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What Matthew McConaughey thinks about gun policy

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American actor, born in Uvalde, Texas, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Dallas Buyers Club at the 2014 ceremony and wrote the 2020 memoir Greenlights.

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5 dated positions, 2022, in their own words. Our reading of what Matthew McConaughey has said — not written or endorsed by them.

  1. Our readingAmericans agree on gun responsibility more than they disagree, and it should not be a partisan issue

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    Their wordsthis gun responsibility issue is one that we agree on more than we don’t. It really is. But this should be a nonpartisan issue. This should not be a partisan issue.

    ↗Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Matthew McConaughey (White House transcript, 7 June 2022)bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov 1st of 3 in this piece

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  3. Our readingGun responsibility differs from gun control: a duty that preserves the Second Amendment right rather than a mandate that can infringe it

    Their wordsThere is a difference between control and responsibility. The first is a mandate that can infringe on our right; the second is a duty that will preserve it. There is no constitutional barrier to gun responsibility.

    ↗Matthew McConaughey: It’s time to act on gun responsibility (op-ed, Austin American-Statesman, 6 June 2022)statesman.com 1st of 4 in this piece

  5. Our readingKeeping firearms away from dangerous people is the best way to protect the Second Amendment

    Their wordsKeeping firearms out of the hands of dangerous people is not only the responsible thing to do, it is the best way to protect the Second Amendment.

    ↗Matthew McConaughey: It’s time to act on gun responsibility (op-ed, Austin American-Statesman, 6 June 2022)statesman.com 2nd of 4 in this piece

  7. Our readingOutside the military, buying an assault rifle such as an AR-15 should require being 21

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    Their wordsUnless you are in the military, you should be 21 years old to purchase an assault rifle. I’m not talking about 12-gauge shotguns or lever-action hunting rifles. I’m talking about the weapon of choice for mass murderers, AR-15s.

    ↗Matthew McConaughey: It’s time to act on gun responsibility (op-ed, Austin American-Statesman, 6 June 2022)statesman.com 3rd of 4 in this piece

  9. Our readingA national waiting period to buy an assault rifle is an acceptable sacrifice for responsible gun owners

    Their wordsA waiting period to purchase an assault rifle is an acceptable sacrifice for responsible gun owners when it can prevent a mass shooting crime of passion or suicide.

    ↗Matthew McConaughey: It’s time to act on gun responsibility (op-ed, Austin American-Statesman, 6 June 2022)statesman.com 4th of 4 in this piece