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Matthew McConaughey gave an emotional plea to challenge gun ownership laws during a White House press briefing on Tuesday afternoon following a private meeting with President Joe Biden. The 52-year-old actor is a native of Uvalde, Texas, where 19 students and two teachers were killed by 18-year-old Salvador Ramos during a shooting at Robb Elementary on May 24.

Carson Burton Matthew McConaughey has called for gun owners to practice “gun responsibility” in the wake of the mass shooting that took the lives of 19 children and two teachers in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas.“I am a father, the son of a kindergarten teacher, and an American,” McConaughey writes in an editorial published in the Austin-American Statesman. “I was also born in Uvalde, Texas.

Matthew McConaughey, describing himself as “a father and a gun owner, the son of a kindergarten teacher, and a Texan from Uvalde” now living in Austin,” is calling for Americans to “step up” for change in “gun responsibility,” including enacting background checks, Red Flag Laws and age upping the requirement on semi-automatic firearms to 21.

Matthew McConaughey is calling for gun responsibility in a newly penned op-ed.In a piece published by, the Oscar-winning actor — born in Uvalde, Texas — addresses the deadly Robb Elementary School shooting that took place on May 24 and what should be done in its wake. «I believe that responsible, law-abiding Americans have a Second Amendment right, enshrined by our founders, to bear arms,» he writes in his op-ed. «I also believe we have a cultural obligation to take steps toward slowing down the senseless killing of our children. The debate about gun control has delivered nothing but status quo.

Matthew McConaughey has insisted things need to change following the horrific school shooting last month.

Matthew McConaughey called for "gun responsibility" in a recent op-ed following the mass shooting that took place in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas. The 52-year-old actor explained the difference between his idea of "gun responsibility" and "gun control." "There is a difference between control and responsibility," he explained.

The Independent].On Tuesday (May 24), 18-year-old Salvador Ramos entered the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde and fatally shot schoolchildren and teachers. He was killed by officers at the scene.In the wake of the shooting, McConaughey wrote on Instagram that Americans needed to find “common ground” in “an epidemic we can control”.

Matthew McConaughey has paid his respects to the Texas school shooting victims in his hometown of Uvalde.The 52-year-old actor traveled to the Texas town Friday alongside Rep. Tony Gonzales.

Matthew McConaughey traveled to Uvalde, Texas where the actor paid his respects to the victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting. The "Greenlights" author, 52, was born in the Texas town where his mother was a teacher at a school a mile away from the tragic scene where Salvador Ramos, 18, allegedly killed 19 children and two teachers before he was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent.

Matthew McConaughey is speaking out following the tragic shooting in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas. The actor shared an emotional message following the incident, where 19 children, one teacher and one adult were killed by a gunman at Robb Elementary School.“As all of you are aware, there was another mass shooting today, this time in my hometown of Uvalde, Texas.

Wolf of Wallstreet actor has previously about our country's lack of laws at a "" rally following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in that left dead in 2018. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.In his post, McConaughey went on to write that is an “epidemic we can control," regardless of one's political party, and that it's time to “do better.” He added, “Action must be taken so that no parent has to experience what the parents in Uvalde and the others before them have endured.”You can read Matthew McConaughey's full statement, below:"As you are aware there was another mass shooting today, this time in my hometown of Uvalde, Texas. Once again, we have tragically proven that we are failing to be responsible for the rights our freedoms grant us. The true call to action now is for every American to take a longer and deeper look in the mirror and ask ourselves, ‘What is it that we truly value? How do we repair the problem? What small sacrifices can we individually take today to preserve a healthier and safer nation, state, and neighborhood tomorrow?’ We cannot exhale once again, make excuses, and accept these tragic realities as the status quo. As Americans, Texans, mothers and fathers, it's time we re-evaluate, and renegotiate our wants from our needs.

A post shared by Matthew McConaughey (@officiallymcconaughey)He added: “As Americans, Texans, mothers and fathers, it’s time we re-evaluate, and renegotiate our wants from our needs. We have to rearrange our values and find a common ground above this devastating American reality that has tragically  become our children’s issue.“This is an epidemic we can control, and whichever side of the aisle we may stand on, we all know we can do better.

ruthlessly killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school on Tuesday.After learning of the horror on his home soil, McConaughey issued a call to action to combat gun violence.“As you all are aware there was another mass shooting today, this time in my hometown of Uvalde, Texas,” the actor wrote on social media. “Once again, we have tragically proven that we are failing to be responsible for the rights our freedoms grant us.”The Oscar winner called for Americans to take a “longer and deeper look in the mirror,” adding, “What is it that we truly value? How do we repair the problem? What small sacrifices can we individually take today, to preserve a healthier and safer nation, state, and neighborhood tomorrow?” McConaughey called for an end to making “excuses and accepting these tragic realities as the status quo.”Uvalde, Texas, USA.

19 children and two adults were killed by a lone gunman.On Tuesday, the 18-year-old suspect opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde where children aged seven to 10 were being taught. MORE: Barack Obama says 'these tragedies must end' following Sandy Hook shooting Stars immediately began responding to the tragic event voicing their horror and heartbreak and sending prayers. Matthew McConaughey is from Uvalde and penned an agonizing message on Instagram discussing the senseless act. Matthew McConaughey is from Uvalde "Once again, we have tragically proven that we are failing to be responsible for the rights our freedoms grant us," he wrote, in part. "The true call to action now is for every American to take a longer and deeper look in the mirror and ask ourselves, 'What is it that we truly value? How do we repair the problem?'"We cannot exhale once again, make excuses, and accept these tragic realities as the status quo."He went on to ask Americans to find "common ground" so that they can put an end to mass shootings.MORE: Kim Kardashian calls for gun control following Florida shooting"And to those who dropped off their loved ones today not knowing it was goodbye, no words can comprehend or heal your loss, but if prayers can provide comfort, we'll keep them coming."Taylor Swift said she was filled with rage and grief Singer, Taylor Swift took to Twitter and wrote: "Filled with rage and grief, and so broken by the murders in Uvalde.

J. Kim Murphy Matthew McConaughey has issued a statement responding to news of a mass shooting at an elementary school in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas.

Matthew McConaughey is ready, and urging, for gun reform.

Matthew McConaughey is speaking out following the shooting in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas that killed 19 children and three adults. McConaughey took to Instagram Tuesday night to address the tragedy that hit so close to home for the 52-year-old actor.«As all of you are aware, there was another mass shooting today, this time in my hometown of Uvalde, Texas.