Matthew McConaughey was born in Uvalde. His mom taught school about a mile from the shooting.

Matthew McConaughey tells the story of those killed ...

I listened to his story twice, crying all the while.

Here’s his speech in its entirety:

Matthew McConaughey makes emotional plea for gun con...

It’s good that he’s speaking out.

🇺🇦 Fouinardz 🇺🇦 :

mimi : He did a fantastic job.

🇺🇦HighDef🇺🇦 : I hope something gets done to fix the problem.

Joan_W : The big problem in this country, as Lawrence O'Donnell on MSNBC delineated tonight, is the disproportionate representation in the Senate of some states. That plus the 60 vote majority rule is keeping the Senate from doing anything useful, and the will of the majority from being realized.

🇺🇦HighDef🇺🇦 : I’m watching the oversight hearing on CNN, and am realizing that my imagination has sanitized the massacre. I think the next time someone takes an assault weapon into a school they should leave the bodies in place until the senators have had the chance to view the shredded, decapitated remains of children. Maybe then they’ll do something.

I’ve never seen anything like it. All the anchors are weeping openly and are unable to function.

US is not the worst country in the world and look which one is the best.

Homicide rates from firearms

Singapore. Followed closely by Japan, South Korea, and China tied for second place for best.

Colombia was bad in 1990.

🇺🇦 Fouinardz 🇺🇦 : Interesting.

Ooh, Indonesia and Portugal look good! And, of course, the Netherlands.

Joan_W : UK too look good, it was a good idea for the Colonies to separate. It would make the numbers bad.

🇺🇦 Fouinardz 🇺🇦 :