Chris Evans Fumes, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian Call for Action After Texas School Shooting
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President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also condemn the fatal shooting at Robb Elementary School that left at least 18 children and 1 adult killed.

AceShowbiz - America is reeling from another tragedy after a fatal Texas school shooting. On May 24, a gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Uvalde, killing at least 19 people, including 18 children and 1 teacher.

The incident has sent shock waves through the country and prompted strong reactions from some public figures, namely Chris Evans and the Kardashian sisters. Taking to social media, they expressed the devastation caused by the tragedy. Enraged by the situation, the Captain America depicter of Marvel Cinematic Universe simply tweeted, "F**KING ENOUGH!!!!"

Newlywed Kourtney Kardashian called "law makers to take accountability" as she stressed, "Schools should be a place where our kids go to learn, to make friends, to laugh, to grow, to discover themselves. A safe place where they can envision their futures. Not a place where their futures are taken away from them."

Calling the mass shooting unacceptable, she continued her plea for safety for kids, "They deserve a safe place. They deserve protection. They deserve a future! I cannot begin to imagine what these parents are going through. What those children and teachers went through. Imagine how terrified they must have been. It breaks my heart. I plead to law makers to take accountability. We need a plan to protect our babies."

Khloe Kardashian echoed the sentiment as posting, "I cannot comprehend today's tragedy in our country. 14 children dead. How is this happening? My heart is breaking. I pray, I hope, I beg, I plead… please, law makers, government officials, leaders of our country, do something to protect our children. It was 'enough' ten mass shootings ago. It was 'enough' after Sandy Hook. What good is protecting our freedoms when there is no protection of our lives?"

Their half-sister Kylie Jenner wrote, "Another school shooting devastating. Breaks my heart for these families." Elizabeth Banks also called for a change in the law, tweeting, "Vote like your kids lives depend on it because they f**king do. How many more? DO SOMETHING."

Alyssa Milano chimed in, "I AM DEVASTATED AND HORRIFIED. How many children have to die? No parent should have to bury a child ever but especially because of political cowardice of those we elect to represent us and our children."

Jimmy Kimmel added, "...but you can't have a beer until you're 21. Please support @MomsDemand and @Everytown - AND VOTE THESE MONSTERS WHO DO NOTHING TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN OUT OF OFFICE." Having had enough of the senseless action, Gabrielle Union exclaimed, "It's BEEN enough. We've been at 'enough' for centuries."

Kerry Washington, LeBron James and more sent their prayers. "As a mother, this is the tragically unimaginable. School should be a SAFE place. My heart breaks for the pain and suffering of every family member and loved one connected to today's events in Texas. My prayers are with you," the actress wrote.

LeBron tweeted, "My thoughts and prayers goes out to the families of love ones loss & injured at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX! Like when is enough enough man!!! These are kids and we keep putting them in harms way at school. Like seriously 'AT SCHOOL' where it's suppose to be the safest!"

Offset also reacted to the tragedy as writing, "Prayers for the people in Texas man those are kids that were killed smh this world needs God smh." Meanwhile, Russell Wilson implored, "We need to Pray. Pray for healing.Pray for change. Pray for Love."

President Joe Biden also condemned the shooting. "I had hoped when I became president I would not have to do this - again," he said in an address on Tuesday night. "Another massacre. Uvalde, Texas. An elementary school. Beautiful, innocent second, third and fourth graders. And how many scores of little children who witnessed what happened - see their friends die, as if they're in a battlefield, for God's sake. They'll live with it the rest of their lives."

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton insisted that "thoughts and prayers are not enough." She explained, "After years of nothing else, we are becoming a nation of anguished screams. We simply need legislators willing to stop the scourge of gun violence in America that is murdering our children."

The shooter, who has been identified as Salvador Ramos from Uvalde, about an hour and a half west of San Antonio, entered Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, at approximately 11:32 A.M. local time, after shooting his grandmother and crashing his vehicle near the school. An official from the Texas Department of Safety said that upon entering the school, the 18-year-old man fired at "children, teachers, whoever was in his way. He was shooting everybody."

The suspect, who was wearing body armor, exchanged fire with law enforcement officials and multiple officers were shot. The suspect was eventually fatally shot on the scene. He has been pronounced dead. Two law enforcement sources told CBS News that the suspect had a handgun, an AR-15 assault weapon and high capacity magazines.

Texas Senator Roland Gutierrez confirmed the shooter's grandmother is still alive but in critical condition.

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