Actor Matthew McConaughey took to the stage in the White House briefing room Tuesday to implore politicians to enact stricter gun laws after 19 children and two teachers were killed in his hometown of Uvalde during a mass shooting at an elementary school on May 24.
The Oscar-winner graphically described the trauma inflicted on the bodies of the gunned-down children, urging a bipartisan push to institute stronger background checks, waiting periods, and red flag laws. He also advocated for raising the minimum age to purchase AR-15 rifles.
But McConaughey wasn’t the only celebrity to speak out following the shooting in Uvalde. From June 3-5, a number of celebrities — Kevin Bacon, Amy Schumer and Jimmy Kimmel, to name a few — took part in Wear Orange, a campaign led by the organization Everytown for Gun Safety to raise awareness of gun violence.
