Kim Kardashian makes plea for gun control after Texas school shooting

Kim Kardashian is talking out after the tragic Texas school shooting that left 19 youngsters and two lecturers lifeless. 

The 41-year-old actuality star posted a prolonged message on her social media platforms Wednesday, urging political leaders in America to place ‘politics apart and put youngsters first.’ 

Kim started by highlighting a weblog submit she had written on gun control 5 years in the past, the place she had requested ‘is it extra essential to guard the second modification than to guard our personal youngsters?’ 

Asking herself the identical question following the mindless tragedy that passed off on Tuesday at an elementary school in Uvalde in Texas, the Kardashians star wrote: ‘I discover myself heartbroken, disgusted and livid about how little has been completed by legislation makers to enact gun legal guidelines that defend our youngsters.’ 

Kim is one in all many celebrities to react in anger after Salvador Ramos used an AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle within the massacre at Robb Elementary School this week. 

‘There is not any excuse and no justification for what occurred yesterday,’ Kim continued. ‘the present legal guidelines in our nation round gun control usually are not defending our youngsters.’

She added: ‘We should push legislation makers to enact legal guidelines which can be becoming in as we speak’s world.’ 

The gunman in yesterday’s shooting legally bought two AR-15 rifles from a retailer three miles from his dwelling final week after turning 18.

He additionally purchased greater than 300 rounds of ammunition to make use of within the assault.

It is a haul that he picked up, one way or the other, for round $5,000 regardless of being made enjoyable of for being poor in school.

Kim continued in her submit: ‘There are after all individuals over 21 who purchase weapons to trigger hurt, and different mass shootings in recent times have been carried out by individuals over 21, but when we improve authorized age to buy, coupled with a ban on assault weapons, we will no doubt scale back the variety of mindless tragedies and save youngsters’s lives.’

She added: ‘We cannot settle for this as regular anymore. It’s not regular for a youngster to kill youngsters. It’s not regular for our children to be practising energetic shooter drills in colleges.’

‘It’s not regular to be shot whereas procuring for groceries. I’m not numbed by it. I’ll by no means be numbed by it.’

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday mentioned that there have been no recognized indicators that he had psychological issues, and that he didn’t have a prison report. It stays unclear if he might have had a juvenile report.

Before opening fireplace at Robb Elementary, the gunman shot his grandmother at their dwelling.

He wounded her within the face however she survived and fled to a neighbor’s home the place she referred to as police.

At the identical time, the shooter stole his grandmother’s automotive and drove it in the direction of the elementary school.

He has no driving expertise and crashed right into a ditch close to the school.

Police began shooting him as he received to the school. He managed to make it inside and kill the 19 youngsters and two lecturers who had been in a single classroom earlier than he was shot lifeless himself by a border patrol agent.

Before he shot his grandmother, he posted on Facebook that he deliberate to kill her.

Yesterday, celebrities together with Kim’s siblings Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner reacted in horror to the information.  

Like Kim, Khloe urged individuals in energy to ‘do one thing’ to assist defend younger lives.

‘I cannot comprehend as we speak’s tragedy in our nation. 14 youngsters lifeless. How is that this taking place. My coronary heart is breaking. I pray, I hope, I urge, I plead.. please legislation makers, authorities officers, leads of our nation, do one thing to guard our youngsters,’ she wrote.

Meanwhile Kylie mentioned she was left ‘devastated’ by the tragedy, writing on Instagram: ‘Another school shooting. Devastating. Breaks my coronary heart for these households.’ 

Kris Jenner described the state of affairs as ‘unimaginable, horrific, inexcusable, devastating,’ and mentioned lawmakers have to ‘cease failing our youngsters.’ 

Kendall Jenner reposted a number of posts calling for gun control, whereas Kourtney Kardashian reposted a composite picture of the victims and a submit urging followers to donate to the gun violence group Everytown.

Taylor Swift shared a clip of a vivid assertion made by Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, questioning political efforts towards gun control within the wake of the newest bloodbath.

‘When are we going to do one thing?’ Kerr mentioned. ‘I’m drained. I’m so uninterested in getting up right here and providing condolences to the devastated households on the market. I’m uninterested in the moments of silence. Enough. 

‘So I ask you, Mitch McConnell and all of you senators who refuse to do something concerning the violence and the school shootings and the supermarkets shootings – I ask you, are you going to place your individual need for energy forward of the lives of our youngsters and our aged and our church-goers?

He continued, ‘Because that is what it seems like. That’s what we do each week. I’m fed up. I’ve had sufficient. We cannot get numb to this. We cannot sit right here and simply examine it and say let’s have a second of silence.’

In response to Kerr, the Grammy-winning songstress wrote on Twitter, ‘Filled with rage and grief, and so damaged by the murders in Uvalde. By Buffalo, Laguna Woods and so many others.’

Swift added: ‘By the methods during which we, as a nation, have turn into conditioned to unfathomable and insufferable heartbreak. Steve’s phrases ring so true and reduce so deep.’

Uvalde-born actor Matthew McConaughey mentioned that Americans ‘can’t exhale as soon as once more, make excuses, and settle for these tragic realities as the established order’ following the mass shooting in his hometown.

‘Once once more, now we have tragically confirmed that we’re failing to be accountable for the rights our freedoms grant us,’ the Oscar-winning actor mentioned in an announcement on Instagram. ‘The true name to motion is now for each American to take an extended and deeper look within the mirror, and ask ourselves, “What is it that we truly value? How do we repeat the problem? What small sacrifices can we individually take today, to pressure a healthier and safer nation, state, and neighborhood tomorrow?”‘

The Dallas Buyers Club actor added that ‘motion have to be taken in order that no mum or dad has to expertise what the dad and mom in Uvalde and the others earlier than them have endured. 

‘And to those that dropped their family members as we speak not realizing it was goodbye, no phrases can comprehend or heal your loss, but when prayers can present consolation, we’ll maintain them coming.’

Selena Gomez, one other native Texan, requested, ‘If youngsters aren’t secure at school the place are they secure? Today in my dwelling state of Texas 18 harmless college students had been killed whereas merely making an attempt to get an schooling. A instructor killed doing her job; a useful but sadly below appreciated job.’

Gomez mentioned that individuals in energy have to make adjustments to keep away from future situations, directing followers to the anti-gun violence group Everytown.

Britney Spears mentioned in an Instagram submit, ‘My coronary heart is shattered. I’m lost for phrases. My prayers are with the victims of Robb Elementary and their households. Our sympathies and condolences are simply not sufficient.’

Spears added, ‘We should take motion. We want change. Enough is sufficient. We will maintain our prayers coming even when it’s not sufficient to heal the loss.’

Chrissy Teigen took to Instagram with a number of posts, decrying gun tradition and the NRA; and pointing her followers to a gun control group to donate to.

‘Loving weapons this a lot is f***ing bizarre,’ she mentioned. ‘It’s not regular. It’s not “fun for the whole family.” It’s f***ing bizarre.’

She mentioned of this weekend’s NRA gathering in Houston: ‘F*** everybody going to this “meeting”, f*** the conference middle for holding it however most of f***ing all f*** anybody talking at it for amplifying and touting this gun-loving psychosis as one thing related to “freedom” and “fun”. To be clear, it’s bizarre and also you’re f***ing bizarre.’

She continued, ‘I urge you, if you happen to’re in a position, please take into account donating to @everytown, the biggest gun violence prevention group in America.

‘They work tirelessly to finish gun violence by doing all the pieces from advocating for security reforms nationally and domestically to supporting survivors of gun violence to precise analysis on the causes and precise lifelike options to finish these form of mass shootings, one thing distinctive to ONLY US AS A COUNTRY. Please please donate if you happen to can.’

Jennifer Lopez mentioned she was ‘demanding for legislation makers to cease the violence that’s taking place throughout this nation’ and mentioned she was ‘scared’ for everybody amid the sequence of mass shootings previously decade.

‘Broken-hearted… I’ve been so emotional and crying quite a bit the since I heard the information about these lovely youngsters and lecturers,’ Lopez mentioned. ‘Along with so many others, I’m demanding for legislation makers to cease the violence that’s taking place throughout this nation!!! Our nation!!’

She continued: ‘I’m so unhappy and scared for our children and family members. I’m scared for all of us who ship our youngsters to school every single day or going to grocery retailer!! My coronary heart goes out to all of those that have been impacted by this unimaginable act!!

‘I can’t consider something extra merciless or diabolical than to focus on young children. God assist us!!! We want some critical change!!! And we want it NOW!!!’

Offset mentioned in a tweet, ‘Prayers for the individuals in Texas man these are youngsters that had been killed smh this world wants God smh.’

Bethenny Frankel, no stranger to activism towards causes she holds pricey, tweeted the phrase, ‘Thoughts, prayers and ACTIONS….’

Singer Halsey famous the tragic frequency of mass shootings, and the way they felt the one method to fight it was on the poll field.

‘It is so tough to make statements and interact in conversations about lives lost to gun violence and mass shootings as a result of it’s so frequent and so horrific,’ Halsey mentioned. ‘But sadly additionally it is a routine information story for this technology and it shouldn’t be. I’ve nothing of worth so as to add to this dialog as a result of it by no means appears to maneuver ahead. And I don’t suppose a graphic from a musician goes to do something however add noise to an already loud dialogue.’

The musical artist continued: ‘Just like lots of you, as a mom I’m scared. As a giant sister I’m scared. As a citizen I’m offended. I can’t consider something to say apart from be sure you’re registered to vote. I simply need all school age youngsters to be protected and never develop up within the epicenter of this trauma. It is so futile and revolting that lawmakers defend weapons over our youth. It’s despicable.’

Nick Jonas referred to as the incident ‘completely heartbreaking,’ saying that ‘youngsters shouldn’t have to fret about gun violence’ and ‘particularly shouldn’t have to fret about gun violence at school.’

He continued: ‘I’m sending my ideas and prayers to everybody who lost a beloved one on this horrific tragedy and all the far too frequent tragedies within the latest weeks, months, and years. But that being mentioned, everyone knows that ideas and prayers usually are not sufficient.’

Kelly Osbourne made clear that she believed the difficulty was immediately linked to gun control versus psychological well being reforms, tagging Texas Governor Greg Abbott into her submit.

‘I hope @GregAbbott_TX is pondering of the 19 youngsters who lost their lives whereas he’s talking on behalf of the #NRA this weekend,’ she mentioned. ‘Just to be clear I endure from psychological well being. This is NOT nearly psychological well being. THIS IS ABOUT GUN CONTROL!!!!!!!!’

Model April Love Geary took to Instagram Stories with quite a lot of posts condemning the shooting and calling for gun control. In a clip, she broke down into tears as she realized that she forgot to say goodbye to her daughter when dropping her off for school.

‘With all of the information that is taking place as we speak, you do not know,’ she mentioned. ‘I’m sick of those f***ing school shootings … one thing wants to alter, youngsters should not be dying in colleges … it is so devastating for these dad and mom who lose their youngsters to gun violence … issues have to alter.’

Jersey Shore star Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi shared an image of Xavier Lopez, one of many younger victims within the incident. She mentioned, ‘This is completely devastating!! These poor harmless youngsters & their households. This wants to finish!!!! God bless all of those youngsters unbelievable.’

Iconic singer Madonna put collectively a clip which featured a composite picture of the victims within the shootings scored to the sounds of a choir singing at a funeral. She appeared within the clip shedding tears within the wake of Tuesday’s tragedy.

‘I can’t think about the heartache and heartbreak the dad and mom of those 19 Children should really feel,’ Madonna mentioned. ‘I’ve youngsters in elementary school and if they didn’t come dwelling from school in the future I don’t suppose I might survive.’

The Like A Prayer artist additionally delved into the small print of the session, questioning how the shooter was in a position to get hold of the arsenal he used within the bloodbath.

‘How is that this doable that an 18 year outdated boy, who’s a toddler himself, can buy 2 automated Rifles on his birthday with no background test, no security coaching, no questions requested?????’ she mentioned. The shooter posted numerous warnings on IG and fb asserting his plans to shoot … his grandmother and college students in a school. No one seen!! No one stopped him. How Is this doable?’

The singer pointed to political reforms that she says must be made within the wake of the lethal bloodbath. 

‘The NRA refuses to alter its position and laws can’t get one invoice handed that requires harder fireplace arm security legal guidelines,’ the Grammy-winner mentioned. ‘In spite of the truth that there have been extra gun deaths in America than there are days on this year. How is that this doable??? We have to Protect Our Children!! We want to cut back firearm entry to people who find themselves prone to harming themselves or others.

‘If we Cant change the structure we should Beg Law makers to go Gun Reform NOW!! How tragic is it that now we have to Beg to maintain all youngsters — All people Safe from Gun Violence??’

She resulted in saying, ‘No extra phrases motion solely,’ with the hashtag, #guncontrolnow.