Paul McCartney Gun Control: Beatle Voices Support For New Regulations

Paul McCartney lent his voice to the gun control proponents this week. The former Beatle joined singer Tony Bennett's "Voices Against Violence" campaign which allows Americans supporter tougher new regulations on the gun control issue to text a number to receive contact information for their local legislator.

McCartney, a British citizen, is the latest celebrity to join Bennett's push for harsher gun control regulations. Gloria Estefan, Alec Baldwin, Rosie O'Donnell and Josh Groban are some of the other voices callers will hear in addition to Paul McCartney's plea that nobody has to "Live and Let Die" in his view.

"Tell [your] congressperson that you support common-sense laws that keeps guns out of the hands of the wrong people: Enough is enough, please add your voice to end gun violence," Paul McCartney's recording read.

Bennett himself was the subject of major criticism when he likened the United States to Nazi Germany because of the existence of the right to bear arms in the Constitution. Actor Jim Carrey drew criticism of his pro-gun-control actions, notably from FOX's Greg Gutfeld who was incensed that the Ace Ventura star would mock the late Charlton Heston and other gun owners in an edgy video that went viral soonafter.

However, Paul McCartney's gun control fight hit a major snag Wednesday when the Manchin-Toomey background check proposal failed in the Senate, causing President Barack Obama to hold a press conference which Breitbart's BigGovernment likened to throwing a "tantrum".

Accusing the NRA-related lobby of "willfully l[ying]" during debate, Obama's press conference called Wednesday a "pretty shameful day in Washington". Joel Pollack pointed out that the president's message was a complete turnaround from the that of a measured approach to solving the Boston marathon terrorist attacks Monday. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., called the pro-gun movement's warnings against stricter regulations "imagined tyranny".