Vicente Fox, a former president of Mexico, scolded Americans about our gun laws in the wake of the horrific Las Vegas attack, and Americans understandably called him out on his apparent hypocrisy.
Fox took to his Twitter account to advocate for gun control.
"[Gun Control] is a topic that must be dealt with ASAP," he said. "American people must not be looking over their shoulder for their countrymen."
Before this tweet, he sent out a more sanguine message, saying, "This morning, we mourn for the victims in Las Vegas. Such a heartless and senseless act of violence. We must #PrayForTheWorld to find peace."
Fox's comments fall in line with the response from many on the left who clamored for gun control even as the details of the deadly mass shooting were still being released and processed.
Many online didn't appreciate the politicization from Fox, especially given the exceeding violence in his own country despite gun control being implemented there for years.
Mexico has one of the highest homicide rates in the world. A 2017 survey found there were more than 22,000 homicides in the country and rated it the second deadliest country in the world, worse than Afghanistan or Yemen. Defenders of the country blame the violence on U.S. demand for illegal drugs.
While Mexican citizens have a constitutional right to own guns, the state highly regulates the ownership of guns, and rarely grants conceal-carry permits. As a result, few Mexican citizens own guns legally. Some gun advocates have demanded expansion of gun rights so that Mexican citizens can defend themselves from the violence in Mexico.
