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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been criticized by the National Rifle Association (NRA) for claiming that the Second Amendment is becoming a “suicide pact” while he was surrounded by what appeared to be at least four armed security guards.
Newsom made the comments during an interview with CBS News in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park on Jan. 24 following two mass shootings within the state within just days of each other.
A total of 11 people were killed in a mass shooting at a dance studio in Monterey over the weekend, while nine others were injured. The suspect, 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, later committed suicide.
On Monday, seven people were killed and one person seriously injured in Half Moon Bay, near San Francisco, when a gunman opened fire in two different locations.
The suspect in that shooting, 67-year-old Zhao Chunli, is in custody.
“Gov. Newsom made that statement while flanked by at least four armed guards,” Amy Hunter, the NRA’s director for media relations, told Fox News Digital. “That is the definition of hypocrisy.”
Speaking to CBS, Newsom, a Democrat, stated that “nothing about this is surprising. Everything about this is infuriating,” in reference to the latest shootings.
