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Celebs Will Wear Orange Pins On Oscars Red Carpet In Support Of Gun Control

Emily Zanotti

Stars may not be sacrificing style to protest sexual harassment on this year’s Oscars red carpet (all black is sooooo 2017), but in between their “Times Up” pin and their ACLU ribbon and their other assorted “Resistance” accoutrement, Oscar nominees and their dates will be sporting orange flag pins in support of gun control.

According to People Magazine, Everytown for Gun Safety will provide the pins — which typically retail for around $15 on their website — to celebrities who will walk the red carpet ahead of Sunday’s Academy Awards broadcast, as a way of encouraging Americans to support tighter restrictions on their Second Amendment rights.

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