Uvalde, Texas, native Matthew McConaughey took to Twitter asking, “What is it that we truly value? How do we repair the problem? What small sacrifices can we individually take today, to preserve a healthier and safer nation, state, and neighborhood tomorrow?”
While he had the same questions that many people are posing the day after 19 children and two teachers were killed, he ended his statement with thoughts for the families who dropped off their children at school for the final time.
“And to those who dropped off their loved ones today not knowing it was goodbye, no words can comprehend or heal your loss, but if prayers can provide comfort, we will keep them coming.”
McConaughey wasn’t the only celebrity to speak out about the violence at Robb Elementary School.
Texas native Selena Gomez also posed the question, “If children aren’t safe at school where are they safe?” She also called for laws that could stop future mass shootings.
LeBron James asked the same question as Gomez.
“These are kids and we keep putting them in harms way at school. Like seriously ‘AT SCHOOL’ where it’s supposed to be the safest!”
Country singer Maren Morris put it in perspective, saying that the number of children killed on Tuesday was the same as a small classroom of students, posting before the death toll rose later Tuesday evening.
“Imagine you walk down a hall & an entire class... GONE.”
Golden State Warriors coach, Steve Kerr, whose father was a victim of gun violence, spoke about the rash of gun violence plaguing the United States.
Kerr’s father was the president of the American University of Beirut when he was shot and killed by two men outside his office in 1984, according to Esquire.
“In the last 10 days, we’ve had elderly Black people killed in a supermarket in Buffalo. We’ve had Asian churchgoers killed in Southern California. Now, we have children murdered at school,” Kerr said during a time when he would traditionally be talking about an upcoming basketball game, CNN reported.
Mandy Moore shared similar thoughts that many people dealt with when hearing the news, “There are no words,” the “Today” show shared.
Chris Evans, the actor who portrayed Captain America, showed his downright anger over another mass shooting on Twitter: “(expletive) enough.”
Jon Favreau called the shooting “an unimaginable nightmare.”
Hollywood elite were not the only ones who took to social media to share their thoughts after the rampage.
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said that prayer and condolences are “grossly inadequate.”
Former RNC chairperson Michael Steele said “politicians will offer their ‘shock’ and their ‘prayers’. We will move on in a week. Again.”
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said, “Heidi & I are fervently living up in prayer the children and the families in the horrific shooting in Uvalde.”
Later he told NBC News that he “and the entire country, are grieving horrifically at yet another unspeakable crime.”
Cruz is scheduled to speak at the National Rifle Association meeting scheduled to be held as planned in Houston this week, the Houston Chronicle reported. Former President Donald Trump and Gov. Gregg Abbott are also expected to speak, the newspaper reported.
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said “Another round of thoughts and prayers. They’re hollow words if we continue to do nothing to end the violent, unrelenting, preventable shootings in our country.”
Sen Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) took the Senate floor shortly after the shooting. “I am here on this floor, to beg...find a way to pass laws that make this less likely.”
Texas School Shooting The Archbishop of San Antonio, Gustavo Garcia-Siller, comforts families outside of the Civic Center following a deadly school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Texas elementary school shooting: What we know about the victims Members of the community gather at the city of Uvalde Town Square for a prayer vigil in the wake of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images)
Photos: Texas elementary school shooting leaves 19 children, 2 adults dead People react outside the Civic Center following a deadly school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Texas School Shooting The Archbishop of San Antonio, Gustavo Garcia-Siller, right, comforts families outside of the Civic Center following a deadly school shooting at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Photos: Texas elementary school shooting leaves 19 children, 2 adults dead The American flag flies at half staff on the White House after President Joe Biden spoke about the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, from the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Photos: Texas elementary school shooting leaves 19 children, 2 adults dead President Joe Biden speaks to the nation about the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, from the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, as first lady Jill Biden listens. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Photos: Texas elementary school shooting leaves 19 children, 2 adults dead President Joe Biden tells reporters he will speak about the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, later in the evening as he arrives at the White House, in Washington, from his trip to Asia, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Photos: Texas elementary school shooting leaves 19 children, 2 adults dead People react outside the Civic Center in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. An 18-year-old gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school, killing multiple people. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Photos: Texas elementary school shooting leaves 19 children, 2 adults dead People wait outside of the Civic Center in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. An 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School, killing multiple people. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Images from the Robb Elementary shooting Law enforcement personnel stand next to an armored vehicle outside Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Images from the Robb Elementary shooting Law enforcement personnel gather gear outside Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Images from the Robb Elementary shooting Law enforcement personnel, including the FBI, gather near Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Images from the Robb Elementary shooting Law enforcement personnel, including the FBI, arrive at Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Images from the Robb Elementary shooting Law enforcement personnel stand outside Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Images from the Robb Elementary shooting Law enforcement personnel stand outside Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Images from the Robb Elementary shooting Law enforcement personnel stand outside Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Images from the Robb Elementary shooting A Texas State Police officer walks outside Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Images from the Robb Elementary shooting Law enforcement, and other first responders, gather outside Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Images from the Robb Elementary shooting Police walk near Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Images from the Robb Elementary shooting Police walk near Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Images from the Robb Elementary shooting Police walk near Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Photos: Texas school shooting victims remembered at Uvalde vigil Esmeralda Bravo, 63, sheds tears while holding a photo of her granddaughter, Nevaeh, one of the Robb Elementary School shooting victims, during a prayer vigil in Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Photos: Texas school shooting victims remembered at Uvalde vigil Two family members of one of the victims killed in Tuesday's shooting at Robb Elementary School comfort each other during a prayer vigil in Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Photos: Texas school shooting victims remembered at Uvalde vigil Family members of one of the victims killed in Tuesday's shooting at Robb Elementary School embrace each other after a prayer vigil in Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Photos: Texas school shooting victims remembered at Uvalde vigil Stormy Flores, 11, sits with a sign bearing the names of the Robb Elementary School shooting victims during a prayer vigil in Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Photos: Texas school shooting victims remembered at Uvalde vigil Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, far right, prays with a man during a prayer vigil in Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. The vigil was held to honor the victims killed in Tuesday's shooting at Robb Elementary School. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Photos: Texas school shooting victims remembered at Uvalde vigil A young girl listen to a message during a prayer vigil for the Robb Elementary School shooting victims in Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Photos: Texas school shooting victims remembered at Uvalde vigil Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, right, and Uvalde County Sheriff Ruben Nolasco pray during a prayer vigil in Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. The vigil was held to honor the victims killed in Tuesday's shooting at Robb Elementary School. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Photos: Texas school shooting victims remembered at Uvalde vigil Esmeralda Bravo, center, holds a photo of her granddaughter, Nevaeh, one of the Robb Elementary School shooting victims, as she is comforted by Nevaeh's cousin, Anayeli, during a prayer vigil in Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Photos: Texas school shooting victims remembered at Uvalde vigil Family members and relatives of Nevaeh Bravo, one of the Robb Elementary School shooting victims, attend a prayer vigil in Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Photos: Texas school shooting victims remembered at Uvalde vigil People listen to a message during a prayer vigil for the Robb Elementary School shooting victims in Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)