Highland Park shooting: MLB pitcher rips US gun laws, says protection 'isn't good enough reason' to have one

Highland Park shooting witness Warren Fried joined 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the mental health component of the tragic Independence Day shooting that left 6 people dead and dozens injured.

Chicago White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks spoke out about the latest mass shooting that struck an American town on Monday during a July 4th parade.

The shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, left six people dead and more than 30 others injured. Robert Crimo was arrested hours later following a short car chase, police said.

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Liam Hendriks #31 of the Chicago White Sox pitches against the New York Yankees on May 14, 2022 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Ron Vesely/Getty Images)

Hendriks, who was born in Australia and has been playing Major League Baseball since 2011, addressed the shooting before the team’s game against the Minnesota Twins. He said shootings like the one in Highland Park were "becoming all too commonplace."

"I think the access to the weaponry that is being kind of used in these things is …. Something needs to change. Something needs to be done. Something needs to happen because there’s way too many people losing their lives, and it’s not only about the people who lose their lives," he told reporters.

"The families of that, the tragedy they go through, the entire community when people are concerned about leaving the house, concerned about doing the day-to-day things of going to work or any number of these things. We really need to reflect on what’s going on. I don’t think enough is being done.

"Too many people are dying, and it’s no excuse to say, ‘I’m on this side or that side.' At some point, things need to get done or else it’s getting to the point where