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Actor and gun-policy advocate Matthew McConaughey will join White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Tuesday of the Biden administration Daily press briefing.
Her White-House appearance comes a day after McConaughey, best known for her roles in films such as “The Wedding Planner” and “Dallas Buyers Club.” An Op-Ed in The Austin American-Statesman Titled “It’s Time to Act on Gun Responsibility.”
The actor called on lawmakers to appreciate the difference between gun “control” and “responsibility” in the wake of a gruesome mass shooting in May that killed 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, where McConaughey was born was.
“I believe that responsible, law-abiding Americans have the Second Amendment right, enshrined by our founders to bear arms. I also believe the senseless murder of our children We have a cultural obligation to take steps to slow it down.”
“There is no constitutional impediment to gun responsibility,” McConaughey continued. “Keeping firearms out of the hands of dangerous people is not only the responsible thing to do, it’s the best way to protect the Second Amendment. We can do both.”
Biden administration calls on Congress To pass gun control measures in the wake of two high-profile mass shootings last month: the elementary school murder in Uvalde and a separate, racist attack at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York that killed 10 people.