun control reform.

Among those demanding new gun laws are Piers Morgan , Michael Moore, Mia Farrow and Sarah Silverman. A selection of tweets on the matter is available below.

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