Recently, there was an incident in America that marked a dark day in history. A man killed 19 kids and two teachers in an elementary school in Uvulade, Texas. This has made even the celebs break their social hiatuses and voice out for justice. The whole of America is crying about the loss of 19 little kids. The man walked in with a rifle and opened fire in the school. The celeb spoke about gun rights in the country and how it is being misused.
Jimmy Kimmel Speaks His Mind On Texas Massacre
The Late Night Show host Jimmy Kimmel voiced his opinion against America’s gun rights. He released a very emotional statement saying “They don’t want to speak about it because they know what they’ve done, and they know what they haven’t done — and they know that it’s indefensible,” he said of politicians on Wednesday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, noting the majority of Americans support “keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and children.”
He even criticized the American government and its laws. “The reason they call them ‘common sense laws’ is because that’s what they are: common sense. Our cowardly leaders just aren’t listening to us. They’re listening to the NRA, they’re listening to the people who write them checks and keep them in power,” Kimmel said.
He then went on to reference the now-viral video of NBA coach Steve Kerr delivering an impassioned speech against gun violence just hours after the Uvalde shooting: “You can tell things are out of whack when the coach of the Golden State Warriors shows more leadership and passion than almost every Republican in Congress.”
He further added, “How does this make sense to anyone? These are our children, and our representatives to represent us. We want limits on who can walk around with an AR-15 — and it damn well shouldn’t be a teenager who works at a fast food restaurant.”
Celebs React To Texas Mass Shooting
Stephen Colbert spoke about the political leaders in Texas and how they are literally “doing nothing”. “They’re not doing nothing. They’re yelling you for pointing out that they’re doing nothing,” Colbert said in reference to the Texas politician’s remarks. “All he’s doing is calling bullshit on their lie — the lie that they will do anything that might upset the gun lobby that lines their pockets.”
Seth Meyers pointed out how America’s laws favor these people with guns. “It’s within our power to stop this, and allowing these mass shootings to continue is, in fact, a choice,” he said.
This made even Senator Chris Murphy give a speech asking his colleagues to take action. “If you’re willing to live with these horrors, then just say that. What else is politics for? It’s a crisis — and this is what our political system is supposed to do, address the crisis,” he continued. “We can change things — and if you’re a person in a position of power, you must act.”
We pray for the families who lost their sons and daughters to such grave tragedy.
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