The actor gave an emotional speech in the White House after the school massacre in Texas, which is described as the worst in the United States in ten years. He was born in Uvalde, where the school massacre took place.
McConaughey told among other things about ten-year-old Maite who died in the attack and showed off her green shoes – what turned out to be the only thing that could be identified with the girl. After that, the actor advocates, among other things, a higher age limit for possessing a weapon.
More take a stand
Celebrities like Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian and the founders of the ice cream company Ben and Jerry’s are some others who have spoken out about gun violence this year.
“We know that thoughts and prayers will not save lives, but it can and will do political action,” the ice cream company wrote on Twitter, “We can not accept this as something normal anymore,” Kim Kardashian tweeted.
Hear a snippet from McConaughey’s speech in the clip above.