They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and in this case a chilling picture is worth at least 14,000 retweets.

In an effort to bring attention to gun violence in the U.S., Yoko Ono tweeted a photo of John Lennon’s bloody glasses. Lennon, as you know, was shot and killed on December 8th, 1980 outside the Dakota apartment building by Mark David Chapman.

“The death of a loved one is a hollowing experience. After 33 years our son Sean and I still miss him. Yoko Ono Lennon,” read the tweet.

So far, tweet has received over 14,800 retweets and over 4,000 favorites.

The death of a loved one is a hollowing experience. After 33 years our son Sean and I still miss him. Yoko Ono Lennon twitter.com/yokoono/status…

— Yoko Ono (@yokoono) March 20, 2013

The tweet was even retweeted by President Obama’s Twitter account.

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Whatever your feelings are about the current battle between gun control activists, 2nd amendment activists, and everyone in between, it’s hard to argue against this image as a particularly powerful one.