Hillary Clinton Blasts Senseless Deaths From U.S. Shootings: ‘Gun Violence Is Out of Control’

variety.com:

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Hillary Clinton is pushing for politicians to take greater action on gun control. “Gun violence in our country is out of control.

And it’s killing our kids,” she said. “It’s outrageous we let this happen, and that there are people who worship guns more than they worship life.” From mass shootings to the perils of social media, the former secretary of state and her daughter, Chelsea, spoke about a range of issues at a keynote conversation on Saturday at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The two touched down in Canada to promote their documentary series “Gutsy,” which premiered Sept. 9 on Apple TV +. The hour-long conversation, moderated by Sophie Grégoire Trudeau (the wife of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau), was therapeutic and open as the mother-daughter duo got candid about motherhood (“the hardest thing I ever did,” the elder Clinton admits), bullying (“people would say hateful, really scary things to me,” the younger Clinton recalls), menopause and “the catastrophe of the 2016 election.” They also discussed what it means to be gutsy, a question at the center of their eight-part series that features women from all walks of life, including Gloria Steinem, Megan Thee Stallion, Kim Kardashian and Jane Goodall. “The gutsiest personal thing I ever did was stay in my marriage,” the former first lady said. “That’s not the right choice for everybody.” Another hot topic for the Clintons is the negative way that social media and screen time is affecting young people. “I don’t want to live in VR.

I do not want to live based on other people’s expectations of me,” Chelsea said. “I don’t want to live in reaction to other people’s opinions.” Her mom, who is no stranger to online