Demokratski zastupnik Eric Swallwell (D-CA) izazvao je burne reakcije u petak kad je sugerirao korištenje nuklearnog oružja protiv američkih građana koji se protive njegovoj krajnje lijevoj agendi kontrole oružja, koja uključuje prisiljavanje Amerikanaca da predaju svoje poluautomatsko oružje.
Swalwell je dao primjedbu kao odgovor na novinski članak od svibnja koji je govorio o njegovom radikalnom planu i koji je ponovno iskrsnuo na Twitteru, u kojem poziva na 15 milijardi vrijedan vladin program za konfiskaciju milijuna komada oružja od Amerikanaca.
So basically @RepSwalwell wants a war. Because that’s what you would get. You’re outta your fucking mind if you think I’ll give up my rights and give the gov all the power. https://t.co/bK1GVyjFej
— Joe Biggs (@Rambobiggs) November 16, 2018
Swalwell je odgovorio na tweet napisavši: “I to bi bio vrlo kratak rat, prijatelju. Vlada ima nuklearno oružje. I to previše. Ali ono je stvarno. Siguran sam da možemo razgovarati kako bi našli zajednički jezik i zaštitili naše obitelji i zajednice.”
And it would be a short war my friend. The government has nukes. Too many of them. But they’re legit. I’m sure if we talked we could find common ground to protect our families and communities.
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) November 16, 2018
Swalwellova primjedba izazvala je buru na internetu:
“You don’t need AR-15s because the government isn’t tyrannical, and, anyway, if you try to stop us taking them we will nuke you” is my favorite of all the gun control talking points.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) November 16, 2018
AR-15s are so dangerous that we must nuke gun owners to confiscate them
— Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) November 16, 2018
You assume that members of our combined forces would follow unconstitutional orders, and take up arms against citizens of the United States. Short war indeed. .cc @DLoesch @KyleKashuv
— Matthew Kolken (@mkolken) November 16, 2018
Personally, I have a bigger problem with an elected official blithely talking about nuking his fellow Americans than my neighbor owning an AR-15. But YMMV. https://t.co/yfiRAeuCn3
— Cam Edwards (@CamEdwards) November 16, 2018
I'm stunned there were enough sheep to vote so this guy ended up with a "Rep" in front of his name. The U.S. government is now going to nuke…….get this……..its own people. https://t.co/S0NuyMZD2r
— Pat Miletich (@patmiletich) November 16, 2018
It must not be against @Twitter TOS to casually insinuate that it’s better to give up our guns than die in a thermo-nuclear blast at the hands of the U.S. gov’t.
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— Conservative Review (@CR) November 16, 2018
This is the best argument I've seen in a while why I will never give one gun. It's scumbags like this who want to take them. https://t.co/SafvSd3rWs
— Dan Gainor (@dangainor) November 16, 2018
"If you don't turn over your guns, we'll nuke you" is definitely a reasonable argument to make. https://t.co/4YFDxi1CPf
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) November 16, 2018
What the hell is this? Is this guy insane? 👇🏻 https://t.co/mTbOMC8xY2
— Dan Bongino (@dbongino) November 16, 2018
Eric Swalwell is simply an idiot who has built a large social media #Resistance following by being the member of Congress willing to issue the most inflammatory, reckless & extreme decrees about Trump/Russia: the easiest way to get noticed in Dem politics: pic.twitter.com/jyRSF56UXx
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) November 16, 2018
Swalwell je u kasnijem tweetu usmjerenom Dani Losch iz NRA-a potvrdio da želi zaplijeniti svo poluautomatsko oružje:
She’s not lying. We should ban assault weapons by buying them back or restricting them to ranges/clubs. #EnoughIsEnough https://t.co/XbRpOvXlF3
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) November 16, 2018
Swalwell je kasnije tvrdio da ako oružje ima dršku pištolja, onda ga to na neki magični način čini moćnijim:
Fair question. Rifles. They’re more powerful and cause more carnage when used with a pistol-grip. See @ScottPelley @60Minutes piece. To reduce semi-auto pistol deaths I’d have universal background checks and mandatory reporting on mental health.
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) November 16, 2018
