Kelly Clarkson Makes Emotional Plea After Shooting

“Tonight, they wanted me to say, obviously we want to pray for all the victims, we want to pray for their families, but they also wanted me to do a moment of silence. And I’m so sick of moments of silence. It’s not working, like, obviously. So why don’t we not do a moment of silence? Why don’t we do a moment of action? Why don’t we do a moment of change? Why don’t we change what’s happening, because it’s horrible? And mommas and daddies should be able to send their kids to school, to church, to movie theaters, to clubs, you should be able to live your life without that kind of fear. So we need to do better, we need to do better, we’re failing our children, we’re failing our communities, we’re failing their families. I can’t imagine, I have four children, I cannot imagine getting that phone call or that knock on the door. So instead of a moment of silence, I want to respect them, and honor them. So tonight, y’all, let’s in your community, where you live, your friends, everybody, let’s have a moment of action. Let’s have a moment of change."