Editing Liam Neeson (section)

==Activism==
Neeson opposes what he sees as the unrestricted right to own firearms in the U.S.<ref name="Washington Times 19 May 2015">{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/may/19/nra-us-gun-manufacturing-soars-as-americans-worry-/ |title=U.S. gun manufacturing soars as Americans worry about security |last=Dinan |first=Stephen |newspaper=[[The Washington Times]] |access-date=17 February 2016 |archive-date=13 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413172915/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/may/19/nra-us-gun-manufacturing-soars-as-americans-worry-/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and has made calls for [[gun control]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Pringle |first=Gill |date=12 September 2014 |title=Liam Neeson interview: Hard man actor on Bono, Ralph Fiennes and his fear of guns |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/liam-neeson-interview-hard-man-actor-on-bono-ralph-fiennes-and-his-fear-of-guns-9728838.html |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |access-date=3 September 2017 |archive-date=12 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412080454/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/liam-neeson-interview-hard-man-actor-on-bono-ralph-fiennes-and-his-fear-of-guns-9728838.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In January 2015, he repeated his views, calling [[Gun politics in the United States|U.S. gun laws]] a "disgrace" in an interview with Emirati newspaper ''[[Gulf News]]'' when replying to a question about the [[Charlie Hebdo shooting|''Charlie Hebdo'' shootings]] earlier that month.<ref name="BBC News 21 January 2015"/> In response, U.S. gun manufacturer [[Para USA]], which provided the prop weapons used by Neeson in the ''Taken'' film series, stated: "We will no longer provide firearms for use in films starring Liam Neeson and ask that our friends and partners in Hollywood refrain from associating our brand and products with his projects."<ref name="BBC News 21 January 2015">{{cite web |title=Liam Neeson under fire from Taken 3 gun makers |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30912656 |date=21 January 2015 |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=21 January 2015 |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327140606/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30912656 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2014, Neeson protested against the anti-carriage horse campaign of New York City Mayor [[Bill de Blasio]], who said he would outlaw horse-drawn carriages in [[Central Park]] once he took office. He wrote an opinion page published in ''[[The New York Times]]'' citing the carriage trade as a safe one for employees, horses, and tourists, and noted it was a livelihood for many immigrants.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Liam |last=Neeson |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/15/opinion/carriages-belong-in-central-park.html |title=Carriages Belong in Central Park |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=14 April 2014 |url-access=subscription |access-date=27 February 2017 |archive-date=4 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504023739/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/15/opinion/carriages-belong-in-central-park.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Neeson narrated a video for [[Amnesty International]] in favour of the legalisation of [[Abortion in the Republic of Ireland|abortion in Ireland]], which some [[Conservatism in the United Kingdom|conservative]] and [[Anti-abortion movements|pro-life]] commentators claimed was "[[Anti-Catholicism|anti-Catholic]]".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ireland/11944226/Amnesty-Internationals-pro-abortion-campaign-is-shamelessly-anti-Catholic.html |title=Amnesty International's pro-abortion campaign is shamelessly anti-Catholic |first=Tim |last=Stanley |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=21 October 2015 |access-date=8 April 2016 |archive-date=18 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418093715/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ireland/11944226/Amnesty-Internationals-pro-abortion-campaign-is-shamelessly-anti-Catholic.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Neeson was opposed to [[Brexit]], stating in 2016 that it would be truly "a shame to sacrifice all the progress that has been made by the peace process regarding border controls".<ref>{{cite web|author1=Agence France-Presse|author-link=Agence France-Presse|author2=Guillaume Lavallée|date=21 June 2016|title=Liam Neeson warns Brexit would damage Ireland|url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/news/137213-liam-neeson-brexit-damage-ireland|publisher=[[Rappler]]|location=London|publication-place=[[Pasig]], Philippines|access-date=19 July 2020|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806012408/http://www.rappler.com/entertainment/news/137213-liam-neeson-brexit-damage-ireland|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2017, Neeson compared the U.S. presidency of [[Donald Trump]] to the [[Watergate scandal]] of [[Richard Nixon]]: "Democracy works and no man—and certainly not the president—is above the law. He has to be accountable."<ref>{{cite news |title=Liam Neeson slams Donald Trump at TIFF: 'The President is not above the law' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/liam-neeson-donald-trump-president-watergate-mark-felt-white-house-release-date-trailer-a7943806.html |work=[[The Independent]] |date=12 September 2017 |access-date=6 February 2019 |archive-date=7 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015312/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/liam-neeson-donald-trump-president-watergate-mark-felt-white-house-release-date-trailer-a7943806.html |url-status=live }}</ref>