Matthew McConaughey

After spending a week in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas, following the Robb Elementary School shooting, the actor eulogized several of the victims and shared ...

McConaughey showed pieces of artwork from and photos of some of the students and teachers killed at Robb Elementary, which McConaughey said is less than a mile from where his mother was a school teacher. “To make the loss of these lives matter,” Matthew McConaughey said as he began an impassioned 20-minute speech about gun reform during Tuesday’s White House press briefing. Responsible parties in this debate seem to at least be committed to sitting down and having a real conversation about a new and improved path forward—a path that can bring us closer together and make us safer as a country.

Actor Matthew McConaughey took centre stage at the White House to call on Congress to “reach a higher ground” and pass gun control legislation in honour of ...

“We need to restore our family values. We need to restore our American values and we need responsible gun ownership,” McConaughey said. “We need to invest in mental healthcare.

Actor and Uvalde, Texas, native Matthew McConaughey met with President Joe Biden on Tuesday, and urged more congressional action on gun violence in an ...

His comments, however, appeared to be intended for Republicans in Congress who have opposed gun legislation. "We can't truly be leaders if we're only living for re-election." His comments, however, were expected to have little impact. Responsible parties in this debate seem to at least be committed to sitting down and having a real conversation about a new and improved path forward." McConaughey appeared to choke up several times while holding up photos of some of the child victims. "Uvalde is where I learned responsible gun ownership."

Actor Matthew McConaughey delivered an emotional White House appeal for gun regulations in the wake of last month's massacre in his hometown of Uvalde, ...

"There is no constitutional barrier to gun responsibility," McConaughey continued. "We heard from so many people: Families of the deceased, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, Texas Rangers, hunters, border patrol and responsible gun owners who won't give up their Second Amendment rights," he said. In an emotional speech at the White House on Tuesday, actor Matthew McConaughey called for new gun regulations in the wake of last month's mass shooting in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas, and urged federal lawmakers to honor their moral obligations instead of party affiliations.

McConaughey, who declined to take questions, spoke of learning to become a responsible gun owner as a youngster in Uvalde.

We need to restrain sensationalized media coverage. We need safer schools. “We need to invest in mental healthcare.

The Uvalde, Texas, native appeared in the White House briefing room and called for new gun control measures.

Mr. McConaughey asked his wife to hold up the green hightop Converse sneakers worn every day by 10-year-old Maite Rodriguez, who hoped to study one day to be a marine biologist, and who had drawn a heart on the right toe to symbolize her love of nature. He called on the news media to reduce its sensational coverage of mass shootings. Mr. McConaughey’s appearance at the White House came as a bipartisan group of senators tries to negotiate new legislation to respond to gun violence. “You could feel the shock in the town,” he said. He cast himself as a voice for responsible gun owners and described, in graphic detail, the horrors of gun violence. He then told of the horror he felt at losing 19 school children in his hometown to a man with a rifle so high-powered that it disfigured many of their bodies beyond recognition.

Actor and gun owner describes 'window where real change can happen' as he reflects on his hometown of Uvalde.

He held up artwork from Alithia Ramirez, who dreamed of attending art school in Paris. And then there was Eliahna “Ellie” Garcia, who loved dancing and church and already knew how to drive tractors. McConaughey, who declined to take questions, spoke of his own connections to the town. He also noted that Uvalde was the place where he was taught about responsibilities that come with gun ownership. “We need to invest in mental healthcare. McConaughey, a gun owner himself, used his star power to make the case for turning the horror of the moment into concrete action. A window where it seems like real change can happen.”

McConaughey, who was born in Uvalde, calls for 'responsible' gun ownership after mass shooting at town's primary school.

McConaughey, who declined to take questions, spoke of his own connections to the town. We need safer schools. We need to restrain sensationalised media coverage. Ellie was looking forward to reading a Bible verse at an upcoming church service when she was killed. He also noted that Uvalde was the place where he was taught about the responsibilities that come with gun ownership. “We need to invest in mental healthcare.

Gun owner McConaughey seemed to fight back tears and choke up, as he talked about the victims - and told Americans that over gun control legislation, ...

"There is no constitutional barrier to gun responsibility," McConaughey continued. Uvalde is where I learned responsible gun ownership," he said. Let's find a middle ground - the place where most of us Americans live anyway - especially on this issue. "These are reasonable, practical, tactical regulations," he said. Read more: Why do US gun sales increase after mass shootings? Gun owner McConaughey seemed to fight back tears and choke up, as he talked about the victims - and told Americans that over gun control legislation, it was time to take "a look in the mirror".

McConaughey said he and his wife drove to Uvalde the day after the shooting and spent time with the families of some of the victims.

We need to restore our American values and we need responsible gun ownership," McConaughey said. McConaughey, who declined to take questions, spoke of his own connections to the town. He also noted that Uvalde was the place where he was taught about responsibilities that come with gun ownership. Ellie was looking forward to reading a Bible verse at an upcoming church service when she was killed. We need safer schools. Garnell Whitfield Jr. asked members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.