McConaughey and his wife, Camila Alves, spent most of past week with the victims\u0027 families in his hometown
“Responsible gun owners are fed up with the Second Amendment being abused and hijacked by some deranged individuals,” McConaughey said. “These regulations are not a step back. They’re a step forward for civil society and the Second Amendment.”
McConaughey, a household name from such movies as “Dazed and Confused” and “Dallas Buyers Club,” is not a political figure, but he flirted last year with running for governor of Texas, finally announcing in November that he had decided against it. “As a simple kid born in the little town of Uvalde, Texas, it never occurred to me that I would one day be considered for political leadership,” McConaughey said in a video at the time, adding that he would seek other ways to make a difference.
Lawmakers, he said, have a window of opportunity now to pass meaningful gun-control measures. The actor called for the creation of a waiting period for purchasing AR-15 rifles, as well as for raising the minimum age for purchasing that type of weapon to 21. He also called for universal background checks and “red flag” laws.Gun responsibility, he said, is something most Americans “agree on more than we don’t.
McConaughey also showed artifacts from the slain children, including a drawing made by one of the victims, Alithia Ramirez, 10, who had visions of going to art school in Paris, showing herself along with a friend looking down on her from heaven. Another of the little girls killed, Maite Rodriguez, who was also 10, wanted to be a marine biologist, McConaughey recalled.Article content
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