{"id":452515,"date":"2022-05-25T11:48:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T08:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/matthew-mcconaughey-note-to-hometown-uvalde-after-texas-school-shooting\/"},"modified":"2022-05-25T11:48:43","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T08:48:43","slug":"matthew-mcconaughey-note-to-hometown-uvalde-after-texas-school-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/matthew-mcconaughey-note-to-hometown-uvalde-after-texas-school-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"#Matthew McConaughey note to hometown Uvalde after Texas school shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a39b82e93fa1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a39b82e93fa1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/matthew-mcconaughey-note-to-hometown-uvalde-after-texas-school-shooting\/#%E2%80%9CMatthew_McConaughey_note_to_hometown_Uvalde_after_Texas_school_shooting%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Matthew McConaughey note to hometown Uvalde after Texas school shooting&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMatthew_McConaughey_note_to_hometown_Uvalde_after_Texas_school_shooting%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Matthew McConaughey note to hometown Uvalde after Texas school shooting&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Matthew McConaughey penned a heartbreaking note about his hometown of Uvalde, TX, where an 18-year-old gunman ruthlessly killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>After learning of the horror on his home soil, McConaughey <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cd98t4GL0Eq\/\">issued a call to action<\/a> to combat gun violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you all are aware there was another mass shooting today, this time in my hometown of Uvalde, Texas,\u201d the actor <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McConaughey\/status\/1529321695110213632\">wrote on social media<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce again, we have tragically proven that we are failing to be responsible for the rights our freedoms grant us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Oscar winner called for Americans to take a \u201clonger and deeper look in the mirror,\u201d adding, \u201cWhat is it that we truly value? How do we repair the problem? What small sacrifices can we individually take today, to preserve a healthier and safer nation, state, and neighborhood tomorrow?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>McConaughey called for an end to making \u201cexcuses and accepting these tragic realities as the status quo.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>The actor, who moved from Uvalde to Longview, TX, at the age of 11, said the endless <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> of gun violence in the US is \u201can epidemic we can control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhichever side of the aisle we may stand on, we all know we can do better,\u201d he continued. \u201cAction must be taken so that no parent has to experience what the parents in Uvalde and the others before them have endured.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McConaughey urged Americans to find \u201ccommon ground\u201d to put an end to mass shootings once and for all.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AFP_32AZ8RZ.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"People sit on the curb outside of Robb Elementary School as State troopers guard the area in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-22401891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AFP_32AZ8RZ.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AFP_32AZ8RZ.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AFP_32AZ8RZ.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/AFP_32AZ8RZ.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>People sit on the curb outside of Robb Elementary School as State troopers guard the area in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAnd to those who dropped off their loved ones today not knowing it was goodbye, no words can comprehend or heal your loss, but if prayers can provide comfort, we\u2019ll keep them coming,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>McConaughey previously described himself as supporting the Second Amendment while also being an advocate of stricter firearm laws. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-1171230478-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Matthew McConaughey urged Americans to find &quot;common ground&quot; to put an end to mass shootings once and for all.\" class=\"wp-image-22401904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-1171230478-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-1171230478-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-1171230478-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-1171230478-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Matthew McConaughey urged Americans to find \u201ccommon ground\u201d to put an end to mass shootings once and for all.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The actor has a long history of activism in his home state and even considered running for governor last year.<\/p>\n<p>He ultimately decided not to run for office in November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs 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,\u201d McConaughey said at the time. \u201cIt\u2019s a humbling and inspiring path to ponder. 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