Recently a group of University of Georgia poets decided they want to bombard Gov. Nathan Deal with photos of writers and other Athenians holding signs opposing the campus carry bill in hopes he’ll veto it. Well, a few celebrities have joined the fun.
Ex-R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe:
#MichaelStipe urges GA lawmakers to #VetoHB859 pic.twitter.com/En4sJ57xJp
— R.E.M. HQ (@remhq) April 20, 2016
Emily Saliers and Amy Ray of one-time Athens band the Indigo Girls:
.@Indigo_Girls agree: @GovernorDeal should #VetoHB859 – an @NRA-supported campus carry bill. @MomsDemand #gunsense pic.twitter.com/83J8W8DlDE
— Shannon (@shannonrwatts) April 20, 2016
“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” actor and Athens native Tituss Burgess also weighed in, though without a photo:
.@universityofga imagine. going to a voice lesson at the school of music and my teacher has a gun. I hope I sing it right. #VetoHB859
— Tituss Burgess (@TitussBurgess) April 20, 2016
Plus lots of other people. Scroll through #VetoHB859, @VetoCampusCarry or @PoetryActionNetwork on Twitter to see more.
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