Sylvester Stallone supports assault weapon ban
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Sylvester Stallone says that despite his "Rambo" image and new shoot-em-up film "Bullet to the Head," he's in favor of new national gun control legislation.
Stallone supported the 1994 "Brady bill" that included a now-expired ban on assault weapons, and hopes that ban can be reinstated.
"I know people get (upset) and go, 'They're going to take away the assault weapon.' Who ... needs an assault weapon? Like really, unless you're carrying out an assault. ... You can't hunt with it. ... Who's going to attack your house, a (expletive) army?"
The 66-year-old actor, writer and director said he also hopes for an additional focus on mental health to prevent future mass shootings.
"It's unbelievably horrible, what's happened. I think the biggest problem, seriously, is not so much guns. It's that every one of these people that have done these things in the past 30 years are friggin' crazy. Really crazy! And that's where we've dropped the ball: mental health," he said. "That to me is our biggest problem in the future, is insanity coupled with isolation."
Stallone is now in production on his next project, pairing up with the former "Raging Bull" Robert De Niro for "Grudge Match," about two aging boxers.
"People think it's going to be some geezer brawl. Really? OK, they're in for a surprise. I'm telling you. I've been working on the fight, the choreography. He's taking it deadly serious. Because no one wants to be shown up," Stallone said of De Niro. "It's going to be like a 'Rocky' fight. This will be 'Rocky 7,' with me fighting - with Rocky fighting the 'Raging Bull.'"
Stallone supported the 1994 "Brady bill" that included a now-expired ban on assault weapons, and hopes that ban can be reinstated.
"I know people get (upset) and go, 'They're going to take away the assault weapon.' Who ... needs an assault weapon? Like really, unless you're carrying out an assault. ... You can't hunt with it. ... Who's going to attack your house, a (expletive) army?"
The 66-year-old actor, writer and director said he also hopes for an additional focus on mental health to prevent future mass shootings.
"It's unbelievably horrible, what's happened. I think the biggest problem, seriously, is not so much guns. It's that every one of these people that have done these things in the past 30 years are friggin' crazy. Really crazy! And that's where we've dropped the ball: mental health," he said. "That to me is our biggest problem in the future, is insanity coupled with isolation."
Stallone is now in production on his next project, pairing up with the former "Raging Bull" Robert De Niro for "Grudge Match," about two aging boxers.
"People think it's going to be some geezer brawl. Really? OK, they're in for a surprise. I'm telling you. I've been working on the fight, the choreography. He's taking it deadly serious. Because no one wants to be shown up," Stallone said of De Niro. "It's going to be like a 'Rocky' fight. This will be 'Rocky 7,' with me fighting - with Rocky fighting the 'Raging Bull.'"
What a damned hypocrite, but then again most of Hollywood is.
All those steroids he used has finally mushed his brain.
The only thing that I have seen this hypocrite do on screen is grunt. Maybe that is his only talent!
Lol what a joke. Has he ever made a movie where he didn't have a gun in his hand?
Do as I say, not as I do in the movies?
It's clear from the comments on this article that the absurdity of the anti-gun movement is inevitably going to bubble to the surface and make itself obvious. The truth is rising.I just got an e-mail from Sue Levin of Stand for Children and she doesn't even ASK what my opinion is, she just assumes that all of the people in her mass-mailing conform to her ideology.
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"So we reached out to the experts - our friends at Ceasefire Oregon, who have been leading the fight for better regulation of firearms in Oregon for over a decade. Today we're happy to announce a partnership on a few different levels."
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"Did you know that anyone in Oregon with a concealed handgun license may bring a loaded handgun into a K-12 classroom? This is the case, even when school policy bans guns."    (IE, the Public Schools believe they get to trump the laws and rights of the taxpayers. They are accustomed to establishing the law of the land and blaming conservatives if their policies aren't supported and funded. This is, by the way, inside information.)Also, I carried a .45 at Clackamas Town Center today. Another famous gun-free zone. Even my wife and kid had no idea.
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"This session, Stand for Children and Ceasefire Oregon would like to work in coalition on SB 347. This bill will permit public safety officers to have guns on campus, but prohibit other guns unless they are carried under a written policy adopted by the school district."I'm no longer supporting Stand for Children. Sue Levin and Stallone can BOTH choke themselves.
(I got on the Ceasefire Oregon mailing list, though. The truth will prevail.)
I wonder how much the Government is paying "Rambo" to brain wash the public?
We care why? He doesn't even know what an assault weapon is.
@HuskyKMA which is actually pretty damn funny given his history.
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Not in Liberal Hollywood!
Can I have this semi-automatic (assault) rifle.
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 @Stephen I'd like one, too. Thanks for the link!
Stallone's Hypocrite.  Plain and simple Hypocrite.  And he's not alone in Hollywood.
A punch drunk Hollywood elitist who just doesn't get it.
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The 2nd amendment is not about hunting. It's about protecting us against tyranny. The more guns in the hands of civilians the less chance of rogue government. It is a big deterrent.
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Think about it. There is a civilian army of over 50 million people and all the armies and police agencies can't put that number of soldiers together.
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Government has always wanted to disarm the citizens and disarmed citizens are often abused. For this reason the founding fathers wrote the 2nd amendment.
Just another Hollywood hypocrite!
Hollywood has chased the talent out of town with their liberal politics. There is nothing left but liberal losers. That explains all of the bad movies and remakes doesn't it.
Said the guy who is probably beefing up for his next violent action movie with HGH.Â
hypocrite has made millions glorifying violence and assault weapons yet he supports a ban.
By his mere wording he's proven that he's an idiot that can't think for himself. He obviously has no clue what a real assault rifle is.
What's next? Â Ron Jeremy advocating monogamy?
Wow, I'm supposed to take the word of a man who has written, starred and sometimes directed movies that glorify high powered assault style weapons.
Seriously, Sly has made the majority of his fortune off movies that glorify the very guns he wants banned, is it possible to be any more hypocritical??
Actually you can, and many people do, hunt with modern sporting rifles.
The real news here is that KATU claims this guy is an actor.
 @2012 Hope and Change K2 likes to pretend they're journalists.
Pansy!!
Can you spell h-y-p-o-c-r-i-t-e?
 @Ifishsum  I doubt that Stallone can, but you certainly did.
Coming from someone who made his fortune by portraying someone using assault weapons and beating others to death, I think I'll just keep my guns and say to hell with Sylvester S. opinion..............
Sylvester Stallone is also one of the biggest morons in entertainment, he is horrible at what he does and I wouldn't trust his judgement for a second.
I surprised the reporter could understand what Silly was even saying.
I have the same apathy regarding Sly's opinion on firearms as I did when Hugo Chavez endorsed Obama. Yes, I brought Obama to the Stallone party.
 @JTesla Party crasher. ;-)
Who really cares what a juiced up actor thinks.......
He's a typical macho Hollywood aristocrat draft-dodger who made his living glorifying machine guns and gore for the good guys, and now all of a sudden he's against guns but he hopes you'll come see his new BULLET TO THE HEAD film which, we can all be sure, is positively Shakespearean in its literal merit. Another day in America.
"...You can't hunt with it. ... Who's going to attack your house,..."Perhaps a quick search on YouTube and he'd see that it is a very popular platform for hunting hogs in the southern US.  Perhaps he should research using a .223 round to hunt deer.  The AR15 is no more deadly than any other semi-automatic weapon.  Flashlights and grips and "black" do not make it more dangerous. I've watched my last Stallone video.  Â
 @SeattleDude 300 Blackout is better for hogs when mated to an AR. :)
 @DadInPDX  @SeattleDude .50 Beowulf is an excellent hog round.
 @Jeremy  @DadInPDX  @SeattleDude The .50 Beowulf is pretty cool. The MKA 1919 Semi Auto Shotgun would be interesting as well, if you can find one.
''I've based my entire career on portraying violence of every kind.. BUT,'' Total hypocrite. You're only will ing to do your part to reduce violence in the areas that don't directly impact you. I bet more people thought of Rambo when they bought their weapons than they did of shooting up a grade school.
Just thinking about you and De Niro in the ring is making me aggressive.
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 @gunnutz  @Lips 'Nutz is obvously omniscient.
 @gunnutz  @Lips I know many in TX who uses these for hunting hogs...  I'm pretty sure when they bought it, they thought of saving their property and pets from dangerous hogs...
 @gunnutz  @SeattleDude  @SeattleDude  @Lips Because you've hunted hogs?  What semi auto doesn't fire quickly?  I've seen glocks fire rounds pretty damn fast...Your entire argument is this...  I don't see a purpose for the AR platform, so there mustn't be one...
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At a minimum, the 2nd amendment tells you what purpose that platform has. Â In fact, it tells you what every firearm platforms purpose is.Â
 @gunnutz  @SeattleDude  @SeattleDude  @Lips Curious of you to decide what others need. Maybe I will decide for myself.
 @gunnutz  @SeattleDude  @SeattleDude  @Lips The AR-15 was not used at Sandy Hook, Please stop propagating false information.  Its the very reason we are in this situation, stupid reporters giving or assuming false information. Â
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 @gunnutz if you are not an aficianado then stay out of the damned gun ban argument all you are doing is calling for bans based on your own ignorance.
 @gunnutz  @Torino_v2 The only really dumb gun is your avatar. I'll give you two bucks to change it. =)
 @gunnutz  Rate of fire only matters in fully automatic guns. The SEMI automatic AR15 and the M1 Garand have the same rate of fire - which is as fast as the user can pull the trigger. The .30-06 round fired by the M1 is far larger and more damaging than the 5.56 used by the AR-15. The only thing the AR has over the M1 Garand is potentially larger magazine capacity.  All guns can be dangerous in the wrong hands.
 @gunnutz Doth my eye deceive me, you, love a gun?
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I'm speechless gunnutz, completely and utterly speechless. Incidentally, my Garand is my rifle of choice.
 @gunnutz More powerful, yes, maybe more accurate at a greater distance, not inside the .223 effective range. It's a very accurate round. The AR-10, M1 Garand or M1A are all good hog rifles.
 @gunnutz  @SeattleDude  @Lips the 223 is on the edge of being too small for hunting deer, but even a well place 22LR round will kill a deer.Your comments about kids is disgusting.  Absolutely disgusting.  I sure as hell hope that you are not legally allowed to own firearms because this comment sounds like you have mental issues that ought to prevent it. Â
 @gunnutz  @SeattleDude Guns are for hobby and sport. Not just for protection. I like all of the bells and whistles. Same as I do for my car. Doesn't give it more horse power, it's just funner to drive. I have that right. Last time I checked, anyway.
 @SeattleDude  @gunnutz We've all done the Rambo pose. Girls and guys alike. I grew up watching how big and bad Rambo is. Put a gun in his hand and he just gets bigger and badder. I'm not for more gun restrictions, and even I know he needs to shut up and make himself small on this topic.