the actor matthew mcconnaghey, who was born in uvalde, makes a plea for gun reform.o teachers dead, the actor matthew mcconaughey has spoken out at the white house. the hollywood star, who was born in uvalde, where the attack happened, said the us had a "window of opportunity" for "real change". david willis has the story. i would like to bring up matthew. to the white house came an oscar winner, whose hometown fell victim to one of the worst acts of gun violence this country has ever seen. uvalde, texas is where i was born... matthew mcconaughey�*s mother taught kindergarten classes less than a mile from the scene of the shooting. and the following day, he returned to the town to meet families of the victims. it is there that we met two of the grieving parents, ryan and jessica ramirez. their ten—year—old daughter, alithia. she was one of the 19 children that were killed the day before. such was the impact of wounds inflicted by an 18—year—old gunman wielding a semi—automatic rifle, that another of the victims could only be identified by her shoes. these are the sam