Matthew McConaughey: 'The American people will continue to drive forward the mission of keeping our children safe. Because it's more than our right to do so, it's our responsibility to do so.'
June 07, 2022, 4:26 PMActor Matthew McConaughey, a native of Uvalde, Texas as well as a father and a gun owner, becomes emotional as he holds up a picture of 10-year-old victim Alithia Ramirez as he speaks to reporters about the school shooting in Uvalde during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, June 7, 2022.
His wife, Camila Alves, sitting nearby, brought bright green high-top Converse sneakers from one of the victims in the massacre at Robb Elementary school, Maite Rodriguez. McConaughey said she wore them because of her love of nature and described how she wanted to become a marine biologist. He spoke of how the small shoes -- with a heart on the right toe -- were the "only clear evidence that could identify her.
"Because I promise you, America -- you and me -- we are not as divided as we are being told we are," he added. McConaughey also spoke at length about growing up in Uvalde, where he said he "learned responsible gun ownership." "Let's admit it, we can't truly be leaders if we're only living to reelection," he added at the White House briefing.
"We, like so many others, agree that gun safety reform is needed -- I'll keep working to make that happen," Durbin wrote Monday evening.
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