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Matthew McConaugheyand his wife Camila Alves McConaughey are using their platform for the greater good.
The actor, 52, shared a video of himself and Camila, 40, campaigning for gun safety at the White House on Instagram Friday in wake of last month’sschool shooting at Robb Elementaryin his hometown of Uvalde, Texas, in which 19 children and two teachers were senselessly killed.
“This is and was about gun responsibility,” the black-and-white video reads before cutting to clips of theTrue Detectiveactor and theWomen of Todayfounder meeting with “over 30 members across both parties,” including “leaders of the Senate, the House,” and PresidentJoe Biden.
“For ourselves, for our children, for Republicans, Democrats, and our fellow Americans…It’s time to be responsible,” the video concludes.
Earlier this month,Matthew attendeda White House press briefing to deliver remarks about the Uvalde elementary school shooting and what it means for the future of the nation.
“This should not be a partisan issue,” Matthew – a father of three and a gun owner – said during hisemotional, 21-minute speech. “There is not a democratic or republican value in one single act of these shooters, but people in power have failed to act.”
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The Academy Award-winning actor and theNew York Timesbest-selling author spent several days in his hometownvisiting with victims' familiesafter the horrific shooting. They listened to numerous stories about the innocent lives lost, and came to realize that every single family shared a common goal: to make the massacre matter.
“How can the loss of these lives matter?” Matthew asked in the briefing. “While we honor and acknowledge the victims, we need to recognize that this time, it seems that something is different. There is the sense that perhaps there is a viable path forward [for enacting gun safety legislation].”
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