Yoko Ono pushes for gun control

Yoko Ono, the widow of former Beatle John Lennon, noted their 44th wedding anniversary on Wednesday with a series of tweets about gun control. Above a photo of her husband’s bloody glasses, Ono wrote, “Over 1,057,000 people have been killed by guns in the USA since John Lennon was shot and killed on 8 Dec 1980.”

She added that “31,537 people are killed by guns in the USA every year. We are turning this beautiful country into war zone. … Together, let's bring back America, the green land of peace. “

Ono used the same photo on the cover of her 1981 solo album.

Over 1,057,000 people have been killed by guns in the USA since John Lennon was shot and killed on 8 Dec 1980. twitter.com/yokoono/status… — Yoko Ono (@yokoono) March 20, 2013

Update: Ono's message and photo were retweeted by @BarackObama on Thursday.