Towards the end of the cover story, Schumer opens up to the mag about her experience with gun violence last summer during the big screen run of her feature film, “Trainwreck.”

In July 2015, a 59-year-old man with a mental illness illegally purchased a gun and opened fire inside a movie theatre in Lafayette, Louisiana during a showing of Amy’s film. Two women were killed and nine others were injured, according to the mag.

Schumer was in Los Angeles during a promotional run for the flick when she noticed multiple missed calls from her publicist.

“I was laughing before I called her back, because I thought it was going to be like a sex tape [had surfaced] or something. So I was kind of laughing, like ready to…” she told Vanity Fair. “And then she told me there had been this shooting.”

She continued with tears in her eyes, “It really … I don’t know. It’s like when the Dark Knight shooting happened, and in Paris. The idea of people trying to go out and have a good time—you know, like looking forward to it?—I don’t know why that makes me the saddest.”

“So my publicist told me. And then I put on the news. I was by myself in a hotel, and I was just like, I wish I never wrote that movie,” said Amy. “I just felt helpless and stupid.”

She started to get angry, according to the mag, and she wanted to start making an effort to end gun violence. After reaching out to the victims’ families and making donations on their behalf, Amy started to educate herself on the topic.

The Comedy Central star reached out to her cousin, Senator Chuck Schumer, and asked for his help to end gun violence.

“It was clear to me she was a true believer,” said Senator Schumer. “She was smart. She was knowledgeable. She really cared. This wasn’t just something to advance a career.”

As a result, the pair started the Aiming for Change campaign, which strives to close the background-check loopholes for gun purchasers.

“Every event I go to, you see the same people, and they’re wearing a button of their kid, or kids, or their mother, or someone who died and didn’t have to. And they’re like, ‘Thank you. Please keep going.’ Because, unfortunately, someone with some celebrity brings more attention to it than a politician,” said Amy.

For more on Amy’s cause and her career, read her full interview with Vanity Fair.

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The 29-year-old handyman posted a photo on New Year’s Eve (December 31) of the pair, adding the caption, “Sometimes in life you get extremely lucky, and the smartest, funniest, most beautiful woman comes along when you least expect it. Here’s to what adventures 2016 brings!”

Sometimes in life you get extremely lucky, and the smartest, funniest, most beautiful woman comes along when you least expect it. Here’s to what adventures 2016 brings!

A photo posted by benhanisch (@benhanisch) on Dec 31, 2015 at 5:40pm PST

The 34-year-old wasn’t following Ben at the time, so the post flew under the radar until this week when she also made an announcement about her new beau. Not expecting anything less, the Comedy Central star shared a photo of President Barack Obama on Twitter to announce her fling, adding the caption, “Well the word is out. It’s official. Here’s my new boyfriend. #StopGunViolence”

Well the word is out. It’s official. Here’s my new boyfriend. #StopGunViolence pic.twitter.com/vB69oTfRrU — Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) January 6, 2016

She followed up her comical post with an Instagram snapshot filled with good intentions. Schumer cuddles up to Hanisch in the image that boasts a simple link caption that leads fans to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Amy’s father has MS and the organization she supports raises money for people with the disabling disease.

The pair is in the Nation’s Capitol this week during President Obama’s legislation to reform gun laws, which Amy avidly supports. She’s actively advocated against gun violence, especially after the shooting death of two women during a showing of her film Trainwreck last year.

Hanisch shared a pic of the pair in Washington D.C. with the caption, “So proud of this babe!!#StopGunViolence”

So proud of this babe!! #StopGunViolence

A photo posted by benhanisch (@benhanisch) on Jan 6, 2016 at 1:31pm PST

We hope the duo keeps up their philanthropic efforts…

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