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

Tribune News Service · Jun 8, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022

‘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 · Jun 7, 2022

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 · Jun 7, 2022

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

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

Axios · Jun 7, 2022

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

Wales Online · Jun 7, 2022

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 · Jun 7, 2022

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 · Jun 7, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022

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.

Roll Call · Jun 7, 2022