Entertainment Council Re-Launching Initiative to Focus on Consequences of Gun Violence

Look for more television shows and movies to feature the mental health and other consequences of gun violence in their plot lines.

In the wake of the Sandy Hook shootings, the Entertainment Industries Council (EIC) said it is re-launching an initiative to use TV and movies to address issues related to gun violence. EIC is a nonprofit whose board of trustees reads like a Who's Who of entertainment execs, from Barry Diller and Leslie Moonves to Sherry Lansing and Kim LeMasters. While Washington policymakers have been focusing on the issue of media violence's role in real-life violence, the group is emphasizing the power media can have on stopping that violence by portraying the consequences and helping discourage gun violence through stories that deal with the mental health consequences.