Sen. Mark Kelly: Kari Lake's rhetoric 'could result in people getting hurt or killed'

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly connected Friday blasted Arizona GOP Senate campaigner Kari Lake for her caller convulsive rhetoric, telling NBC News' "Meet nan Press," that Lake's remark could consequence successful group "getting wounded aliases killed."

Kelly, a Democrat, was asked astir comments, first reported by NBC, that Lake made past period astatine a run event, wherever she said, "They’re coming aft america pinch lawfare, they’re going to travel aft america pinch everything. That’s why nan adjacent six months is going to beryllium intense. And we request to strap connected our — let’s see. What do we want to strap on?"

She added, “We’re going to strap connected our, our spot belt. We’re going to put connected our helmet aliases your Kari Lake shot cap. We are going to put connected nan armor of God. And possibly strap connected a Glock connected nan broadside of america conscionable successful case.”

Kelly admonished Lake for her rhetoric, telling moderator Kristen Welker successful an question and reply that aired Sunday, "when you’re a campaigner for nan United States Senate, you request to beryllium observant pinch your words. We’ve seen this passim history. So I dream group cull that. I deliberation they should see their connection and effort to do amended going forward."

The legislator said astir his individual acquisition pinch governmental violence, reflecting connected nan 2011 shooting that near his wife, then-Rep. Gabby Giffords, severely injured.

"She was changeable successful nan caput while gathering pinch her constituents. Six group died. Another 18, including her, were injured. It was a horrific enactment of governmental violence," Kelly told Welker.

"We request group successful elected agency that want to return this state successful a amended guidance wherever we judge nan result of elections, wherever we don’t usage connection to effort to incite our supporters. We don’t request folks successful nan United States Senate, that they’re comfortable utilizing connection for illustration that," he added.

Lake, a erstwhile TV news anchor, is moving for agency successful her 2nd consecutive predetermination rhythm aft she narrowly mislaid a bid for politician in Arizona successful 2022. Now, she's moving for an unfastened Senate spot against Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego, whom Kelly has endorsed.