Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) called out Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) on Sunday after the Texas governor brought up California gun death statistics in a Fox News appearance following a fatal mass shooting in the lone star state.
"I think that the state in which the largest number of victims occurred this year is in California, where they have very tough gun laws," Abbott told Fox News Sunday host Shannon Bream.Newsom, who revealed last week that he watches Fox News every morning, did not take kindly to Abbott's invoking of California in the wake of the tragedy in Allen, Texas.
“Our hearts are with the people of Allen, Texas, tonight during this unspeakable tragedy,” Abbott said in a statement that night. “I have been in contact with Mayor Fulk and DPS Director McCraw as well as other state and local leaders and offered the full support of the State of Texas to local officials to ensure all needed assistance and resources are swiftly deployed, including DPS officers, Texas Rangers, and investigative resources.
"We've seen an increased number of shootings in states with easy gun laws as well as states with very strict gun laws," Abbott told Bream. The data is mixed on gun deaths by state in 2023. However, assessments are in agreement that both Texas and California have the top two highest amounts of total gun deaths so far this year.
He acknowledged that"Texas had been lagging in addressing mental health for years, and that's why over the past three sessions, we've added almost $25 billion to address mental health. We're in the waning days of a session right now where We will be adding even more funding, about $3 billion, to address mental health needs in the state of Texas, especially in rural Texas and especially for children in schools.
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