If their worried about losing an election that means the people they represent will put them out the door if they "try gun control laws. Democracy is about working for the people that vote for you. If you go against them in America you are illegimate so laws you make are (per the constitution) null and viod
No one knows the pain of losing a child no matter their age I lost my 26 year old son Jake March 13th 2021 When this tragedy happened I felt these parents pain and rekindled my own pain Thank you for standing up for these kids and their family's So these children didn't die in vain God bless you
😢 I'm so sorry for your loss, may your son Jake be in eternal peace 🙏🙏my prayers ask the Lord to comfort your heart when in despair and loneliness ..much love and prayers to you..❤🙏🙏💖
The Government fails to act on the laws being broken now. Responsible gun owners are not the ones breaking them. Enforce laws already on the books and then we can have a legitimate discussion about how to keep the kids safe.
Agreed Warren, they want guns out of the hands of those who would protect the innocent and keep them in the hands of those who have no courage to do the right thing.
Well considering most of these school shootings have been committed with guns purchased legally that doesn’t make much sense. And why wait to have a discussion to keep the kids safe? Let’s have that conversation right now and work harder to enforce the current laws and put in place additional deterrents. Do all the things.
Warren's proposal to limit school shootings. Install "Sally Port" or "Man Trap" style entryways at all main entrances. Install exit only/key required/alarmed if left propped open exterior doors like hotels and hospitals have. Hire former US military or Retired LEO to randomly patrol school grounds and arm them appropriately for the task. Most importantly, fix our Country's broken mental health system. Start treating mental illnesses instead of just handing out pills and sending broken people on their way. Acknowledge that evil people do exist, and they should not be allowed to purchase weapons. Mandatory reporting by all to the NICS database by States and Cities is being ignored currently. Enforce and actually prosecute firearms crimes. Too many times our DA's and Courts dismiss these charges in plea deals letting offenders off.
@@MattmclellandMusic I don't know if that statement is actually true. I got a feeling that last time I researched this that most of these mass shooting weapons have been acquired illegally.
As much as there is love and good in this world, you better be sure there will be hatred and evil too. It's just the way we are. I wholeheartedly agree with you.
I can never begin to understand what drives a person to kill children i am so ashamed of people i always have been since i was a kid I couldn’t understand the hatred in most people’s hearts it’s so rare to find a genuine good person because most people are just wolves in sheeps clothing.
No. But you can take away that persons ability to purchase a military style assault rifle. Is this really that difficult to understand?? The AR-15 isn’t a consumer product. It’s a weapon of war.
Mass murder has and always will be illegal. Instead of more laws that only affects people who obey them, why not make examples out of the criminals? Maybe we’ve become too soft? I always knew Mathew was a great actor. Take a look…
They make more money off criminals than they do La Abiding Citizens.... DEA, CIA, FBI & ATF are the biggest drug dealing, ghost handlers in America so punish the Law Abiding Citizens and Give all glory to criminals 👍👍👍
Because it’s proven that doesn’t work and it never will. How do you wanna be harder on mass shooters? They are usually already dead. Just look at all other countries in the world where we don’t have these insane shootings.
As a non American, I don't know whether Matthew's suggestions of moving forward are stupid for being so careful or smart for taking baby steps to not shock the public. In all other modern countries people aren't even able to buy automatic weapons and here he's begging to raise the age to 21. That's crazy. Ban all guns from the public is the only sane goal. But I guess that's out of the question in a country which politics are funded by corporations. 🤷
@@Gamingreviewer300 that's a statement only uttered by Americans. In other parts of the world that's like saying "never EVER give up your right to own a bomb". Equally crazy.
@@cloudforeststudio3699 then you dont know any modern democracies other than America, because the 1A is only a thing in the US. Every other country just has unspoken permission from their governments to speak as they wish that can be taken away whenever convenient, for example Count Dankula.
Me, as a German had to look up what a AR15 rifle is. Raising the age to 21 for access to a weapon like this is your solution? Why in the world would anyone other than a trained soldier at war need a weapon like this? This is far beyond I got the right to protect me and my property. This is insane. Apart from that, great speach which had me in tears. Was just hoping for you to demand real change.
Many moons back, Charlie Sheen was on Piers Morgan’s show on CNN where they talked about guns. He was asked, somewhat rhetorically, what’s an AR-15 for/who would need it? And Sheen responded: those going to war. But, unfortunately, the US religious fundamentalism, including its fundamentalism for the second amendment, means that the best you can do is get a raising of the minimum age and perhaps the idea that such military grade weapons only go to those who are members of registered militias. And I can tell you right now even that won’t happen, given how gung ho the reactionary fire arms crowd is about its right to own anything, including a nuclear bazooka.
Yeah cause you know thugs won't use automatic rifles right? Crying over an actor is pathetic and weak just like this country has become. Save your tears for friends and family not celebrity speeches that are rehearsed.
For those saying he is an actor - yes he is, 100%. And as 100% an actor he is doing what he does best - he is harnessing all of his skills to deliver this speech on behalf of those affected by this terrible tragedy. To give these people a VOICE. For those of you saying he is disingenuous - we would all like to see YOU step up to the plate and give a speech like this - to speak up on behalf of those grieving families and all the affected. Without bawling your eyes out, or throwing up.
You are right JJ, Matt is a good actor and he could give this speech on video call from his home,but seeing him at White House,probably he would love to be a leader as a politician but only one actor succeeded as the best leader Ronald Reagan
@@jeremyelmkies383 tell me i don't give a shit what u think. He is trying to convince you to support gun control laws without telling you directly. Think minion
Interesting that no one questions where the shooter got all of the money it took to amass that arsenal? Where does the average 18 year old come up with almost 10 grand for all that hardware?
We have a federal background check, we already have red flag laws, we already have waiting periods. Mental health needs to be a bigger, laws preventing illegal firearms need to be stricter. But the main thing is mental, people don’t know how to act, deal with life’s issues and problems. People think changing who they are, delving into the digital world will make them better or get rid of depression or anger. If that isn’t checked, bad people will hurt people if they have they will, the Oklahoma City bombing years ago didn’t involve guns, it was a van and items from a farm and tractor store. If someone wants to hurt someone they will.
@@NatoHoro no. No. No. No. No. A car is transportation. Designed to, and LICENCED, regulated and monitored to do 1 thing..... drive. A gun is designed to KILL. Indiscriminately. Instantly and often accidentally. The two are not synonymous.
I agree. So many points to this that I cannot begin to respond except to say, there are several areas that need to be addressed. Department of education is rhe first .
@@meghan42 maybe if we intervene earlier when these criminals are still youth, that might help. This criminal was known to be violent years before he actually committed this heinous crime. I don't know.. could the Department of education fund more programs to help save these people before they become adult offenders ?
The issue is that "criminals" are "law abiding citizens" until they commit the act. How do you differentiate? ( Maybe with mental health pre- screening).
We need to spend 40 billion dollars on US citizens and not a foreign nations military. Thats just one example of needs here getting sent and spent on somewhere else.
Shit, may as well make him president. This was not only a very moving speech but a 100% thoughtful, accurate and non biased one. It doesn't matter what your political affiliation is, we can all agree that we NEED better protection for our kids. We need to both protect our 2nd amendment AND make better laws for gun control and harsher punishments for those who abuse those rights and laws. I send my love, prayers and condolences to all who were effected by this terrible and senseless act of domestic terrorism.
None of these ideas will stop anything like this from happening again. Allowing the adults to be armed would definitely help but handicapping the good guys only makes these tragedies worse.
@@torsteinrocks Keep laughing. The rest of us will go about the business of stopping Children being shot in the face with assault rifles in their classrooms by 18 year olds.
Unfortunately demon possessed mentally ill criminals never will obey laws. The only true answer is Change the evil hearts of people through a relationship with God through Jesus his Son.
The issue is that "criminals" are "law abiding citizens" until they commit the act. How do you differentiate? ( Maybe with mental health pre- screening).
It was emotional, but we needs to talk facts. Who is going to listen to a regular Jane like me? I think we need harsher punishments and 'they' need to stop allowing these criminals out on such low bail etc;. It keeps happening. PARENTS need control back and to be able to say "I need help, my child is......". Gun owners need to be allowed to protect their home. It was less that a minute for a man to get into my back door. I was alone with my 3 little girls. So much to say. Schools need to be better protected. I tried an experiment at my daughters school. I was in the building (middle of the day) and I walked around for 40 minutes before anyone said a thing.
@@noman8924 think about what you just said. You're making yourself look stupid.. literally all of those things prove my point, and I never said anything about legalizing anything. So get your shit straight.
The issue is that "criminals" are "law abiding citizens" until they commit the act. How do you differentiate? ( Maybe with mental health pre- screening).
Ok, but there’s maybe 1 or 2 weapons of choice for mass murderers…. Calling an AR-15 a long/sporting rifle is a fucking joke. It’s not used for sport… it’s used to mow down children in schools.
@@moth1ne isnt that the problem? People talking about things they dont understand. The seat belt laws are dumb. I have a family member and a coworker who was saved in a wreck because they were not wearing a seat belt (T boned and slid across the bench seat instead of being trapped and squashed).
I love that part where he got a bit aggressive but then fights to reel it back in. I love how everyone in the press room kept their mouths shut and listened the fuckin truth
@@riphaven in case you didn't realize, you joker, these kids aren't fiction. They are real flesh and blood. Just because its written down doesn't mean its always a script. Or do you always confuse fact and fiction.
@@davidgolucky9501 @Joker in case you didn't realize, these kids aren't fiction. They are real flesh and blood. Just because its written down doesn't mean its always a script. Or do you always confuse fact and fiction.
I appreciate you making these children and families so much more than a statistic. Due to all that happens, people look away too soon. You make these people and their lives more real, in a way that few people can. People need understanding to care, and to care to create change. And it’s clear that you truly care. Let’s hope that the care will spread and that this loss does result in something positive. It’s owed to these broken dreams and families.
@@RonInNapa that's the best thing I have heard... So much of this turns into gun control laws that don't work only make it harder for law abiding citizens who maybe had mistakes in the past own guns. He brought up a very important point in this. He was raised to respect the power of a firearm like myself. The point wasn't even about being taught how to use the weapon. You get enough of that from the internet. The POINT was he was raised right and that is where our country is failing.
But the law facilitates criminals being able to get them, I've never seen a gun outside of a gunshop in the UK, most I've ever seen is Airguns and a couple spent birdshot shells near farmland 😛
@@jedcollings3624 "But the law facilitates criminals" Mathew is talking to Americans so show me the American law that lets criminals get guns? Its EVERYONES GOD given right to defend one self and when there is a CRAZY GUY with a gun it ALWAYS ends with a good guy with a GUN!
We in the U.K send our deepest love and sympathy .And Matthew your not just a great actor you're a fantastic human being.For pitys sake U.S dont let your children die for nothing.God bless all at Uvalde xxxx
The issue is that "criminals" are "law abiding citizens" until they commit the act. How do you differentiate? ( Maybe with mental health pre- screening).
@@classykitty26 if we start to punish normal everyday law abiding folks for the acts of the few it sets a horrible new president pandora's box people don't realize the ramifications of.. How do you differentiate isn't the right question, more like WHO gets to decide IF someone is a risk or not is the dangerous issue, is it our failed power hungry politicians? City workers on a power trip? That creepy person at work or in the neighborhood who's always getting into folks business? To have a functional free society you have to let people live freely not make their life choices for them or you simply have totalitarianism. We've had 12 true major mass school incidents since the 1980's if you remove all the padded numbers from gang violence, suicides, and non-student/staff personal on campus during off hours in the US the numbers don't support the narrative at all once you remove these manipulated stats. This isn't about preventing crime it's about disarming the law abiding citizens to remove the publics last check and balance in removing tyrannical governments or potential invasion. Remember the famous line from General Yamato during ww2 "we could never succeed in a mainland invasion, 'there's a rifle behind every blade of grass." This ability is the only real check and balance to keep us truly free in the even the government goes too far. Every major power that's disarmed it's people has at some point done awful things to it's population, China & Russia alone had more than 100million dead in less than 50 years after being disarmed.
@@Jordan-ql6tm yes. I understand what your saying completely. I'm asking how do we know who the criminals are before committing their first criminal act. And even when the crime is committed it's " innocent until proven guilty" right. So up until that point, the individual would be considered a law avoiding citizen. Everyone has the right to protect themselves,. I'm saying that the label is too broad.
@@classykitty26 oh I see what you're saying now. What term would you find more fitting? Their either one or the other, we can't know who'll be the criminal beforehand can't predict the future. All of these individuals so far however have had sever mental issues and made threats of the act multiple times and have been on very high doses of psychotropic drugs mood stabilizers, think we should address the mental health of folks who're displaying these multiple signs and get them the help and attention they need rather than just medicate and blatantly ignore them. I worked in a mental ward our system is archaic outdated and designed solely to make the medical establishment money with very little output costs or effort on it's end. A broken and corrupt system designed to make Rx money and not much else past repeat customers.. Disgusting and only effective at creating repeat business not whole healthy people. Wish I had real answers but this is a big place to start, our system creates these people and then gets double it's efforts back when they get to politically benefit from tbe acts these people commit of which the system is responsible for creating.. Almost by design it feels in hindsight
Very good speech from Matthew, showed a lot of heart and that the American government does need to do something about its gun laws by making those who want to deny children of their dreams, harder to get a gun by doing checks on them...
Matthew McConaughey: Real person who just happens to be an actor for a living. Who wouldn't if they could? I grew up in a farm community in the panhandle of Texas (Magahat country these days) but left, saw the world and other parts of the country and expanded my horizons. I recommend this for all panhandlers because they mostly only listen to each other. It is obvious that Matthew has expanded his horizons a bit since growing up and leaving Uvalde. How else could he have given such a heart rending account of what it is like to be from there and feel their their pain and know the outrage that real humans with a heart feel over these mass shootings? I felt his pain and had to fight back some tears during his speech. Much like I did during his closing argument in "A TIme to Kill". THAT one really got me even though it was just a movie. It plainly "got" Matthew too. His feelings seem to be a part of his life, acting or not. Kudos Matthew. You are not a robot (or a brainless follower).
@@erikholmes3898 so handguns, rifles, bombs, knives, swords, tasers, & all other weapons don't still exist? If someone intends to do harm they will find a way unless they're stopped.
@@erikholmes3898 well this was at the White House of the United States of America so that's why I referred to "this country" but yes, mental health is a global issue.
@@erikholmes3898 and I read that the doors to this school were not locked so that's why I brought up school security. Luckily I live in an area where schools have incredible security, bulletproof glass, & all doors are locked to the outside 24/7, but there are some in other areas that you can just walk right into unlocked doors. They should all have locked doors, security systems, and authorized entry only at the very least.
More guns isnt the way to handel this, getting guns of the Street and restrictions is the way. USA have moore masshootings than every European country combined, do you not see the problem in this?
@@andjon3710 A gun is a tool just like a knife. What makes people go out and shoot up places? I can tell you it is not the gun. Removing one tool is not going to stop people from wanting to hurt and kill others. There will always be other tools and ways to kill people. You can run over an entire crowd of people with a car as we have recently seen. Guns are not the problem and creating more gun control laws will not help. Did you know that schools are gun-free zones? Yet, they bring the guns anyway. People will ALWAYS break the law. Why do people call the police when they are in trouble? Because they provide lethal defense for them. Good people with weapons stop bad people with weapons. Who ended up stopping the Robb Elementary School gunman? A good guy with a gun.
Gun Control Second Amendment "You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before." - Rahm Emanuel quotes The same devil that inspires mass shootings wants to take away guns from ordinary citizens. It’s a win, win for him. Guns don't shoot by themselves. Isaiah 10:15 New Living Translation (NLT) 15 But can the ax boast greater power than the person who uses it? Is the saw greater than the person who saws? Can a rod strike unless a hand moves it? Can a wooden cane walk by itself? Since election 2020 The democrat party has promoted riots by BLM and Antifa, lawlessness, burning, pillaging, murder, attacking police etc. In the mean time they are releasing prisoners from jail and created open borders, encouraging immigrants to pour in. If that wasn’t enough, they are taking away the ability for United States citizens to defend themselves by disarming them. “WE NEED THE SECOND AMENDMENT MORE THAT EVER!” "A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." - unknown "A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest re-quire that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies." FIRST ANNUAL ADDRESS, TO BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS, JANUARY 8, 1790 (WILL THIS BE SHADOW BANNED OR REMOVED?)
For real, I was crying 😭 way up here in TN. My brother owns an AR-15, actually, several of them. 2 of them are stock, basically just a pistol with a stock and barrel. But, he's got one, that he admits is ridiculous. It's got a special barrel (which, like the uvalde shooter's) causes the bullets to become really powerful somehow, I think it somehow increases bullet speed or something, but makes a massive difference in the way the bullet hits a target to where it just destroys the target. Also has a $50-100 part which turns the gun into a full Auto, and another part that increases accuracy and reduces recoil. It's insane, it should be illegal, and in fact Virginia where he lives was in the process of making some of those mods illegal. Even he thinks it's too much for a citizen to have. I think these guns are very dangerous for several reasons. Someone purchasing a pistol should be able to get one after passing a background check. But someone purchasing one of these rifles needs training, classes, and range time before being allowed to own one. Also, make these gun parts and gun mods require the same background checks and training certificates as the guns themselves. Once you've done the training, and waited the required wait times, you can buy all the parts you want, even though some parts need to just be outlawed altogether, because it's these mods that are making these guns so damn dangerous. I also believe that people who own guns should be required to kill at least one deer per year. Why? Deer are becoming an invasive nuisance species all over the country, which is attributed to the fact that we have like 4 million less hunters than we had in the 70s. Why do I think people should kill an animal? Because seeing what a gun can do, shows how dangerous they are. It seems like a lot of people nowadays just don't realize what's actually going to happen when they pull the trigger. Either let them experience it first hand, or make them watch a graphic video of it during their gun training. Anyway, I don't know, maybe my ideas aren't perfect, but they're ideas, that's more than Washington has done so far for basically the last 30 years.
Are you serious? This was the most incredible piece of political BS I have ever seen and I’m 50.. If you are too simple minded to understand what his motivation truly is , I feel terrible for the USA .. Emotions have no place when making important decisions, they only ever lead to very bad policy. This precedent of letting a Hollywood actor to lecture from the podium no less is an abuse of power and truly disgusting.
@@tirkentube everything you wrote about the ar-15 of your kin is utter bs, with no scientific truth behind whatsoever. Which makes your discourse only slightly more ignorante than matthews. For the love of anything that matters, go educate yourself about the topic.
Spot on, on the need for raising family values! Fatherless kids, pushing fathers out of thier children's lives, the "down with patriarchy" attitude in america is absolutely killing us. Bring the dad's back into the family picture, bring strong male role models back into the lives of fatherless kids.
1. Increase mental health budgets substantially 2. Free firearms education 3. Tax deductible, gun locks and safes 4. Safety officer in every school 5. School security, locks, doors, cameras, alarms. 6. Voluntary firearms training and supply to teachers and administrators. 7. State coordination between education and police in threat assessment techniques That’s a good start that both republican and Democrats can agree upon.
Have you considered addressing one of the real causes behind mass shootings? Since criminals ignore the law, eliminating "gun free" zones would give law abiding people a fighting chance and stack the odds against the criminal. Why do you think the shooter in the Aurora, CO theater mass shooting drove past 3 theaters, an extra 20 miles, to carry out his attack? It was because the theaters closer to him allowed people to carry. He even stated that fact after his arrest.
Matthew shouldn't be the only celebrity speaking up for Uvalde. Celebrities voices sometimes can be heard louder than ours, so more celebrities should speak up for the Uvalde families!!!!!!
Even if every gun manufacture stopped making guns and every gun store closed today, this does nothing to help make the children safe in school tomorrow, THEREFORE proper security and locking up maniacs is the key here!
Stop selling guns like chocolate bars to anybody maybe could help with the issue...; Take a look to other countries where we don't need guns to feel safe at home and we don't fear for the security of our children at school. Maybe rethink some values and ways of thinking could help too.
@@dawnparker2014 Even families aren't privy to everything. If we do anything in the future it can't discourage those who need help from getting it, or the problem will probably only get worse.
This is a call for action We need to fund the police Even have armed teachers More sacurity on school grounds And This can all be done with money they sent to Ukraine ???
Your amazing country is sadly doomed if people like you continue to thrive. Has it ever crossed your mind that if perhaps like EVERY other country, you take away all guns...the problem essentially goes away? As a European, your uniquely American problem is simply sp far from the reality of every other country that it honestly seems like a movie plot everytime this happens. Sadly it's your reality. REMOVE the problem, remove the guns. Last time I checked, soldiers were the ones guns were designed for, not fucking teachers. Think about it long and hard. Respectfully, the rest of the world.
@@XpLiCiiTMedia In this country we a Constitution and I'm that Constitution we amendments the 2nd amendment states we have a write ✍️ to bear arms because if the government has weapons and the people don't that's how tyranny happens thats what our founding fathers fought to get away from People can get trained to use the tools we call guns and yes some can be teachers You should think of a gun like a condom Better to have it and not use then to need it and not have it those psychos look at schools as soft targets and that's got changed.
@@raymondloya175 out of all the countries in the world right now... how many are run under tyranny? And if it's so important for people to have guns despite the consequences we're discussing... why don't we have them in Europe? Have you noticed we don't really ever have mass school shootings when compared to USA numbers? If it works for the rest of the world why wouldn't it work for you ? (Regardless of the constitution)
More guns, more safety, armed teachers, armed schoolchildren... Do you not see the problem in this? USA has more massmurders per day than people killed in wi h ever country in Europe. Why not restrict guns and the ability the get guns instead of arming everyone from the elderly to infants?
@@andjon3710 I didn't make the rules and I don't break the rules but I'm will not hesitate to use violence to stop violence in a heartbeat and I'm thankful for my second amendment right that I can do that
I have cried over and over throughout this speech! I feel empathy for those who lost a loved one as I have lost a loved one in my family. My heart breaks for them and I pray that they may have peace. Thank you so much for sharing their story. We do have more in common than we are being told. We have to come together and make the changes to make sure this stops happening. This is the best most inspiring speech I have heard in years!
I bought a pair of green high top converse last night. I work at Dick's Sporting Goods so I'm always wearing green. I was going to buy a new pair of shoes at work yesterday, but didn't. They will be my new shoes and I will wear them with pride and sadness. We cannot forget these children. Never really been a big movie guy but I give Matthew so much credit. May their little souls rest easy🖤
"The time is great and the hour is late. Everyone is important now. Everyone has something to give, even if it is very small. Here Heaven and Earth come together because they serve the same purpose. It is in serving the same purpose that their relationship becomes recognized." We live in a time where each and every one of is becoming increasingly dependent upon one another, and that is why I share this quote from *Living the Way of Knowledge* - a free book by Marshall Vian Summers, given now for our preparation for the difficult future ahead.
They hired an actor to pretend to be distraught and speak nonsense. Create legislation that doesn't infringe upon the 2nd Ammendment? Every gun law is an infringement. "Shall not be infringed." What is not clear about that?
Disappointed in you Matthew. Your speech about how you were introduced to weapons at a young age, and learned to be responsible with them, seems to me that right there is an argument in favor of EARLIER introduction of firearms to children so they all learn the power of them. Just like my son earned his rifle merit badge, shotgun merit badge, and safety around knives and fires in Boy scouts. He once found an axe on the way home from school. I'd much rather my son find it than some untrained, unbalanced kid. He's a first responder now. These mass events are basically people (males) taking their own lives and a few extras. It's a mental health suicide issue. As you should all know, if a person has decided to end their life, they will find a way to do it, using one method or another. No reason to punish all law abiding citizens for the actions of the suicidal ones. It's a reason to arm any school staff that wants that responsibility, start with the veterans, if they are mentally stable. There are parents and grandparents who would volunteer. Like that Texas church shooting that was stopped with a single headshot before it could have gotten much, much worse
What about all the movies you've STAR'd in promoting guns and violence? Why did the cops sit out there for 40 min. not allowing their parents to go in to protect their children? Why did it take a Bordor Patrol Agent to end the life of this INSANE individual? Too many unknowns!!!
I'm not American. But thank you Matthew. I hope the wisdom you call for arrives to help your country and this terrible problem of mass shootings and gun violence.
Meanwhile the criminals aren't listening to any of this or care about it 🙄. We need this we need that but bottom line is that more gun laws ONLY hurt the people who respect them because criminals just don't care. If we want change we have to change the way criminals are getting away with it. Making it difficult to own a gun it is NOT the answer to this problem because criminals don't get their guns at Cabelas 🤨.
This is the absolute dumbest comment you could make. Do you lock your car doors when you get out? Why? A bad person can just break the window. Why have any laws at all if bad people are going to do bad things.
This is so powerful and bless MM for this. What I don’t understand is the US’s apparent determination to protect unborn children, but not those who have been born either via lack of free healthcare or gun control. We had one such shooting in the UK. Laws were changed and there were no more.
An eloquent speech and so many good points. However, he's asking for decency from people who clearly have no scruples. The people on power do not care, they've long since sacrificed every single one of their values for money.
I haven't voted in a long time because its a shell game a distraction from the truth an real issues, but this man would definitely get my vote as president.
@Jörgen Fredriksson Well, honest adult discussion is valued by some here in the States. However, you cannot begin with a dismissable point on legal diction, to simply jump immediately into an emotional point. You haven't even come close to addressing the former. THAT is intellectually dishonest.
@@InLakech_AlaKin smh, go hug a tree or smell a puppy or help an old person, go volunteer somewhere, then maybe you can gain some empathy & will learn that you don't always have to comment with negative shit ..he is a solid Texan and always has been and he is an AMAZING example of a man...AAAAMAZING!! Wtf you mean what has happened to men, lol....if all men had this much love and empathy for strangers the world wouldn't be in this damn mess. Have a nice day, if you can with your miserable ass ✌✌✌✌
@@idontknowanymore8968 dude, you're brainwashed. You believe what an actor says. You believe what the "news" tells you and you question non of it. You're just a sheep. I emphasize for mankind and seek to better the whole. Taking away firearms is not the answer for our protection. It's the answer for them pedophiles protection.
If you're really interested in "getting something done", quit focusing on the inanimate object (gun). Focus on who is doing this (MEN). Keep asking the question "why?" until you come to the answer. You need to know what is making some men better and resentful and unable to control their impulsive & aggressive tendencies. It has something to do with lack of parenting especially by much needed fathers.
He even says in his speech about "taking this opportunity ". Such a leftists way of thinking. They only look for tragedies like this for the opportunity of pushing gun control. Aoc had the nerve of saying "we've spent almost 1 billion on schools. Dam hypocrites had no problem sending billions to unkraine or billions for gender studies. That's just two examples of what they've spent our money on. Let's not forget the pallets of money sent to Afghanistan. Oh but we can't afford securing our schools.
@@jropowered impossible how? According to AOC we've invested 1 billion in a decade. Lmfao. 1 billion when we sent 40 billion or more to Ukraine, billions to gender studies to a foreign country. You see they don't even try. When asked in the house to make schools more secure, democrats said no. They truly don't care about our kids or schools. There are so many ways to make schools more secure and less of a target. The gun has never been the problem. It's a society falling apart full of mental illness.
@@jropowered restricting the rights of law abiding citizens is the easy way but 1) it gets in the way of their ability to defend themself, 2) only helps criminals, who by definition, do NOT follow laws. --- We've had decades to work on why some men commit these heinous crimes. Anyone who's raised a son can tell you that it's a daily struggle to civilize a boy. They need constant reminding due to their impulsivity/aggressive tendencies. When boys aren't civilized and become angry, bitter, resentful, they can end up like the ones we see commiting these crimes.
This type of thing is not a step forward. You are making the people emotional before a decision. The choice made with emotional thoughts bring evil laws that attack good. But at the same time empowering the evil to attack the good. So to you mister famous person with to much influence. I feel bad for lose of any life due to ignorance of the people in power.
A LOT OF THIS WOULD STOP IF OUR OWN GOVERNMENT WOULD QUIT PUSHING EVIL EVERY SINGLE DAY. MAJORITY OF US ARE GOOD AMERICAN PEOPLE. REMEMBER HURTING PEOPLE, HURT OTHER PEOPLE. MAYBE THAT'S WHERE WE REALLY NEED TO START HEALING
My wife said I can buy a gun every time Brandon says the second amendment is not absolute. Getting and AK, AR two pistols, another SW 642 so far - please Lets Go Brandon! Keep it coming!
“We can’t truly be leaders if we’re only livin’ for re-elections.” BAM! That’s it. 🔥🔥🔥
Beautiful ❤️ statement.
If their worried about losing an election that means the people they represent will put them out the door if they "try gun control laws. Democracy is about working for the people that vote for you. If you go against them in America you are illegimate so laws you make are (per the constitution) null and viod
Alright, alright, alright.
Uvalde police are cowards I thought police departments in Texas were tough what a joke.
Agree 1000%
He has what it takes to be a real leader. Very inspiring. Very sincere. A real heart. Common sense.
Wow.
❤⚡☯
Not hardly
It's like he is a good actor right??
No one knows the pain of losing a child no matter their age
I lost my 26 year old son Jake March 13th 2021
When this tragedy happened I felt these parents pain and rekindled my own pain
Thank you for standing up for these kids and their family's
So these children didn't die in vain
God bless you
God Bless you.
😢 I'm so sorry for your loss, may your son Jake be in eternal peace 🙏🙏my prayers ask the Lord to comfort your heart when in despair and loneliness ..much love and prayers to you..❤🙏🙏💖
@@reinakimenker1159 thank you
God bless you. ❤
The Government fails to act on the laws being broken now. Responsible gun owners are not the ones breaking them. Enforce laws already on the books and then we can have a legitimate discussion about how to keep the kids safe.
Agreed Warren, they want guns out of the hands of those who would protect the innocent and keep them in the hands of those who have no courage to do the right thing.
@@VA_Aggie Well they aren’t solutions to begin with.
Well considering most of these school shootings have been committed with guns purchased legally that doesn’t make much sense. And why wait to have a discussion to keep the kids safe? Let’s have that conversation right now and work harder to enforce the current laws and put in place additional deterrents. Do all the things.
Warren's proposal to limit school shootings. Install "Sally Port" or "Man Trap" style entryways at all main entrances. Install exit only/key required/alarmed if left propped open exterior doors like hotels and hospitals have. Hire former US military or Retired LEO to randomly patrol school grounds and arm them appropriately for the task. Most importantly, fix our Country's broken mental health system. Start treating mental illnesses instead of just handing out pills and sending broken people on their way. Acknowledge that evil people do exist, and they should not be allowed to purchase weapons. Mandatory reporting by all to the NICS database by States and Cities is being ignored currently. Enforce and actually prosecute firearms crimes. Too many times our DA's and Courts dismiss these charges in plea deals letting offenders off.
@@MattmclellandMusic I don't know if that statement is actually true. I got a feeling that last time I researched this that most of these mass shooting weapons have been acquired illegally.
You will NEVER remove EVIL INTENT from a human heart.
As much as there is love and good in this world, you better be sure there will be hatred and evil too. It's just the way we are.
I wholeheartedly agree with you.
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I can never begin to understand what drives a person to kill children i am so ashamed of people i always have been since i was a kid I couldn’t understand the hatred in most people’s hearts it’s so rare to find a genuine good person because most people are just wolves in sheeps clothing.
No. But you can take away that persons ability to purchase a military style assault rifle. Is this really that difficult to understand?? The AR-15 isn’t a consumer product. It’s a weapon of war.
@@nathanspongberg6431 2nd Ammendment isn't up for debate
It's not guns, it's us! Why are we so unhappy? Why do we hurt each-other? Only hurt people, hurt people.
If we lived by the 10 Commandments that might work. I wish he would have said protect the schools.
Mass murder has and always will be illegal. Instead of more laws that only affects people who obey them, why not make examples out of the criminals? Maybe we’ve become too soft? I always knew Mathew was a great actor. Take a look…
They make more money off criminals than they do La Abiding Citizens.... DEA, CIA, FBI & ATF are the biggest drug dealing, ghost handlers in America so punish the Law Abiding Citizens and Give all glory to criminals 👍👍👍
That wont happen, all the shooters have to do is take a pic of their victim naked and soon to be new justice Ketanji will get them out within the week
Because it’s proven that doesn’t work and it never will. How do you wanna be harder on mass shooters? They are usually already dead.
Just look at all other countries in the world where we don’t have these insane shootings.
The way you remembered each and every one of those people who sadly lost their life in Uvalde was the most Sincere you are a Blessing to this world.
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As a non American, I don't know whether Matthew's suggestions of moving forward are stupid for being so careful or smart for taking baby steps to not shock the public. In all other modern countries people aren't even able to buy automatic weapons and here he's begging to raise the age to 21. That's crazy. Ban all guns from the public is the only sane goal. But I guess that's out of the question in a country which politics are funded by corporations. 🤷
never....EVER... give up your right to bear arms.
@@Gamingreviewer300 that's a statement only uttered by Americans. In other parts of the world that's like saying "never EVER give up your right to own a bomb". Equally crazy.
@@cloudforeststudio3699 Yeah other parts of the world where you get jailed for speech... I'll take 15 2As please
@@FullOnStriker not in any modern democraties that I know of. I'll have my children alive, please.
@@cloudforeststudio3699 then you dont know any modern democracies other than America, because the 1A is only a thing in the US. Every other country just has unspoken permission from their governments to speak as they wish that can be taken away whenever convenient, for example Count Dankula.
Me, as a German had to look up what a AR15 rifle is. Raising the age to 21 for access to a weapon like this is your solution? Why in the world would anyone other than a trained soldier at war need a weapon like this? This is far beyond I got the right to protect me and my property. This is insane.
Apart from that, great speach which had me in tears. Was just hoping for you to demand real change.
Thinking the same thing.
Many moons back, Charlie Sheen was on Piers Morgan’s show on CNN where they talked about guns. He was asked, somewhat rhetorically, what’s an AR-15 for/who would need it? And Sheen responded: those going to war.
But, unfortunately, the US religious fundamentalism, including its fundamentalism for the second amendment, means that the best you can do is get a raising of the minimum age and perhaps the idea that such military grade weapons only go to those who are members of registered militias. And I can tell you right now even that won’t happen, given how gung ho the reactionary fire arms crowd is about its right to own anything, including a nuclear bazooka.
You need this so that people can defend themselves from a tyrant government. Which seems to be quite soon in the US
Yeah cause you know thugs won't use automatic rifles right? Crying over an actor is pathetic and weak just like this country has become. Save your tears for friends and family not celebrity speeches that are rehearsed.
@@stayfocused6374 You keep telling yourself that while kids are dying. BTW did you get a drone to stand up to the army?
For those saying he is an actor - yes he is, 100%. And as 100% an actor he is doing what he does best - he is harnessing all of his skills to deliver this speech on behalf of those affected by this terrible tragedy. To give these people a VOICE. For those of you saying he is disingenuous - we would all like to see YOU step up to the plate and give a speech like this - to speak up on behalf of those grieving families and all the affected. Without bawling your eyes out, or throwing up.
Campaign 101
Let's make movies with guns to make money , but let's not use guns to protect ourselves.- Mathew Macanawhatever. Hell no to the no no no
Those who do these mass killings are NOT in anyway protecting themselves,this response is hollow at best.
So, what the f*ck was that nutter protecting himself against? Ten-year-olds? Unarmed ones? Get a frigging shrink, you need one.
Tell me you didn’t listen to his speech without telling me you didn’t listen to his speech
You are right JJ, Matt is a good actor and he could give this speech on video call from his home,but seeing him at White House,probably he would love to be a leader as a politician but only one actor succeeded as the best leader Ronald Reagan
@@jeremyelmkies383 tell me i don't give a shit what u think. He is trying to convince you to support gun control laws without telling you directly. Think minion
Interesting that no one questions where the shooter got all of the money it took to amass that arsenal? Where does the average 18 year old come up with almost 10 grand for all that hardware?
i believe it was on a payment plan, he hadn’t even actually paid for them
We have a federal background check, we already have red flag laws, we already have waiting periods.
Mental health needs to be a bigger, laws preventing illegal firearms need to be stricter. But the main thing is mental, people don’t know how to act, deal with life’s issues and problems. People think changing who they are, delving into the digital world will make them better or get rid of depression or anger. If that isn’t checked, bad people will hurt people if they have they will, the Oklahoma City bombing years ago didn’t involve guns, it was a van and items from a farm and tractor store. If someone wants to hurt someone they will.
They will..... but they'll find it a shit load harder without a gun in their pocket.
@@antonyaiken without guns it will be easier, not harder. The Oklahoma city bombing killed 168 people. A bomb is FAR deadlier than a gun.
@@antonyaiken With a car you can do as much or more damage. And that's just 1 example.
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@@NatoHoro no. No. No. No. No.
A car is transportation. Designed to, and LICENCED, regulated and monitored to do 1 thing..... drive.
A gun is designed to KILL. Indiscriminately. Instantly and often accidentally.
The two are not synonymous.
Red flag laws will not end mass shootings. Red flag laws will end due process. Due process is the key to everything America. Look it up Matthew.
Well alright alright alright...."Shall Not Be Infringed" says it right there in black n white.
Remember this was a criminal act, not a "gun crime". Adults failed, children died.
It was a criminal act & the criminal legally obtained a weapon on his 18th birthday. Change is needed!
I agree. So many points to this that I cannot begin to respond except to say, there are several areas that need to be addressed. Department of education is rhe first .
@@meghan42 maybe if we intervene earlier when these criminals are still youth, that might help. This criminal was known to be violent years before he actually committed this heinous crime. I don't know.. could the Department of education fund more programs to help save these people before they become adult offenders ?
The issue is that "criminals" are "law abiding citizens" until they commit the act. How do you differentiate? ( Maybe with mental health pre- screening).
We need to spend 40 billion dollars on US citizens and not a foreign nations military. Thats just one example of needs here getting sent and spent on somewhere else.
Just Coincidentally it’s the main talking point on Fox News too. Funny how that works.
Shit, may as well make him president. This was not only a very moving speech but a 100% thoughtful, accurate and non biased one. It doesn't matter what your political affiliation is, we can all agree that we NEED better protection for our kids. We need to both protect our 2nd amendment AND make better laws for gun control and harsher punishments for those who abuse those rights and laws.
I send my love, prayers and condolences to all who were effected by this terrible and senseless act of domestic terrorism.
Your such a beautiful thoughtful soul,God created a heartfelt man,God bless you mattew
Hi dear fan, thanks for your likes and comments and also supporting my music. I’m using this means to interact with fans.
None of these ideas will stop anything like this from happening again. Allowing the adults to be armed would definitely help but handicapping the good guys only makes these tragedies worse.
The most important gun reform speech in our country's history. Thank you, Matthew 🤘🏽
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@@torsteinrocks Same 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@MrLeonidas0001 This is no laughing matter.
@@torsteinrocks Keep laughing. The rest of us will go about the business of stopping Children being shot in the face with assault rifles in their classrooms by 18 year olds.
@@readingdistraction9204 Your stupidity is laughable and is hilarious. You and who you listen to have absolutely no idea what they are talking about.
Democrats love guns. ❤️ 🔫
As long as it's guns used by the government against anything they disagree with.
Unfortunately demon possessed mentally ill criminals never will obey laws.
The only true answer is Change the evil hearts of people through a relationship with God through Jesus his Son.
Shall not be infringed. Laws don’t matter to the lawless.
Bravo Kye... 👏
So why have laws at all right? Let's make everything legal because the lawless will do it anyway. Clown.
@@s.h306 it’s already illegal to murder… clown
@@s.h306 WOW! The post went right over your head, but you had to show the world. Didn't you?
The issue is that "criminals" are "law abiding citizens" until they commit the act. How do you differentiate? ( Maybe with mental health pre- screening).
It was emotional, but we needs to talk facts. Who is going to listen to a regular Jane like me? I think we need harsher punishments and 'they' need to stop allowing these criminals out on such low bail etc;. It keeps happening. PARENTS need control back and to be able to say "I need help, my child is......". Gun owners need to be allowed to protect their home. It was less that a minute for a man to get into my back door. I was alone with my 3 little girls. So much to say. Schools need to be better protected. I tried an experiment at my daughters school. I was in the building (middle of the day) and I walked around for 40 minutes before anyone said a thing.
amazing speech..."Learning to Love God no matter where". we will not forget you Beautiful Blessings...
Criminals by definition don't follow the law brother.. unfortunate, but true.
So let's legalise drugs, pedophilia, rape and well.. everything. Laws don't matter.. right
@@noman8924 think about what you just said. You're making yourself look stupid.. literally all of those things prove my point, and I never said anything about legalizing anything. So get your shit straight.
The issue is that "criminals" are "law abiding citizens" until they commit the act. How do you differentiate? ( Maybe with mental health pre- screening).
I’m confused is he for the 2A or against it? His stance changes like a chameleon. 🤦♂️🔥🇺🇸
He is a puppet of the system....
Celebrity used to help his fellow humans. Well done Matthew such a powerful speech.
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Well said. Give me a chance to vote Matthew McConaughey for president. He wants to support Americans, not rule them.
Anyone that says assault weapons are ignorant about guns. There is no definition for an assault weapon.
Ok, but there’s maybe 1 or 2 weapons of choice for mass murderers…. Calling an AR-15 a long/sporting rifle is a fucking joke. It’s not used for sport… it’s used to mow down children in schools.
Secondly, you can write laws about seatbelts without knowing everything about cars…
It’s pretty ridiculous that that’s the comment you decided to leave… to harp on nomenclature about guns… not mutilated bodies of little kids.
@@moth1ne isnt that the problem? People talking about things they dont understand. The seat belt laws are dumb. I have a family member and a coworker who was saved in a wreck because they were not wearing a seat belt (T boned and slid across the bench seat instead of being trapped and squashed).
@@moth1ne shouldn't even be any seat belt laws. Maybe for little kids but thats it.
I love that part where he got a bit aggressive but then fights to reel it back in. I love how everyone in the press room kept their mouths shut and listened the fuckin truth
Shall Not Be Infringed, Matthew!!!!
the emotion this man evokes is simply like no other
yes, its called acting
@@riphaven The Joker GETS what so many others completely miss. 👍
@@riphaven in case you didn't realize, you joker, these kids aren't fiction. They are real flesh and blood. Just because its written down doesn't mean its always a script. Or do you always confuse fact and fiction.
@@davidgolucky9501 @Joker in case you didn't realize, these kids aren't fiction. They are real flesh and blood. Just because its written down doesn't mean its always a script. Or do you always confuse fact and fiction.
Why does he laugh when mentioning the little girls name 4:13 ? Clear as day
I appreciate you making these children and families so much more than a statistic. Due to all that happens, people look away too soon. You make these people and their lives more real, in a way that few people can. People need understanding to care, and to care to create change. And it’s clear that you truly care. Let’s hope that the care will spread and that this loss does result in something positive. It’s owed to these broken dreams and families.
It has resulted in something positive. Uvalde is hardening their schools and hiring armed resource officers. All of Texas might follow. Success.
@@RonInNapa that's the best thing I have heard... So much of this turns into gun control laws that don't work only make it harder for law abiding citizens who maybe had mistakes in the past own guns.
He brought up a very important point in this. He was raised to respect the power of a firearm like myself. The point wasn't even about being taught how to use the weapon. You get enough of that from the internet.
The POINT was he was raised right and that is where our country is failing.
Show me ONE bad guy that follows the law when it come to guns
But the law facilitates criminals being able to get them, I've never seen a gun outside of a gunshop in the UK, most I've ever seen is Airguns and a couple spent birdshot shells near farmland 😛
@@jedcollings3624 "But the law facilitates criminals" Mathew is talking to Americans so show me the American law that lets criminals get guns? Its EVERYONES GOD given right to defend one self and when there is a CRAZY GUY with a gun it ALWAYS ends with a good guy with a GUN!
Gun regulation isn’t the answer and gun suppression is not the issue. The issue is a society of deranged values and moral emptiness
We in the U.K send our deepest love and sympathy .And Matthew your not just a great actor you're a fantastic human being.For pitys sake U.S dont let your children die for nothing.God bless all at Uvalde xxxx
Yes. 🙏
Punish criminals, not law-abiding citizens. Criminals don't follows laws and will always find a way around them period.
The issue is that "criminals" are "law abiding citizens" until they commit the act. How do you differentiate? ( Maybe with mental health pre- screening).
@@classykitty26 if we start to punish normal everyday law abiding folks for the acts of the few it sets a horrible new president pandora's box people don't realize the ramifications of.. How do you differentiate isn't the right question, more like WHO gets to decide IF someone is a risk or not is the dangerous issue, is it our failed power hungry politicians? City workers on a power trip? That creepy person at work or in the neighborhood who's always getting into folks business? To have a functional free society you have to let people live freely not make their life choices for them or you simply have totalitarianism. We've had 12 true major mass school incidents since the 1980's if you remove all the padded numbers from gang violence, suicides, and non-student/staff personal on campus during off hours in the US the numbers don't support the narrative at all once you remove these manipulated stats. This isn't about preventing crime it's about disarming the law abiding citizens to remove the publics last check and balance in removing tyrannical governments or potential invasion. Remember the famous line from General Yamato during ww2 "we could never succeed in a mainland invasion, 'there's a rifle behind every blade of grass." This ability is the only real check and balance to keep us truly free in the even the government goes too far. Every major power that's disarmed it's people has at some point done awful things to it's population, China & Russia alone had more than 100million dead in less than 50 years after being disarmed.
@@Jordan-ql6tm yes. I understand what your saying completely. I'm asking how do we know who the criminals are before committing their first criminal act. And even when the crime is committed it's " innocent until proven guilty" right. So up until that point, the individual would be considered a law avoiding citizen. Everyone has the right to protect themselves,. I'm saying that the label is too broad.
@@classykitty26 oh I see what you're saying now. What term would you find more fitting? Their either one or the other, we can't know who'll be the criminal beforehand can't predict the future. All of these individuals so far however have had sever mental issues and made threats of the act multiple times and have been on very high doses of psychotropic drugs mood stabilizers, think we should address the mental health of folks who're displaying these multiple signs and get them the help and attention they need rather than just medicate and blatantly ignore them. I worked in a mental ward our system is archaic outdated and designed solely to make the medical establishment money with very little output costs or effort on it's end. A broken and corrupt system designed to make Rx money and not much else past repeat customers.. Disgusting and only effective at creating repeat business not whole healthy people. Wish I had real answers but this is a big place to start, our system creates these people and then gets double it's efforts back when they get to politically benefit from tbe acts these people commit of which the system is responsible for creating.. Almost by design it feels in hindsight
I won't compromise my rights away , go pound sand !!!
Very good speech from Matthew, showed a lot of heart and that the American government does need to do something about its gun laws by making those who want to deny children of their dreams, harder to get a gun by doing checks on them...
Criminals shoot ppl .....law abiding citizens go through background checks and have permits if needed and protect themselves
Could not be more proud of you. I am 78. Old enough to be your Mother. But I do know honesty when I hear it.
Matthew McConaughey: Real person who just happens to be an actor for a living. Who wouldn't if they could? I grew up in a farm community in the panhandle of Texas (Magahat country these days) but left, saw the world and other parts of the country and expanded my horizons. I recommend this for all panhandlers because they mostly only listen to each other. It is obvious that Matthew has expanded his horizons a bit since growing up and leaving Uvalde. How else could he have given such a heart rending account of what it is like to be from there and feel their their pain and know the outrage that real humans with a heart feel over these mass shootings? I felt his pain and had to fight back some tears during his speech. Much like I did during his closing argument in "A TIme to Kill". THAT one really got me even though it was just a movie. It plainly "got" Matthew too. His feelings seem to be a part of his life, acting or not. Kudos Matthew. You are not a robot (or a brainless follower).
that's a very nice comment.
That Was Nice Comment 🙁😢
Because its true.
He was in law school before he went into entertainment!! Just FYI 😊
My 7th time watching it! Thank you!!!
Please do something about the mental health PANDEMIC in this country & for God's sake do something about the security in ALL schools!!!
U dont need security in schools if people cant buy assualt rifles.
Mental health is in every country
@@erikholmes3898 so handguns, rifles, bombs, knives, swords, tasers, & all other weapons don't still exist? If someone intends to do harm they will find a way unless they're stopped.
@@erikholmes3898 well this was at the White House of the United States of America so that's why I referred to "this country" but yes, mental health is a global issue.
@@erikholmes3898 and I read that the doors to this school were not locked so that's why I brought up school security. Luckily I live in an area where schools have incredible security, bulletproof glass, & all doors are locked to the outside 24/7, but there are some in other areas that you can just walk right into unlocked doors. They should all have locked doors, security systems, and authorized entry only at the very least.
Real change is hiring armed security for schools.
There was one at Uvalde. He didn't do his job.
More guns isnt the way to handel this, getting guns of the Street and restrictions is the way. USA have moore masshootings than every European country combined, do you not see the problem in this?
@@andjon3710 A gun is a tool just like a knife. What makes people go out and shoot up places? I can tell you it is not the gun. Removing one tool is not going to stop people from wanting to hurt and kill others. There will always be other tools and ways to kill people. You can run over an entire crowd of people with a car as we have recently seen. Guns are not the problem and creating more gun control laws will not help. Did you know that schools are gun-free zones? Yet, they bring the guns anyway. People will ALWAYS break the law. Why do people call the police when they are in trouble? Because they provide lethal defense for them. Good people with weapons stop bad people with weapons. Who ended up stopping the Robb Elementary School gunman? A good guy with a gun.
Gun Control Second Amendment
"You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before." - Rahm Emanuel quotes
The same devil that inspires mass shootings wants to take away guns from ordinary citizens. It’s a win, win for him.
Guns don't shoot by themselves.
Isaiah 10:15 New Living Translation (NLT)
15 But can the ax boast greater power than the person who uses it?
Is the saw greater than the person who saws?
Can a rod strike unless a hand moves it?
Can a wooden cane walk by itself?
Since election 2020
The democrat party has promoted riots by BLM and Antifa, lawlessness, burning, pillaging, murder, attacking police etc. In the mean time they are releasing prisoners from jail and created open borders, encouraging immigrants to pour in. If that wasn’t enough, they are taking away the ability for United States citizens to defend themselves by disarming them.
“WE NEED THE SECOND AMENDMENT MORE THAT EVER!”
"A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." - unknown
"A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest re-quire that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies."
FIRST ANNUAL ADDRESS, TO BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS, JANUARY 8, 1790
(WILL THIS BE SHADOW BANNED OR REMOVED?)
This was emotional and gut-wrenching. Only a monster could watch this and not be moved...
For real, I was crying 😭 way up here in TN. My brother owns an AR-15, actually, several of them. 2 of them are stock, basically just a pistol with a stock and barrel. But, he's got one, that he admits is ridiculous. It's got a special barrel (which, like the uvalde shooter's) causes the bullets to become really powerful somehow, I think it somehow increases bullet speed or something, but makes a massive difference in the way the bullet hits a target to where it just destroys the target. Also has a $50-100 part which turns the gun into a full Auto, and another part that increases accuracy and reduces recoil. It's insane, it should be illegal, and in fact Virginia where he lives was in the process of making some of those mods illegal. Even he thinks it's too much for a citizen to have. I think these guns are very dangerous for several reasons. Someone purchasing a pistol should be able to get one after passing a background check. But someone purchasing one of these rifles needs training, classes, and range time before being allowed to own one. Also, make these gun parts and gun mods require the same background checks and training certificates as the guns themselves. Once you've done the training, and waited the required wait times, you can buy all the parts you want, even though some parts need to just be outlawed altogether, because it's these mods that are making these guns so damn dangerous. I also believe that people who own guns should be required to kill at least one deer per year. Why? Deer are becoming an invasive nuisance species all over the country, which is attributed to the fact that we have like 4 million less hunters than we had in the 70s. Why do I think people should kill an animal? Because seeing what a gun can do, shows how dangerous they are. It seems like a lot of people nowadays just don't realize what's actually going to happen when they pull the trigger. Either let them experience it first hand, or make them watch a graphic video of it during their gun training. Anyway, I don't know, maybe my ideas aren't perfect, but they're ideas, that's more than Washington has done so far for basically the last 30 years.
Are you serious?
This was the most incredible piece of political BS I have ever seen and I’m 50..
If you are too simple minded to understand what his motivation truly is , I feel terrible for the USA ..
Emotions have no place when making important decisions, they only ever lead to very bad policy.
This precedent of letting a Hollywood actor to lecture from the podium no less is an abuse of power and truly disgusting.
@@tirkentube everything you said was false made-up complete bs. Nothing you said is correct.
@@tirkentube everything you wrote about the ar-15 of your kin is utter bs, with no scientific truth behind whatsoever. Which makes your discourse only slightly more ignorante than matthews. For the love of anything that matters, go educate yourself about the topic.
@@tirkentube how about we just not kill other living beings in general?
Thank you Matthew. That must have been tough.
Spot on, on the need for raising family values! Fatherless kids, pushing fathers out of thier children's lives, the "down with patriarchy" attitude in america is absolutely killing us. Bring the dad's back into the family picture, bring strong male role models back into the lives of fatherless kids.
The world is so simple when viewed from the protected life of "the elites". What would be like without private security?
Is Matthew McConaughey going to give up his armed guards?
He is asking for responsible gun ownership, not the banning of gun ownership... responsible, responsible, responsible... Let that resonate.
1. Increase mental health budgets substantially
2. Free firearms education
3. Tax deductible, gun locks and safes
4. Safety officer in every school
5. School security, locks, doors, cameras, alarms.
6. Voluntary firearms training and supply to teachers and administrators.
7. State coordination between education and police in threat assessment techniques
That’s a good start that both republican and Democrats can agree upon.
Have you considered addressing one of the real causes behind mass shootings? Since criminals ignore the law, eliminating "gun free" zones would give law abiding people a fighting chance and stack the odds against the criminal. Why do you think the shooter in the Aurora, CO theater mass shooting drove past 3 theaters, an extra 20 miles, to carry out his attack? It was because the theaters closer to him allowed people to carry. He even stated that fact after his arrest.
Any gun law is an infringement.
Matthew shouldn't be the only celebrity speaking up for Uvalde. Celebrities voices sometimes can be heard louder than ours, so more celebrities should speak up for the Uvalde families!!!!!!
How about no.... The problem today is there is no difference between famous and infamous...
Funny how the sheep are easily pleased.
Even if every gun manufacture stopped making guns and every gun store closed today, this does nothing to help make the children safe in school tomorrow, THEREFORE proper security and locking up maniacs is the key here!
Stop selling guns like chocolate bars to anybody maybe could help with the issue...; Take a look to other countries where we don't need guns to feel safe at home and we don't fear for the security of our children at school. Maybe rethink some values and ways of thinking could help too.
@@furaco77 You didn't address anything I said in my post, just gave your meaningless rant.
Yesss. Tell em. The american people are done with this administration blaming everything in guns and not the mental issues. Well done.
Need to be careful how you frame that, people with mental illnesses would be less likely to seek help if they lose a fundamental right in the process.
@@BitchCookie I agree and I know it's hard, families need to help as much as they can.
@@dawnparker2014 Even families aren't privy to everything. If we do anything in the future it can't discourage those who need help from getting it, or the problem will probably only get worse.
Shall not be infringed.
This is a call for action
We need to fund the police
Even have armed teachers
More sacurity on school grounds
And This can all be done with money they sent to Ukraine ???
Your amazing country is sadly doomed if people like you continue to thrive. Has it ever crossed your mind that if perhaps like EVERY other country, you take away all guns...the problem essentially goes away? As a European, your uniquely American problem is simply sp far from the reality of every other country that it honestly seems like a movie plot everytime this happens. Sadly it's your reality. REMOVE the problem, remove the guns. Last time I checked, soldiers were the ones guns were designed for, not fucking teachers. Think about it long and hard. Respectfully, the rest of the world.
@@XpLiCiiTMedia
In this country we a Constitution and I'm that Constitution we amendments the 2nd amendment states we have a write ✍️ to bear arms because if the government has weapons and the people don't that's how tyranny happens thats what our founding fathers fought to get away from
People can get trained to use the tools we call guns and yes some can be teachers
You should think of a gun like a condom
Better to have it and not use then to need it and not have it those psychos look at schools as soft targets and that's got changed.
@@raymondloya175 out of all the countries in the world right now... how many are run under tyranny? And if it's so important for people to have guns despite the consequences we're discussing... why don't we have them in Europe? Have you noticed we don't really ever have mass school shootings when compared to USA numbers? If it works for the rest of the world why wouldn't it work for you ? (Regardless of the constitution)
More guns, more safety, armed teachers, armed schoolchildren... Do you not see the problem in this? USA has more massmurders per day than people killed in wi h ever country in Europe. Why not restrict guns and the ability the get guns instead of arming everyone from the elderly to infants?
@@andjon3710 I didn't make the rules and I don't break the rules but I'm will not hesitate to use violence to stop violence in a heartbeat and I'm thankful for my second amendment right that I can do that
You're not a TEXAN, anymore.. texas disowned this weak little man...
I have cried over and over throughout this speech! I feel empathy for those who lost a loved one as I have lost a loved one in my family. My heart breaks for them and I pray that they may have peace. Thank you so much for sharing their story. We do have more in common than we are being told. We have to come together and make the changes to make sure this stops happening. This is the best most inspiring speech I have heard in years!
So powerful , most likely ur speech that actually went forward THANKS,
There are 18 y/o that are more responsible than some 21 y/o
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't committing a mass shooting illegal?
Not in Chicago
I bought a pair of green high top converse last night. I work at Dick's Sporting Goods so I'm always wearing green. I was going to buy a new pair of shoes at work yesterday, but didn't. They will be my new shoes and I will wear them with pride and sadness. We cannot forget these children. Never really been a big movie guy but I give Matthew so much credit. May their little souls rest easy🖤
Ya that’s gonna help, thanks for your useless support!
@@SubnetMaskedMan What's got your knickers in a twist 🤔
did you say that for the afghan kids joe biden blew up after his first day of stealing the office?
You bought a pair of shoes? useless.
I'm a huge movie person . Have loved watching Matthew for many years . Otherwise I agree 💯 completely to what you said .
never...EVER....give up your right to bear arms.
I won't give up my rights.
"The time is great and the hour is late. Everyone is important now. Everyone has something to give, even if it is very small.
Here Heaven and Earth come together because they serve the same purpose. It is in serving the same purpose that their relationship becomes recognized."
We live in a time where each and every one of is becoming increasingly dependent upon one another, and that is why I share this quote from *Living the Way of Knowledge* - a free book by Marshall Vian Summers, given now for our preparation for the difficult future ahead.
Thanks so much for reminding for this. Such an important book you shared here, it really has been a life changing experience for me to read it.
Thank you, Ivan.
Remember hes an actor, using this tragedy is pretty disgusting. Lying about those shoes is disturbing.
I thought he was a great actor, but he's a even better human being.
They hired an actor to pretend to be distraught and speak nonsense. Create legislation that doesn't infringe upon the 2nd Ammendment? Every gun law is an infringement. "Shall not be infringed." What is not clear about that?
Nice to know that you in future, will reject all movie offers no matter how financially lucrative that involves gun play!!! My hero!!!
Tell me you didn’t listen to his speech without telling me you didn’t listen to his speech
Disappointed in you Matthew. Your speech about how you were introduced to weapons at a young age, and learned to be responsible with them, seems to me that right there is an argument in favor of EARLIER introduction of firearms to children so they all learn the power of them. Just like my son earned his rifle merit badge, shotgun merit badge, and safety around knives and fires in Boy scouts. He once found an axe on the way home from school. I'd much rather my son find it than some untrained, unbalanced kid. He's a first responder now. These mass events are basically people (males) taking their own lives and a few extras. It's a mental health suicide issue. As you should all know, if a person has decided to end their life, they will find a way to do it, using one method or another. No reason to punish all law abiding citizens for the actions of the suicidal ones. It's a reason to arm any school staff that wants that responsibility, start with the veterans, if they are mentally stable. There are parents and grandparents who would volunteer. Like that Texas church shooting that was stopped with a single headshot before it could have gotten much, much worse
What about all the movies you've STAR'd in promoting guns and violence? Why did the cops sit out there for 40 min. not allowing their parents to go in to protect their children? Why did it take a Bordor Patrol Agent to end the life of this INSANE individual? Too many unknowns!!!
I'm not American. But thank you Matthew. I hope the wisdom you call for arrives to help your country and this terrible problem of mass shootings and gun violence.
My heart hurts just hearing these words. I can’t imagine the heartaches the families of these innocent victims are experiencing right now.
If your heart is in pain it's probably likely due to the injections you've submitted yourself to.
Gherbo21
Exactly what needed to be said. Thank you.
I hope your passion sparks a fire in DC!
Even if they take the guns away doesn't mean the criminals won't be able to get guns
@@UsernamesHandle I know the truth and how the government is
@@UsernamesHandle it's all about money and control
Meanwhile the criminals aren't listening to any of this or care about it 🙄. We need this we need that but bottom line is that more gun laws ONLY hurt the people who respect them because criminals just don't care.
If we want change we have to change the way criminals are getting away with it.
Making it difficult to own a gun it is NOT the answer to this problem because criminals don't get their guns at Cabelas 🤨.
No law is going to prevent an evil person from committing an evil act.
But you don't have to make it easy for them to do it.
This is the absolute dumbest comment you could make. Do you lock your car doors when you get out? Why? A bad person can just break the window. Why have any laws at all if bad people are going to do bad things.
Remember he is an Actor!! They want to take Our rights away!!
This is so powerful and bless MM for this. What I don’t understand is the US’s apparent determination to protect unborn children, but not those who have been born either via lack of free healthcare or gun control. We had one such shooting in the UK. Laws were changed and there were no more.
The UK and Australia have tons of robberies and the governments suck. Matt is not proposing the same thing as your leadership.
So there is no violent crime in the UK?
An eloquent speech and so many good points. However, he's asking for decency from people who clearly have no scruples. The people on power do not care, they've long since sacrificed every single one of their values for money.
Hence a new system is required. What or which is better, nobody truly knows. But the game is on and it never stops.
I haven't voted in a long time because its a shell game a distraction from the truth an real issues, but this man would definitely get my vote as president.
"Shall not be infringed."
It seems rather clear.
@Jörgen Fredriksson Are you saying that punctuation doesn't matter, because we can go down THAT rabbit hole if you wish, Alice...
@Jörgen Fredriksson Well, honest adult discussion is valued by some here in the States. However, you cannot begin with a dismissable point on legal diction, to simply jump immediately into an emotional point. You haven't even come close to addressing the former. THAT is intellectually dishonest.
I really thought this was going to be another clueless millionaire celebrity giving a cringy speech, but this was really and genuinely moving.
This is his hometown
He is Hollywood's sweet talking salesman...
He Captivates that audience !
THAT'S FOR SURE !
@@budjameson2876 And you're a new right wing troll who is here to denigrate a historic moment. THAT"S FOR SURE! WELCOME TO RUclips NEW TROLL!!!
No u were right the first tome
@@budjameson2876 yup
2nd Amendment "...the right of the people to keep and Bear arms, shall not be infringed."
I don't doubt his sincerity, but it truly reeked of performance.
Watched it live, very proud of you sir for standing up and being a solid Texan 🙂 ✌
Shut up.
A solid Texan? Ha! Wtf has happened with men? You're right, you dont know anymore.
@@InLakech_AlaKin smh, go hug a tree or smell a puppy or help an old person, go volunteer somewhere, then maybe you can gain some empathy & will learn that you don't always have to comment with negative shit ..he is a solid Texan and always has been and he is an AMAZING example of a man...AAAAMAZING!! Wtf you mean what has happened to men, lol....if all men had this much love and empathy for strangers the world wouldn't be in this damn mess. Have a nice day, if you can with your miserable ass ✌✌✌✌
@@idontknowanymore8968 dude, you're brainwashed. You believe what an actor says. You believe what the "news" tells you and you question non of it. You're just a sheep. I emphasize for mankind and seek to better the whole. Taking away firearms is not the answer for our protection. It's the answer for them pedophiles protection.
Lets not forget this guy is an actor and things do not hurt people, humans do. Lets keep common sense in the fore front.
If you're really interested in "getting something done", quit focusing on the inanimate object (gun). Focus on who is doing this (MEN). Keep asking the question "why?" until you come to the answer. You need to know what is making some men better and resentful and unable to control their impulsive & aggressive tendencies. It has something to do with lack of parenting especially by much needed fathers.
That sounds complicated, kinda like looking into medication that can have suicidal side effects could also have homicidal effects.
He even says in his speech about "taking this opportunity ". Such a leftists way of thinking. They only look for tragedies like this for the opportunity of pushing gun control. Aoc had the nerve of saying "we've spent almost 1 billion on schools. Dam hypocrites had no problem sending billions to unkraine or billions for gender studies. That's just two examples of what they've spent our money on. Let's not forget the pallets of money sent to Afghanistan. Oh but we can't afford securing our schools.
@@jropowered impossible how? According to AOC we've invested 1 billion in a decade. Lmfao. 1 billion when we sent 40 billion or more to Ukraine, billions to gender studies to a foreign country. You see they don't even try. When asked in the house to make schools more secure, democrats said no. They truly don't care about our kids or schools. There are so many ways to make schools more secure and less of a target. The gun has never been the problem. It's a society falling apart full of mental illness.
@@jropowered restricting the rights of law abiding citizens is the easy way but 1) it gets in the way of their ability to defend themself, 2) only helps criminals, who by definition, do NOT follow laws. --- We've had decades to work on why some men commit these heinous crimes. Anyone who's raised a son can tell you that it's a daily struggle to civilize a boy. They need constant reminding due to their impulsivity/aggressive tendencies. When boys aren't civilized and become angry, bitter, resentful, they can end up like the ones we see commiting these crimes.
This type of thing is not a step forward. You are making the people emotional before a decision. The choice made with emotional thoughts bring evil laws that attack good. But at the same time empowering the evil to attack the good. So to you mister famous person with to much influence. I feel bad for lose of any life due to ignorance of the people in power.
So much respect
A LOT OF THIS WOULD STOP IF OUR OWN GOVERNMENT WOULD QUIT PUSHING EVIL EVERY SINGLE DAY. MAJORITY OF US ARE GOOD AMERICAN PEOPLE. REMEMBER HURTING PEOPLE, HURT OTHER PEOPLE. MAYBE THAT'S WHERE WE REALLY NEED TO START HEALING
Make it a law to have two Marshall's at least at every school in the country. I'd be happy for my taxes to go towards safety for our kids.
I do not want my elected officials taking advice from emotional "actors" on passing laws that are unconstitutional
But you are ok with young children murdered cause its easy for sick people to get their hands on legal guns?
My wife said I can buy a gun every time Brandon says the second amendment is not absolute. Getting and AK, AR two pistols, another SW 642 so far - please Lets Go Brandon! Keep it coming!
Your wife sounds like my kind of gal! I think I'll tell my husband to do the same! LGB!!