Maura Healey, the liberal Democratic governor of Massachusetts, has been criticized for her blatant political pandering to hunters and gun owners. This comes after she filed a bill to allow Sunday hunting and expand crossbow hunting in the state, a move that she has long opposed to gun rights. This move was met with negative responses from gun owners who were offended by Healey's long-standing stance on gun control. Other politicians who have similarly pandered to hunters or gun owners have also been in trouble, including Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, John Kerry, and Tim Walz. The National Shooting Association also criticized these politicians' attempts to portray themselves as hunters.