Lorraine Kelly has criticised the President’s national address following a mass shooting at a Texas primary school where 19 students and two teachers were killed by an 18-year-old gunman. She told ITV viewers on Wednesday’s instalment of her show his statement “just isn’t going to cut it” and warned “this will happen” again if gun laws do not change.
Lorraine hit out at the President’s choice of words to the nation while she was speaking with Ross King who appeared on her show live from Los Angeles.
Lorraine emotionally said: “Truly appalling and shocking news from the US overnight.
“Here we are again, another mass shooting and it doesn’t seem to ever end.
“He’s the President of the United States, he has to try to do something, of course, he has.”
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Speaking of Dunblane, Lorraine said: “Things did change because the families made it change.
“They had to lobby very hard and obviously people in the country wanted to help as well and signed the petition, and changed the law, which is a remarkable achievement for families who were grieving.
“But in America, they don’t seem to have the same sort of support.
“Surely any rational person would want to change this, to protect our children and our teachers.”