Jamie Foxx Breaks Silence On Gun Control: 'I Am From Texas, I Own Guns'

Actor Jamie Foxx is speaking up about gun control in the wake of several mass shootings that have rocked the United States in recent weeks.

Foxx, a Texas native, was shocked to see 19 children and two adults massacred by an 18-year-old gunman in Uvalde, Texas.

On Wednesday, the gun owner took to Instagram to call for gun control and responsibility.

On Wednesday morning, the current host of Fox’s “Beat Shazam” posted a two-minute and thirty-six-second video discussing the gun control debate.

“I don’t know exactly what to write for this caption…” Fox admitted. “I just know that I am f---ed up behind this… to watch interviews over and over again about dying children and nothing changes frustrates the s--- out of me…”

“We live in the most sophisticated country in the world, but yet we are primitive in Stone Age when it comes to gun control and gun safety…” he continued. “This doesn’t happen in other parts of the world… if we can standby and let children die over and over again then we are hypocritical in our beliefs…”

“we are not who we say we are or who we claim to be… We have to stop dancing around the issue and get these types of guns off the street…” he went on. “They were not made for pedestrians they were made for war…”

Fox admitted, “I am from Texas I own guns but we all know with those types of guns can do it is a lose lose situation… And for all of you critics out there …don’t criticize let’s help in anyway we can…it’s supposed to be the American way… #imwiththechildren”

Many fans also showed support for Foxx and gun control in the comments of his post.

“I watched this and he brought me to tears when he described the state of some of the children found dead. 😢😢😢😢” one follower commented.

“This makes me so teary eyed. 🥺 Those poor children and parents. 💔” another follower wrote.

“My heart is for those in #uvalde #enoughisenough,” said a third.

Yesterday, Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey spoke at a White House press briefing calling for gun responsibility. The “Dallas Buyers Club” actor was actually born in Uvalde, Texas, and traveled back to his hometown the day after the shooting to meet with the families and parents who were affected by the senseless tragedy.

During his 22-minute speech at the White House on Tuesday afternoon, the “Interstellar” actor pointed to his wife, who was holding a pair of green high-top Converse sneakers on her lap. He pointed out that the child victim in the Uvalde shooting had drawn a heart on the toe of the right sneaker to represent her love of nature.

“These are the same green Converse on her feet that turned out to be the only clear evidence that could identify her after the shooting,” he said. “How about that s---?” he asked as he hummed in aggravation.

In a 22-minute speech, the “Greenlights” author called for Congress to pass sensible gun control legislation that didn’t infringe on Second Amendment rights.

The “True Detective” actor admitted that passing gun legislation will not end mass shootings, but said that it can help to stop the senseless loss of life that seems to be happening more frequently. McConaughey also held up a drawing by one of the elementary school students who had been killed in the Texas mass shooting.

“We need to invest in mental healthcare. We need safer schools. We need to restrain sensationalized media coverage,” he said. “We need to restore our family values. We need to restore our American values and we need responsible gun ownership.”

“Is this a cure all?” he asked. “H--- no, but people are hurting.”

Earlier this week, Matthew McConaughey had written an op-ed in the Austin American-Statesmen, where he proposed raising the age of purchasing an assault rifle to twenty-one. He also suggested instituting a national waiting period for assault rifles, quoting a study that claimed mandatory waiting periods have reduced homicides by seventeen percent.