Ashton Kutcher to Ivanka Trump: ‘Plead with your dad’ about gun control

Ashton Kutcher is calling on Ivanka Trump to “plead” with her father about gun control, saying action on the issue could be her “legacy.”

On Thursday, the “Dude, Where’s my Car?” star tweeted to his 18 million followers that he had personal ties to the scene of this week’s deadly mass shooting in suburban Los Angeles, having celebrated his 40th birthday there months earlier.

My wife threw me a birthday party this year at the Borderline. Only reason we are alive is the shooter chose a different night. My heart goes out to the victims. I’ll say it again… Gun Reform Now! Politicians need to stop standing behind the dollar & Protect the people!

— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) November 9, 2018

. @IvankaTrump your brother in law was at that birthday party. He could have just as easily been a victim. You go to synagogues you could be a victim! Talk to your dad! Plead with your dad! Let this be your legacy! Gun Reform now!

— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) November 9, 2018

Kutcher’s message came a day after a shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks, Calif., left 12 people dead.

President Trump’s 37-year-old daughter and senior adviser retweeted a message from the White House on Thursday calling the attack a “horrible act of violence.”

The flag of the United States will be flown at half-staff to remember the victims of last night’s horrible act of violence in Thousand Oaks, California. https://t.co/WC3pW8uYvx

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 8, 2018

Kutcher, who’s married to actress Mila Kunis, urged lawmakers to take action on gun control in a series of tweets:

The right to bear arms was built on the notion that we could form a militia to fight back against an unjust government. Is that realistic today? A nuclear bomb is an arm. Do you have the right to own that? Gun Reform Now!! No one is taking your guns.

— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) November 9, 2018

Protect your home. Shoot for sport. Go hunting. Support Gun Reform Now! Support mental health initiatives now! @IvankaTrump @WhiteHouse @realDonaldTrump @NancyPelosi @BenSasse @CoryBooker this is about protecting all our people. #lovethyneighbor

— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) November 9, 2018

This isn’t an either/or it’s a both!Support mental health initiatives & support Gun Reform Now!! My friend gave me a gun as a gift in the parking lot of the borderline on my birthday. I’ve never shot it. I don’t think I ever will.❤️to the families of the lost. Change is coming

— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) November 9, 2018

{mosads}Kutcher expressed support last year for reforming the nation’s gun laws after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history left 59 people dead and and more than 520 injured in Las Vegas.

“I’ve had a gun since I was 12 yrs old but enough is enough. I’m a hunter and a sportsman but No body needs these weapons,” Kutcher wrote on Twitter at the time.

“Let’s pray,” Kutcher wrote, “Then let’s change the law.”