Yoko Ono joins America's gun control debate by tweeting image of John Lennon's blood stained glasses
The artist and wife of former Beatle John Lennon, Yoko Ono, has entered America's debate on gun control by tweeting an image of Lennon's blood stained glasses.
The image carried the words, "over 1,057,000 people have been killed by guns in the USA since John Lennon was shot and killed on 8 Dec 1980."
Posting the tweet, 44 years to the day after the couple wed, she said: "The death of a loved one is a hollowing experience."
The death of a loved one is a hollowing experience. After 33 years our son Sean and I still miss him. Yoko Ono Lennon http://t.co/PYigb2uJKT
From @yokoono on Twitter:John Lennon was murdered on December 8, 1980, outside his New York apartment.
He was shot four times in the back by Mark Chapman who had asked for his autograph only hours before.
Together, let's bring back America, the green land of peace. http://t.co/Al3PWTC4aZ
From @yokoono on Twitter:31,537 people are killed by guns in the USA every year. We are turning this beautiful country into war zone. http://t.co/vT2gLjwUZV
From @yokoono on Twitter:Tougher calls for gun control have been ongoing since the mass shooting last year that killed 20 schoolchildren and six adults in Newtown, Connecticut, and the Aurora cinema shooting last July.