Also reacting to the incident, in which at least 19 children and three adults were killed by a gunman, was 'Avengers: Endgame' actor Chris Evans who wants this kind of tragedy to stop happening.
- May 26, 2022
AceShowbiz - Taylor Swift is "filled with rage and grief" after the shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Following the shooting incident that killed at least 19 children and three adults at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday, May 24, celebrities have been calling for change in the United States.
Sharing a video of NBA coach Steve Kerr's passionate plea for tighter gun control, Taylor wrote on Twitter, "Filled with rage and grief, and so broken by the murders in Uvalde."
She continued, "By Buffalo, Laguna Woods and so many others. By the ways in which we, as a nation, have become conditioned to unfathomable and unbearable heartbreak. Steve's words ring so true and cut so deep."
Golden State Warriors coach Kerr emotionally urged politicians to take action. Blasting the "pathetic" state of affairs, he refused to discuss basketball during his press conference. "I'm tired. I'm so tired of getting up here and offering condolences to the devastated families that are out there," he said.
"I'm so tired of the - I'm sorry - I'm tired of the moments of silence. Enough," he continued.
He added, "I ask all of you senators who refuse to do anything about the violence and school shootings and supermarket shootings, I ask you: Are you going to put your own desire for power ahead of the lives of our children and our elderly and our churchgoers? Because that's what it looks like."
Also commenting on the tragedy was Chris Evans. He simply said, "F**KING ENOUGH!!!!" Meanwhile, [cSelena Gomez] called on "those in power" to "stop giving lip service" and take action.
"Today in my home state of Texas 18 innocent students were killed while simply trying to get an education," she wrote. "A teacher killed doing her job; an invaluable yet sadly under appreciated job. If children aren't safe at school where are they safe?"
"It's so frustrating and I'm not sure what to say anymore. Those in power need to stop giving lip service and actually change the laws to prevent these shootings in the future," the singer added.
"Schitt's Creek" actor Dan Levy tweeted, "Children. What will it take to prioritize humanity over politics?" Billie Eilish's brother and collaborator Finneas O'Connell said, "Anyone saying 'now isn't the time to talk about gun control' doesn't care that kids got f**king murdered today."
