Tarantino has stated that he does not believe that violence in movies inspires acts of violence in real life . After the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012 , he was accused of being insensitive to the event . In an interview with Terry Gross , he expressed " annoyance " at the suggestion that there is a link between the two , saying , " I think it 's disrespectful to the memory of those who died to talk about movies ... Obviously the issue is gun control and mental health . " Soon after , in response to a Hollywood PSA video titled " Demand a Plan " , which featured celebrities rallying for gun control legislation , a pro-gun group used scenes from Tarantino 's film '' Django Unchained '' to label celebrities as " hypocrites " for appearing in violent movies
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
Quentin Tarantino