{"id":201224,"date":"2019-10-04T15:45:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T20:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/beto-orourke-says-guns-alone-are-the-problem-not-movies-like-joker"},"modified":"2019-10-04T15:45:20","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T20:45:20","slug":"beto-orourke-says-guns-alone-are-the-problem-not-movies-like-joker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/beto-orourke-says-guns-alone-are-the-problem-not-movies-like-joker","title":{"rendered":"Beto S&#039;Rourke Says Guns Alone are the Problem, Not Movies Like &#039;Joker&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-119615\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">        \t\t<!-- .entry-meta --><br \/>\n        \t<\/header>\n<p><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" readability=\"27.5250659631\">\n\t\t<!-- adman_adcode_beginning --><\/p>\n<div readability=\"54.7937447168\">\n<section id=\"cb-6c45339d41c875dd8570755af7c8de1c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"w-100\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive-item\">\n<div id=\"video-player-b41f6f9a-5bd7-5ed5-b424-e571a490abf6-1076564991-image-holder\" class=\"video-block-image-holder vilynx_enabled vilynx_audiopolicycta vilynx_hidectaicon\" data-vilynx-id=\"www.tmz.com\/videos\/100419-beto-orourke-4647047-0-oapgen6n\">\n              <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-b41f6f9a-5bd7-5ed5-b424-e571a490abf6-1076564991-play-btn\"><br \/><span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content<\/span><br \/><\/button><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Beto-O039Rourke-Says-Guns-Alone-are-the-Problem-Not-Movies-Like-039Joker039.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><span class=\"media-swipe video-block__media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>              <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-782ac116f85f32720729b131ec13a586\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"30.8081395349\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/beto-orourke\/\"><strong>Beto O\u2019Rourke<\/strong><\/a> believes we have a gun problem in the U.S. \u2014 it\u2019s as simple as that \u2014 and deflecting blame onto movies, video games and mental health is part of the crisis.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f72b159b4d97ab2f865ca12035e42c37\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"31\">\n<p>The presidential hopeful and major proponent for gun control is in L.A. Friday as concern and controversy swirls around the release of \u201cJoker\u201d \u2026 so we asked him about it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fd0d7c18b2a6140f30304e56b6ec7e0a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"31.7385321101\">\n<p>Beto tells TMZ he hasn\u2019t seen the film yet to speak on whether he thinks it\u2019s dangerous, but he\u2019s met <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dam.tmz.com\/document\/9e\/o\/2019\/09\/24\/9e3a5617591f4f76b3285cd2841f4bc6.pdf\"><strong>with families<\/strong><\/a> of victims of the 2012 Aurora, CO mass shooting \u2026 and supports and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2019\/09\/24\/joker-movie-not-playing-aurora-colorado-theater-2012-mass-shooting-joaquin-phoenix\/\"><strong>understands their issues<\/strong><\/a> with it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-682b237a1c344ff9b42dcf2be243d71b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-document-block canvas-document-block-permalink \">\n<div class=\"document-block flex-column\">\n    <a class=\"media-link document-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dam.tmz.com\/document\/9e\/o\/2019\/09\/24\/9e3a5617591f4f76b3285cd2841f4bc6.pdf\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:document-asset:document_pdf_20190924_9e3a5617591f4f76b3285cd2841f4bc6\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b1cd7397-874f-41d8-aa41-719811913fae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid img-aspect-o\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1569516393_844_Landmark-Theatres-Banning-Costumes-for-039Joker039-Opening-Weekend.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6485f956ac93ed22e416d9f388d35541\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"33\">\n<p>The Texas politician says we all have a responsibility to address gun violence, but people keep trying to go about it the wrong way \u2026 when the problem is clear as day.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-24085ae7a3a8269652fb641f42aed1dc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Beto says bluntly \u2026 Americans have too many guns and it\u2019s too easy to buy \u201cweapons of war\u201d and use them against one another \u2014 even without a background check.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a9f1a423474e1850b0be82ae28debdbf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"35\">\n<p>He says that problem has nothing to do with violent movies or TV shows, or mental healthcare access challenges, because as he points out \u2026 other countries have those too.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2afea108f9943fee32d01cc3f95415e4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-block-is-last \" readability=\"29\">\n<p>Translation \u2014 Hollywood\u2019s not causing gun violence \u2026 guns are.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2019\/10\/04\/beto-orourke-gun-violence-joker-movies-video-games-mental-health-blame\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- adman_adcode_after --><\/p>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\">Sharing is caring!<\/p>\n<p class=\"gasd_author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/about-me\" rel=\"author\" title=\"Profile for Dalelorenzo Johnson\">Profile for Dalelorenzo Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\"><span class=\"cat-links\">Posted in <a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/category\/categorized\/news\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><\/span>\t<\/footer>\n<p><!-- .entry-footer --><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/beto-orourke-says-guns-alone-are-the-problem-not-movies-like-joker\">Source link 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