California Gov. Gavin Newson (D) on Wednesday condemned the spike in mass shootings nationwide, after eight people were killed by a gunman at a rail …
California Gov. Gavin Newson (D) on Wednesday condemned the spike in mass shootings nationwide, after eight people were killed by a gunman at a rail yard in San Jose, Calif., earlier that day. Newsom, at a press conference alongside authorities, asked “what the hell is going on in the United States of America?” when recognizing the trend in mass shootings nationwide. “The hell’s wrong with us”? Newsom asked. “And when are we going to come to grips with this, when are we going to put down our arms, literally and figuratively, our politics, stale rhetoric, finger pointing, all a hand-wringing consternation that produces nothing except more fury and frustration. More scenes like this repeated over and over and over again,” Newsom said. At least eight people were killed in a shooting at the San Jose rail yard Wednesday morning. The shooter, who was identified as a male employee of the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), the facility where the shooting took place, has also died. Authorities say they believe he died of a self-inflicted wound. Newsom said people are likely feeling a “numbness” following the fatal shooting in California, because of what he called “a sameness to this,” referring to the trend of mass shootings across the country.
