During the Los Angeles mayoral debate Wednesday night, Rep. Karen Bass insisted that guns stolen from her home in a burglary were properly stored and accused opponent Rick Caruso of “desperation” for asking her. The two guns were reported to be the only items stolen in the home invasion earlier this month, prompting City Councilman Joe Buscaino to call authorities with questions about the circumstances. During the discussion, Caruso continued the questioning. “We haven’t heard much about these guns, which I think the congresswoman should answer some questions about what kind of guns they were, how they were stored, were they under city law,” Caruso said, adding that ” The city has a very, very detailed law.” Bass said she was “disappointed” by Caruso’s questioning and insisted everything was correct. LOS ANGELES COUNSEL DEMANDS ANSWERS TO ANT. KAREN BASS HOUSE BURGLARY BY LAPD CHIEF, CITY ATTORNEY Rep. Karen Bass speaks as developer Rick Caruso, not pictured, listens during the Los Angeles mayoral debate at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool) “My house was broken into, I called the police and they later arrested two suspects,” he said. “Both saving and recording were 100% legal.” The Democrat then hit back with an accusation of her own. “I think this is an act of desperation, Rick,” he said, referring to Buscaino’s letter “calling for an investigation into the theft that occurred at my home.” Businessman Rick Caruso confronts Congresswoman Karen Bass during the Los Angeles mayoral debate at the Skirball Cultural Center on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool) LOS ANGELES MAYOR RACE: AMERICANS WEIGH AS CRIME, HOMELESS AT CENTER STAGE Bass then turned to Caruso and said she was “disappointed” because when The Grove estate was broken into she called him to ask how he was doing. “And instead you call me to prove one or the other and then the councilor calls me to be investigated?” asked. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Caruso said he “sympathizes” with Bass and recalled that after the break-in he publicly stated that he was “sorry for anyone, including you, that this happens.” and that it is a “terrible sense of invasion.” However, he pressed the issue saying that two guns are now on the way and “knowing how they are stored, it’s simple to answer”. Louis Casiano of Fox News contributed to this report.
