Adam Lambert, Barbra Streisand & More Sign Open Letter to Congress on Gun Control

As Congress continues to debate on the issue of new gun-control measures, Billboard Magazine and the organization "Everytown for Gun Safety" gathered celebrities, musicians and entertainment legends to sign an an open letter urging legislators in Washington to "seek a safe and sane end to gun violence."

Billboard explains: Like the rest of the country and the world, Billboard editors were horrified by the mass killing at Orlando's Pulse nightclub on June 12, and by the murder of singer Christina Grimmie the night before. Both tragedies occurred where musicians and music fans gathered. And so faced with another gun-related tragedy, the staff organized this special "Open Letter to Congress" cover of Billboard.

With the help of leading gun-violence prevention group Everytown for Gun Safety, editors reached out to those we cover in the music industry, and asked for their support and their signatures to help seek a sane and safe end to gun violence. Within minutes, Joan Jett was the first to sign on. Lady Gaga shortly followed. Within hours, and then in a matter of just a few days, nearly 200 top artists and executives-pop stars (including Grimmie's friend Selena Gomez), rappers, rock gods, legends, Broadway heroes, even two Beatles and Yoko Ono-lent their voices to the chorus of Americans looking to our political leaders for change. Billboard, artists and music-industry executives join so many members of the House and Senate this week proudly advocating for common-sense gun safety.

Read the letter in full, including signatures from top artists and executives HERE

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