Chris Rock: Obama Is ‘Dad’ to All Americans, We Must Support Him

Chris Rock Backs Obama Gun Control Pitch (USA Today)

Comedian Chris Rock endorsed President Barack Obama's gun control agenda Wednesday, urging Congress to act on the plan because the president, after all, is the "dad of the country."

"The president and the first lady are kind of like the mom and dad of the country," Rock said. "And when your dad says something, you listen. And when you don't it usually bites you …."

Rock, along with singer Tony Bennett, actor Adam Scott and actresses Amanda Peet, and Anna Deavere Smith joined a celebrity news conference in the Capitol led by Mayors Against Illegal Guns to urge lawmakers to act quickly on firearms legislation. The mayors' group was founded and largely funded by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but now claims to have 850 mayors signed on and 1.2 million grass-roots supporters.