NEW YORK (WABC) -- Film director Spike Lee and the Reverend Al Sharpton are part of a major new national push to end gun violence, citing the murder of a 9-year-old boy in Chicago as an example of how severe the epidemic has become.

I like Spike Lee even though he is really just promoting his movie, but the "Reverend Al Sharpton" part removed any sense of legitimacy for me.

"It is absolutely unacceptable that we are shooting our children with illegal guns," City Comptroller Scott Stringer said. "And then the next day, we act like nothing ever happened."

Even now there is little talk of reducing demand.

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In many ways Spike Lee is trying to hold onto his youth of twenty-rive years ago. Remember back when the media would run to him for opinions. He loved being the media darling and always at the center of the storm. That's faded and he's a middle aged man who now has a string of movies that have underperformed at the box office. His English language version of "Old Boy" was a total bomb. He is not aging gracefully.