Fox News analyst and former Congressman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) has come under fire after making misleading statements about mass shootings during a discussion about the tragedy at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.
The Wednesday morning attack left two children dead and 17 others injured when a 23-year-old trans-identifying individual, Robin Westman, opened fire during a school-wide mass before taking his own life behind the church.
During the broadcast, Gowdy called for stricter gun control measures, framing the problem as one that requires predicting shooters in advance.
“Our system is reactive. Something bad happens, we react to it. And what people are crying for now is how can we prevent this? How can we stop it? And the only way to stop it is to identify the shooter ahead of time or keep the weapons out of their hands,” he said, emphasizing intervention over constitutional rights.
Gowdy’s claim that mass shootings are “almost always” carried out by “young, white males” has drawn widespread criticism.
He stated, “I mean, did anyone this morning think, I wonder if that was a female? Did any of y’all think that? I mean, there’s been one school shooting involving a female. One at Tennessee. But other