Elon Musk sparked outrage from liberals after he tweeted a photo of two fake handguns and four Diet Coke cans laying on his nightstand.
Musk, who officially took over Twitter on Oct. 27, tweeted the photograph Monday with the caption, “My bedside table.” The image featured a wooden handgun in a box containing an image of the painting “George Washington Crossing the Delaware” inside a velveteen box. The other handgun laid near the edge of the nightstand.
Liberals immediately raged over the post and criticized Musk for allegedly failing to practice proper gun safety protocols.
“As a survivor and now Trauma Surgeon, I can tell you @elonmusk that the safest way to store your firearm is Unloaded and Locked. This is critical to practicing responsible gun ownership. I suspect that if you spent a day with me in our trauma center, your views may change,” Joseph Sakran, a trauma surgeon and gun violence survivor, said. (RELATED: ICYMI: The Liberal Media Meltdown Over Musk, Twitter Hit A Fever Pitch This Weekend)
As a survivor and now Trauma Surgeon, I can tell you @elonmusk that the safest way to store your firearm is Unloaded and Locked.
This is critical to practicing responsible gun ownership. I suspect that if you spent a day with me in our trauma center, your views may change. https://t.co/yD7u3xO3ap
— Joseph Sakran (@JosephSakran) November 28, 2022
My daughter was killed because of gun violence. Every day across America children are killed because of irresponsible adults who do not lock up guns. Seriously,@elonmusk WTF is wrong with you? Is there a mental health concern? Are you now using your $44B to incite violence? https://t.co/5YAfuG0lbE
— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) November 28, 2022
Dude, your tweets since you bought Twitter have been really f’d up. Way too much time on your hands. https://t.co/3ToIF96U6U
— Michael Steele (@MichaelSteele) November 28, 2022
Leaving a loaded gun just sitting on the nightstand may look cool to the whomever @elonmusk is trying to impress, but it is *way* more likely to lead to injury or death of someone in his family, than to be used in protection.
— David Rothschild 🌻 (@DavMicRot) November 28, 2022
Anyone who glorifies leaving unsecured guns around the house is part of a uniquely American problem that kills 100+ people per day, and is the leading cause of death of children https://t.co/YiuyvjA9hY pic.twitter.com/oh8gk1dkD3
— David Rothschild 🌻 (@DavMicRot) November 28, 2022
meanwhile every trans woman I know has the gun room from the Matrix under their pillow just to maybe get a nap
— victoria scott (@mikurubaeahina) November 28, 2022
It is disturbing to see @elonmusk using his platform to model irresponsible firearm practices.
8 kids a day are unintentionally injured or killed with an improperly stored firearm.
As a parent, you should focus on sharing safe firearm storage methods. cc: @endfamilyfire https://t.co/T1xvCw5AoA
— Kris Brown | President, bradyunited.org (@KrisB_Brown) November 28, 2022
You leave a gun unlocked next to your bed with several young children around? https://t.co/wgSfFdFMpp
— Tim Fullerton (@TimFullerton) November 28, 2022
At least one firearm, however, is a non-firing replica, while the other is believed to be a reference to the 1982 film, “Blade Runner.” One is a replica from a “George Washington Boxed Set” which sells for $124.99 on the website, Replica Dungeon. The description explicitly says it is “non-firing” and cannot be converted into a working gun. The revolver, meanwhile, does not appear to have a trigger.
Musk previously told CNBC that he “strongly believes” in the Second Amendment after theRobb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 children dead.
“I strongly believe that the right to bear arms is an important safeguard against potential tyranny of government. Historically, maintaining their power over the people is why those in power did not allow public ownership guns,” Musk reportedly said Wednesday in an email to CNBC.
The tech billionaire is, however, a supporter of requiring special permits in order for “extremely well vetted” individuals to purchase AR-15’s and AK-47’s, Fox Business reported.