California Gov. Gavin Newsom Criticizes GOP After Texas School Shooting
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom immediately criticized Republicans after a shooting at an elementary school in Texas killed at least 19 students and two adults on Tuesday.
“Another shooting. And the GOP won’t do a damn thing about it,” Newsom tweeted. “Who the hell are we if we cannot keep our kids safe.”
Newsom’s comments came quickly after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed the initial death toll of 14 students and one teacher in Tuesday’s incident. Late Tuesday evening, Texas authorities upped the death toll to 21, according to reports, though, it was not clear if that number included the alleged gunman.
Citing California’s efforts to implement “commonsense gun safety laws,” Newsom highlighted statistics that showed the state cutting its gun death rate in half since the 1980s.
“This is preventable. Our inaction is a choice,” Newsom tweeted.
“I am heartbroken for the families that will never see their children again. What should have been a normal school day has been darkened by another horrific act of violence. We cannot accept this as normal even in the constancy of these preventable tragedies. Newtown. Parkland. And now, Uvalde. My prayers and love go out to the victim’s families. America must reckon with the sickness of gun violence. The status quo will only result in more death.” – Darrell Steinberg, Mayor of Sacramento City.
Newsom and California’s progressive policies are frequent targets of right-wing politicians.
Other California politicians also reacted to the Texas shooting with immediate critiques on the lack of progress on gun control.
“Another day, another mass shooting, and more silence from the gun lobby and Republicans who refuse to allow any gun safety reforms to occur,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein said in a statement.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg issued a statement saying, “America must reckon with the sickness of gun violence.”
The suspect in the Texas school shooting, an 18-year-old male, was believed killed by responding law enforcement officers, Abbott said.
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