Thomas Massie, who represents parts of the Louisville suburbs, is the latest GOP lawmaker under fire for a gun-filled holiday card.
Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, is the latest GOP lawmaker under fire for a gun-filled Christmas card in the wake of a mass shooting in their state.
Police responded on Monday to a mass shooting at the Old National Bank branch near Slugger Field in downtown Louisville. At least four people were killed and eight others injured. The shooter, 23-year-old Connor Sturgeon, was confirmed to be a former employee at the bank and was gunned down at the scene, though it is currently unknown if it was by his own hand or by police.
In the wake of the shooting, which came just two weeks after a deadly shooting at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, conversations about the need for gun control laws have intensified, as have conversations about politicians promoting gun culture amid sustained violence.
The latest lawmaker facing such criticism is Massie, whose Northern Kentucky district includes parts of the eastern suburbs of Louisville.
