Global Courant 2023-05-07 12:24:39
California Governor Gavin Newsom immediately criticized the Republican-controlled Congress after a deadly mass shooting at a shopping center in suburban Dallas, Texas, that left at least 8 dead and 7 others wounded on Saturday afternoon.
“This is freedom?? Getting shot in a mall? Shot in school? Shot in church? Shot in the movie theater?” the Democratic governor wrote in a Twitter post shortly after police confirmed the causes. “We have become a nation more focused on the right to kill than the right to live.”
“We have become a nation more focused on the right to kill than the right to live.”
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at a news conference on Oct. 6, 2022, in San Francisco, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Police Chief Brian Harvey said during an evening press that on Saturday, May 6, a police officer was in the area for an unrelated conversation when gunfire erupted at Allen Premium Outlets at 3:36 p.m. . A law enforcement source told Fox News Digital that the suspected shooter is dead and they believe he acted alone.
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Nine people died in total, including the suspected gunman – seven were found dead at the scene and two others later succumbed to their injuries after being transported to hospital.
Texas police responded to reports of a shooting at Allen Premium Outlets on Saturday afternoon. (FOX 4 Dallas)
The two-term governor has previously subpoenaed Republicans for inaction on the gun control issue, doubling the need for federal gun control reform.
“This is not what the American people want,” continued Governor Newsom.
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According to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in conjunction with Northeastern University, 2023 represents most mass shootings since the database began tracking in 2006. There were 22 mass shootings in the U.S. in 2023, not including the Texas mall shooting on May 6.
“Do your d*mn job, Congress,” Newsom said.
An hour after the governor’s first post, he berated Texas Governor Greg Abbott for cutting mental health funding.
“This is your reminder that @GregAbbott_TX cut $211 million in mental health funding,” Newsom wrote.
In April, Abbott announced it would transfer $465.3 million from government agencies to “support border operations.” Of that amount, $210.7 million came from Texas Health & Human Services, which oversees public mental health programs.
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In response to what the Republican governor has described as the federal government’s lack of action on border security, the governor has launched several initiatives to address the border crisis as illegal migrants continue to cross the southern border.
The offices of Governor Newsom and Governor Abbott did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Fox News’ Andrea Vacchiano contributed to this report.
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a writer on Fox News Digital’s breaking news team. You can reach her on Twitter at @s_rumpfwhiteten.
