Jackson told Fox News that “our prayers and our thoughts are with the families there.”

“ALL Texans are grieving with the people of Uvalde tonight,” he tweeted. “Jane and I are devastated for the families and friends of the innocent children and adults who lost their lives, and we pray God keeps His hand on them during this unimaginable time.”

He shared with Fox News that it’s unfortunate that the shooting is pushing Americans to question the Second Amendment — which he said he’s a “staunch defender” of — and suggested that people shift the discourse to how children are being raised.

He explained that he grew up in a small town like Uvalde, though times were different then.

“Our culture has changed over the last 30 or 40 years, and there’s been an attack on those things in particular,” he said, referring to the morals of his youth.

Jackson went on to bring up the violent “stuff” children are exposed to, suggesting it’s a contributing factor to mass school shootings.

“Kids are exposed to all kinds of horrible stuff nowadays too,” he said. “I look back and I think about the horrible stuff that they hear when they listen to rap music, the video games that they watch from a really early age with all of this horrible violence and stuff, and I just think that they have this access to the internet on a regular basis, which is just not good for kids.”

Jackson also said he’s prepared to work with his Democratic colleagues to figure out a solution to the nationwide problem.

“This will allow me to talk to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle and say, ‘Look, you know I’m a staunch defender of the Second Amendment and I’m going to remain that way, but what can we do to harden these places and to make schools safer?'” He said in another clip of his chat with Fox News’ Jones.

He also said he’d collaborate with Democrats on looking into how to teach children the “right things” and offer mental health tools to avoid school shootings.

Jackson got his fair share of criticisms on social media following his comments.

“Rep ronny Jackson is blaming mass shootings on rap music and video games,” one user wrote. “These motherf**kers will blame these shootings on any and everything Except the guns so it’s the rap and video games and not the unfettered access to military weapons.”

Another mentioned that conservatives made similar accusations following the 1999 Columbine school shooting.

“TX Rep Ronny Jackson cited rap music & video games as reasons shootings keep happening. After Columbine, GOP gave same example – trenchcoats, rock & rap music, & video games instead of the broad access to guns. Ronny Jackson is a prime example of the worst the GOP has to offer,” the user tweeted.

As the country continues to grapple with the shooting, audio of a 911 call within the classroom where the gunman killed more than 20 people was released, TMZ reports.

In the call, the dispatcher asks the child who placed the call if anyone is in or around that building.

Later, you hear the child give the dispatcher a rough number of victims, saying eight to nine kids.