Actor Matthew McConaughey, who is from Uvalde, Texas, delivered a passionate plea at the White House press briefing arguing for ‘reasonable’ gun control laws.
Addressing the political divide he said bluntly,‘We got to get some real courage and honor our mortal obligations instead of our party affiliations and enough with the counterpunching,’ he said.
‘We can’t truly be leaders if we’re only live in for reelection,’ he added.
The Oscar winner outlined some “long-term societal factors” that he says eventually need to be addressed — “mental health care, school safety, the prevalence of sensationalized media coverage and the decaying state of American values are all long-term societal factors” — but then said there’s a pressing need for actions that will result in an ‘immediate reduction in gun violence.’
“We are in a window of opportunity right now that we have not been in before. A window where it seems like real change, real change can happen,” McConaughey said from the podium.McConaughey said, “I’m here today in the hopes of applying what energy, reason and passion that I have into trying to turn this moment into a reality. Because as I said, this moment is different.”
“I am not under the illusion that these policies will solve all of our problems, but if responsible solutions can stop some of these tragedies from striking another community without destroying the Second Amendment, they’re worth it,” he added. “Where I have the right to be me, you have the freedom to be you, and we have the responsibility to be US. … Business as usual isn’t working.”