Matthew McConaughey Calls for Action to Be Taken After School Shooting in His Hometown of Uvalde

Actor 🎬Matthew McConaughey is speaking out about the school shooting in Uvalde Texas, on Tuesday, which took the lives of 19 👧Children and two adults.

“Once again we have tragically proven that we are failing to be responsible for the rights our freedoms grant us,” McConaughey wrote in a statement on his Instagram.

McConaughey was born in the small town of Uvalde, Texas, according to GQ. His mother was a kindergarten teacher at St. Philip’s Episcopal School, which is just minutes away from the school where Tuesday’s shooting occurred, according to ET.

He continued his statement urging “every American to take a longer and deeper look in the mirror, and ask ourselves, what is it that we truly value? How do we repair the problem? What small sacrifices can we individually take today, to preserve a healthier and safer nation, state, and neighborhood tomorrow?”

Twenty-seven shootings have already happened so far this year, according to