{"id":1507050,"date":"2022-06-07T18:20:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T22:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1507050"},"modified":"2022-06-07T18:21:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T22:21:06","slug":"conservatives-slam-gun-control-activist-matthew-mcconaughey-thats-gonna-be-a-no-from-me-dawg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-slam-gun-control-activist-matthew-mcconaughey-thats-gonna-be-a-no-from-me-dawg\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservatives Slam Gun Control Activist Matthew McConaughey: \u2018That\u2019s Gonna Be A No From Me Dawg\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconservatives-slam-gun-control-activist-matthew-mcconaughey-thats-gonna-be-a-no-from-me-dawg%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1507050&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Conservatives slammed left-of-center gun control activist Matthew McConaughey following his performance at the White House Tuesday afternoon in which he tried to persuade the American people to give into the gun control measures that Democrats are trying to pass.<\/p>\n<p>The remarks from McConaughey comes after the recent tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, which is McConaughey\u2019s home town, where an 18-year-old Hispanic male murdered 19 children at Robb Elementary School. The attacker was able to obtain his weapons despite a history of violence toward people and animals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need background checks,\u201d McConaughey said, even though the Uvalde attacker passed a background check, \u201cwe need to raise the minimum age to purchase an AR-15 rifle to 21, we need a waiting period for those rifles, we need red flag laws and consequences for those who abuse them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McConaughey has a history of calling for extreme gun control measures, including supporting gun bans.<\/p>\n<p>Sounding like Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1252282609981370372\">Beto O\u2019Rourke<\/a>, McConaughey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/matthew-mcconaughey-mulls-tx-governor-run-previously-suggested-people-take-one-for-the-team-give-up-some-gun-rights\">said<\/a> at a 2018 rally for the anti-gun March For Our Lives group in Austin, Texas, that law-abiding gun owners needed to \u201ctake one for the team\u201d and give up some of their gun rights, including the ability to own semi-automatic long guns and magazines that have the ability to carry certain amounts of ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne, let\u2019s ban the assault weapons for civilians. This is a no-brainer,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd to my friends out there, that are responsible owners of these assault weapons that they use for recreation, please let\u2019s take one for the team and set it down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FLASHBACK: Here is Matthew McConaughey in 2018 calling for a total civilian ban on assault weapons <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTake one for the team and set them down\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uHVoGfvzDQ\">pic.twitter.com\/uHVoGfvzDQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Posobiec \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@JackPosobiec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1534263307531599873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>McConaughey received blowback and mockery online from those who support the rights guaranteed to Americans in the U.S. Constitution, including the following notable responses:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann Coulter<\/strong>, author: \u201cLet me get this straight: Matthew McConaughey is AGAINST dead kids? Sir, your bravery leaves me awestruck.\u201d<strong>Ned Ryun<\/strong>, political commentator: \u201cListen the beauty of the 1A is that it gives you the ability to bareass the world with your stupidity on the 2A\u2026\u201d<strong>Ben Shapiro<\/strong>, The Daily Wire: \u201cThere\u2019s something wrong with a White House that puts Biden on Kimmel and McConaughey in the press room.\u201d<strong>Ryan Girdusky<\/strong>, political strategist: \u201cSo can we say Matthew McConaughey is a crisis actor?\u201d<strong>Chad Prather<\/strong>, Blaze TV host: \u201cLadies and Gentlemen I present to you the gun expert that\u2019s made Hollywood money shooting people on screen. Clown. World. Screw this administration.\u201d<strong>Steve Deace<\/strong>, Blaze TV host: \u201cI truly love the dude, but that\u2019s gonna be a no from me dawg. Maybe in another time I might listen, but zero chance I\u2019d agree to empower this government with any further authority over my ability to resist it whatsoever \u2014 especially after the last 26 months and counting.\u201d<strong>Joe Pags Pagliarulo<\/strong>, radio host: \u201cMatthew McConaughey is a great actor. Clearly is hurting for his fellow Texans after #Uvalde. He didn\u2019t mention raising the age to be drafted into war to 21 nor to vote to 21. I think he\u2019s coming from the heart on this. He\u2019s wrong on several parts of it.\u201d<strong>Matthew Marsden<\/strong>, actor: \u201cNot all Matthews are like this, I promise.\u201d<strong>Mike Cernovich<\/strong>, political commentator: \u201cCulturally insecure conservatives propped up BASED Matthew McConaughey. lol, it\u2019s all so tiresome.\u201d<strong>Caleb Hull<\/strong>, digital media strategist: \u201cI don\u2019t need Matthew McConaughey telling me what guns I should and shouldn\u2019t own but thx for the attempt.\u201d<strong>Dana Loesch<\/strong>, radio host: \u201cMcConaughey \u2019s gun control proposals do not solve the problem.\u201d<strong>Dave Smith<\/strong>, comedian: \u201cProgressives are at their most comfortable when they can worship celebrities as gods. This is the response that you\u2019re seeing to Matthew McConaughey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Until five minutes ago, if you asked Matthew McConaughey what &#8220;gun control&#8221; meant, he would have said &#8220;keeping still while you aim at your target.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3ci6Re3AEE\">pic.twitter.com\/3ci6Re3AEE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ezra Levant \ud83c\udf41\ud83d\ude9b (@ezralevant) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ezralevant\/status\/1534248738419625984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Matthew McConaughey: \u201cMore gun control now!\u201d<br \/>Also Matthew McConaughey: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/002cBCm94X\">pic.twitter.com\/002cBCm94X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1534263832025214976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0bOKCyxrjU\">pic.twitter.com\/0bOKCyxrjU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Posobiec \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@JackPosobiec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1534258598100013056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2022<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservatives slammed left-of-center gun control activist Matthew McConaughey following his performance at the White House Tuesday afternoon in which he tried to persuade the American people to give into the gun control measures that Democrats are trying to pass. The remarks from McConaughey comes after the recent tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, which is McConaughey\u2019s home &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":1507088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1507050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1507050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1507050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1507050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1507088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1507050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1507050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1507050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}