GOP lawmaker draws backlash for Christmas photo showing family holding guns

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Rep. Tom Massie tweeted the photo a few days after the Michigan school shooting.

How the Supreme Court transformed gun rights overnight, and how they could do it again.Republican Rep. Thomas Massie is facing backlash for a Christmas card photo he posted to social media showing him and every member of his family holding large guns.In this image posted on Dec. 4, 2021, to Rep. Thomas Massie's Twitter account, Massie appears in a Christmas photo with his family, with everyone holding a gun.

Politicians and activists responded to the photo, some criticizing and others defending the pro-gun rights Kentucky congressman.Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images, FILE "I’m pro second amendment, but this isn’t supporting right to keep and bear arms, this is a gun fetish," Kinzinger said. Controversial conservative activist Candace Owens also weighed in on Friday, insinuating that it was a stretch to link Massie's photo and the shooting in Michigan."I don’t have the deranged brain of a leftist. Can somebody explain to me how they worked out that the Michigan school shooting is [Massie's] fault because he shared a picture of him and his family holding legal fire arms?," Owens tweeted, adding clown emojis.

 

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It doesn’t matter when he put the photo up, it would be a problem for some.

Real poor timing! He has right to practice families 'right to bear arms', as I understand ammo is extremely difficult to get, seems kinda hillbilly to have all family in pic with guns and rep Massie expected to act educated ... JUST EXTREMELY POOR TIMING DUDE!

I live in MI. My school district was closed for2 days, stress & anxiety from the shooting is high. Posting this is in very poor taste. Shame on you RepThomasMassie do you not have a soul? Sickening 😓OxfordStrong

Just goes to show that very sick Americans are everywhere.

Let's be honest they're no repercussions for their actions they know they can do whatever they want

There are 4 families that won’t be hugging their kid this Christmas. The Republican Party is lost.

Nothing Says Christmas Like Killing Machines! Devoid of Decency & Parenting Skills! Only a Non-Viable Fetus in the Womb Matters to Hypocritical, Religion Touting, Gun-Loving Extremists! What Might JESUS Think?

Why is she in every evil politician's photo?

Really a dumb thing to do.

We have a very big problem in this country, and its brewing. With everything going wrong in our future, we're going to have to fight a civil war against pod people. Makes me pray for the immediate end of our existence on this planet.

He tweeted this photo to gain popularity, votes and money, and unfortunately the media and the public are feeding into his games

Yawn..is this all the media can come up with?

The photo is exactly what you’d think a MIT graduate worth millions & millions thinks makes him relatable to the average American Kentuckian posing with his guns paid for by our taxes.

They're disgusting. . .They say the apple don't fall far from the tree. Not one of them had enough sense to say in light of the recent school massacre maybe taking the photo wouldn't be a good idea, smdh.

This is a direct result of locking children in their houses for a year & when they release them back into society they hear the “Woke.” Dem created all of this. Defund the police & no cash bail. That you should be ashamed of the color of your skin because you’re white.

SO WHAT?

DONT BROADCAST YOUR SWORDS ON SOCIAL MEDIA LIKE AN IDOIT. Your right to do what you want tho.😐

Come celebrate the birth of Jesus by creepily fetishizing weapons of war.

The insensitivity of this man is beyond belief.

Yup on Meta doing the most

We saw.

I see they are working hard for NRA 💸

Why do we keep obliging these attention seeking antics ?

So what? It's not he's fault anyway. Let the man enjoy with he's family

Institutionalized racism, misogyny, homophobia, and white Christian separatism as party platform. No matter how 'conservative' Republicans claimed to be, The Southern Strategy was the core value and singular driving force for the past 60 years. MAGA isn't a symptom, it's result

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