I'm so sick of 'moment of silence': Kelly Clarkson on Texas school shooting

Grammy Award-winning singer Kelly Clarkson opened up about the recent school shooting in Santa Fe at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards, and called for taking serious action against the perpetrators.

The singer, who hosted the BBMAs, said she was in pain to see her home state, Texas, being ripped apart by gun violence and people need to raise a louder voice against the crime as observing a "moment of silence" is not enough anymore.

"I'm so sick of 'moment of silence'. It's not working. There is something I'd like to say about the tragedy Friday at Santa Fe High School. I'm a Texas girl and my home state has head so much heartbreak over this past year and once again, y'all, we're grieving for more kids that have died for just an absolute no reason at all," Clarkson said in her opening monologue.

The singer, teary-eyed, continued, "Tonight they wanted me to say that obviously we want to pray for all the victims, we wanna pray for their families."
"So instead of a moment of silence, I want to respect them and honour them with tonight. Let's have a moment of action. Let's have a moment of change."