Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and husband Mark Kelly included National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre in their ALS ice bucket challenge.
Giffords and Kelly, of course, are the couple that started Americans for Responsible Solutions after Giffords suffered a gunshot wound to the head during a shooting rampage at a campaign event. Americans for Responsible Solutions advocates for stronger gun control restrictions, pitting it against the NRA.
The couple nominated Scott Kelly, Mark’s brother, their friend Jimmy Hatch, and then LaPierre. It’s one of the many videos that has become an internet meme where someone either challenges others to pour cold water on themselves or donate to help fight Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). A number of lawmakers have taken up the ice bucket challenge.
“And finally, Wayne LaPierre, the head of the National Rifle Association, who we do hope one day we can agree upon more than just supporting ALS and Lou Gehrig’s disease research,” Kelly said right before the bucket of water was poured on him.
Watch the video below:
Way to go, Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly!
I got a better idea for Pepe Le Pew than ice water but I can’t say it here.
That’s frickin’ brilliant.
Gabby was my Congresswoman. She’s a good person and I’d love to see her dump ice water all over Wayne LaPierre.
I also laud the outreach to the NRA, but now I can’t get the image of Wayne LaPierre’s creepy-weird hair out of my head. Like a bad pop song. On the other hand, a bucket of ice water could only help, it certainly couldn’t look any worse. Now if only someone would challenge Donald Trump…the Comb-over Gods would certainly smile!