He and his wife visited Uvalde families after the shooting and showed mementos of the victims, as he told their stories to the White House press corps.
, native Matthew McConaughey made an emotional plea to Congress for new gun control legislation from the White House briefing room Tuesday, after meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill and President Biden at the White House. Making schools safer and expanding background checks for people to to get access to guns should be a nonpartisan issue, McConaughey said.
McConaughey and his wife, Camila Alves, met with the families of the victims of the massacre at Robb Elementary School that left 19 children and two teachers dead. He told some of those stories to the White House press corps — and the country — Tuesday, ruing that these children and teachers will never have the chance to pursue their dreams.
Actor Matthew McConaughey, a native of Uvalde, Texas, becomes emotional as he holds up a picture of a young victim of the school shooting in Uvalde, during a White House briefing on June 7, 2022.McConnaughey told reporters that Uvalde was where he was born, where he used his first BB gun, his first 410 shotgun — and where he learned responsible gun ownership.
He mentioned red flag laws, bolstering mental health, background checks, waiting periods, as possible measures that could help.
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