Matthew McConaughey Speaks Out Following Texas Elementary School Shooting In His Hometown

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

The 52-year-old actor spoke out after processing the tragic acts of today (May 24), where an 18-year-old gunman went into an elementary school and killed 21 people, which included 19 young children and two teachers.

Taking to Twitter, Matthew started his letter saying that “As you all are aware there was another mass shooting today, this time in my home town of Uvalde, Texas. Once again, we have tragically proven that we are failing to be responsible for the rights our freedoms grant us.”

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He continued, “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. We have to rearrange our values and find a common ground above this devastating American reality that has tragically become our children’s issue,” Matthew wrote.

“This is an epidemic we can control, and whichever side of the aisle we may stand on, we all know we can do better. We must do better. Action must be taken so that no parent has to experience what the parents in Uvalde and the others before them have endured.”

“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 will keep them coming.”

Matthew isn’t the only one speaking out about the tragedy. See who else did here…