Matthew McConaughey, a gun owner himself, also spoke with President Joe Biden about the need to make changes to gun laws to prevent future shootings.
"Then there was Ellie Garcia, a 10-year-old, and her parents, Steven and Jennifer.
"The week prior to her passing, she had been preparing to read a verse from the Bible for the next Wednesday night's church service. The verse was from Deuteronomy 6:5. 'And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy might.'"Then there was the fairytale love story of a teacher named Irma and her husband, Joe. What a great family this was. This was an amazing family.
"Because Irma was one of the teachers who was gunned down in the classroom, Joe, her husband, literally died of heartache the very next day when he had a heart attack. "So yes, counselors are going to be needed in Uvalde for a long time. Counselors are needed in all these places where these mass shooters have been for a long time.
So, we know what's on the table. We need to invest in mental healthcare. We need safer schools. We need to restrain sensationalized media coverage. We need to restore our family values. We need to restore our American values. And we need responsible gun ownership—responsible gun ownership. "These regulations are not a step back; they're a step forward for a civil society and—and the Second Amendment."But people are hurting—families are, parents are. And look, as—as divided as our country is, this gun responsibility issue is one that we agree on more than we don't. It really is. But this should be a nonpartisan issue. This should not be a partisan issue."But people in power have failed to act.
"Enough with the counterpunching. Enough of the invalidation of the other side. Let's come to the common table that represents the American people. Find a mil- —middle ground, the place where most of us Americans live anyway, especially on this issue.
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