Actor Matthew McConaughey pushed for stricter background checks and raising the minimum age to purchase an AR-15 rifle during Tuesday's White House press briefing. 'Now is this a cure-all? Hell no, but people are hurting.'
that took the lives of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School.
"While we honor and acknowledge the victims we need to recognize that this time, seems that something is different. There is a sense that perhaps there is a viable path forward. 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, a path that can actually get something done, this time," McConaughey said.
"We know it’s on the table. We need to invest in mental health care, we need safer schools, we need to restrain sensationalized media coverage, we need to restore our family values, we need to restore our American values, and we need responsible gun ownership," he continued. "These are reasonable, practical, tactical regulations to our nations, states, communities, schools and homes. Responsible gun owners are fed up with the Second Amendment being abused and hijacked by some deranged individuals. These regulations are not a step back, they’re a step forward for civil society and the Second Amendment," McConaughey added.
"Let’s be knowledgeable, and wise, and act on what we truly believe. Again, we got to look in the mirror. Lead with humility and acknowledge the values that are inherent to but also above politics. We got to make choices, make stands and bring some new ideas and preserve the traditions that can create true progress for the next generation," McConaughey added. in which he repeats his calls for accountability and "responsible gun ownership.
"Depraved acts of violence, with guns as the weapon of choice, are ripping apart families, tearing at people’s faith, and shredding the fabric of our society. We have an epidemic of indiscriminate mass shootings, of parents burying their children, of inaction, and buck-passing. Saving the unnecessary loss of lives is not a partisan issue."
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