- GOP Rep. Ronny Jackson on Sunday tweeted a video of him wielding two AR-15s, daring Biden to take them.
- The video was posted the same day the Texas House published its report on the Uvalde school shooting.
- Jackson was ridiculed online for pointing one of the rifles at his foot.
Texas GOP Rep. Ronny Jackson was ridiculed online after the lawmaker posted a video on Sunday daring the Biden administration to take his guns while wielding two AR-15 rifles — one of which was pointed at his foot with the safety apparently off.
"I will NEVER give up my firearms. I will NEVER surrender my AR-15. If Democrats want to push an insane gun-grab, they can COME AND TAKE IT!" Jackson tweeted.
"If you're thinking about taking our ARs, you can start here in Texas," The lawmaker said in the video. "On behalf of all the law-abiding gun owners in the state of Texas, I just want to say: come and get it."
The video was posted the same day the Texas House of Representatives investigative committee released their report on the Uvalde mass shooting in which 19 children and two teachers were killed with the same rifles shown in Jackson's video.
The Uvalde school shooting in Jackson's home state of Texas was one of many shootings in the US that prompted discussions amongst lawmakers to regulate the purchase and distribution of AR-15 rifles.
In response to more than 300 mass shootings in the US, Biden recently signed a bipartisan gun reform bill in late June calling for stricter background checks for gun buyers under 21. The bill does not ban assault rifles or dramatically expand background checks.
Many Twitter users mocked the congressman by pointing out how dangerous it was to hold his loaded rifle aimed at his right foot. One user called the video an "Absolute clown show," claiming that the gun was loaded and his finger on the trigger. It is not clear if the guns were loaded.
Jackson served in the White House Medical Unit as a physician under the Obama and Trump administration before being elected as a Texas representative in 2020. While serving in the White House Medical Unit, Jackson praised Trump's health despite being a pound below the threshold for obesity.
According to a report by the Department of Defense inspector general, Jackson would later be accused of handing out powerful prescription pills to lawmakers and abusing White House staff while intoxicated.
