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Matthew McConaughey passionately pleads for gun control at White House

Actor and gun owner describes ‘window where real change can happen’ as he reflects on his hometown of Uvalde

The Guardian - US

Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey visits White House to plead for change

WASHINGTON — Actor Matthew McConaughey delivered an impassioned speech in the White House briefing room Tuesday, calling for stricter gun laws in the wake of the deadly school shooting last month in his hometown in Texas.

Los Angeles Times

Teacher of 11 Uvalde students who were killed calls police ‘cowards’ for failure to stop school shooting

A teacher who was shot twice during the elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, raged against the police from his hospital bed for allowing the gunman to continue his rampage.

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The story of a Uvalde victim's green shoes captures the White House's attention

Maite Rodriguez, a lover of animals and the environment, dreamed of being a marine biologist. She was killed during the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

WEKU

Maite Rodriguez: Uvalde victim identified by her green Converse who is inspiring Matthew McConaughey to act

Slain youngster wanted to be a marine biologist

The Independent UK

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At White House, Uvalde’s Matthew McConaughey makes impassioned plea on guns

Tribune News Service

School police chief a no-show at Uvalde City Council meeting

The school district police chief criticized for waiting too long before ordering law enforcement to confront and kill the gunman during a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school did not appear at a Uvalde City Council meeting, despite being newly elected to the panel

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‘Shoot cans and stuff’: GOP senators with gun control in their hands reveal whether they own or have shot an AR-15

The Independent contacted multiple Republican senators to ask whether they own or have shot an AR-15. Here’s what they told Eric Garcia

The Independent UK

At White House, Uvalde’s Matthew McConaughey makes impassioned plea on guns

WASHINGTON – In the spotlight of the White House briefing room, movie star Matthew McConaughey described in graphic detail the mutilation inflicted on 19 children and two teachers gunned down in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas.

Tribune News Service

Uvalde teacher who survived shooting makes urgent plea for change

Arnulfo Reyes, who lost 11 of his students as law enforcement stood by outside his classroom, calls for new gun laws.

Al Jazeera

Tuesday’s funeral in Uvalde remembers Xavier James Lopez

Another funeral for a Robb Elementary School student was held Tuesday morning in Uvalde.

Tribune News Service

Matthew McConaughey makes emotional plea for gun control at White House after Uvalde shooting

Actor Matthew McConaughey took centre stage at the White House to call on Congress to “reach a higher ground” and pass gun control legislation in honour of those killed in last month’s shooting rampage at a school in his home town of Uvalde, Texas.

Evening Standard

Matthew McConaughey’s emotional White House briefing speech in full

Actor Matthew McConaughey delivered an emotional address at the White House where he shared details about the schoolaged victims of the Uvalde shooting massacre

The Independent UK

Matthew McConaughey recounts emotional stories from Uvalde victims from White House podium

The Uvaldo native also advocated for gun control and "responsible gun ownership."

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Wales Online

Matthew McConaughey shows dead schoolgirl's shoes at White House in emotive plea for gun control after Uvalde shooting

The actor's voice trembled as he delivered a highly charged speech detailing the shocking extent of injuries inflicted on child victims of the latest school shooting

The Independent UK

Matthew McConaughey pounds White House lectern in anger over Uvalde massacre

Oscar winner was born in Texas town where 19 students and two teachers were murdered

The Independent UK

Gun control - latest: Matthew McConaughey pounds lectern in emotional call for change after Uvalde massacre

House Oversight Committee will meet on Wednesday to hear stories of gun violence’s impact on families

The Independent UK

Matthew McConaughey holds up artwork of children killed in Uvalde in White House briefing: ‘These lives matter’

The Uvalde, Texas native became emotional as he described his encounters with families of children who died in last month’s mass shooting

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Roll Call

Matthew McConaughey brings messages from Uvalde to the White House - Roll Call

The actor's advocacy for new gun laws brought him to the White House, where he spoke of talks he has had in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas.

Texas Observer

Uvalde and the Border Security Scam

In South Texas, an international military apparatus lords over Latinos.

The Independent UK

Uvalde's Xavier Lopez: His smile would 'cheer anyone up'

Xavier Lopez had a smile that lit up the room

The Independent UK

Mass shootings intensify reform efforts at grassroots level

Gun control and gun violence intervention advocates hope the mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, will convince federal and state governments to take action again

The Independent UK

Teacher shot in Uvalde massacre reveals how children called out to ‘coward’ police before they died

‘When things go bad, it seems like an eternity. The only thing that I can say is I felt like my blood was like an hourglass’

Tribune News Service

After Uvalde shooting, some say fixation on border security obscures more urgent threats

UVALDE, Texas — More than a week after the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, one thing is clear: The heightened security surrounding this town near the border ultimately didn’t stop a homegrown shooter from inflicting terror on the community.

Tribune News Service

Matthew McConaughey calls for gun responsibility laws in op-ed

In the nearly two weeks since the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, a semi-surprising voice has risen to call for something, anything, to be done to curb gun violence, specifically that which targets children — Oscar-winner Matthew McConaughey.

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