Image caption, Thomas Massie’s photo was posted on Twitter a few days after a Michigan school shooting left four students dead A US congressman has faced a barrage of criticism after he posted a Christmas photograph of his family posing with military-style rifles, just days after a deadly schoolThomas Massie: US congressman condemned for Christmas guns photo

In response to one person who wrote the “bar was on the floor, but somehow you managed to tunnel underneath it,” the 50-year-old quipped that “The BAR is under the couch,” referring to a type of military assault rifle.

The photo was posted days after a school shooting in Michigan which left four teenagers dead and seven people injured after a 15-year-old student allegedly went on a rampage using his father’s gun.

The suspect’s parents have been charged with involuntary manslaughter for failing to heed multiple warning signs before the tragedy. They have plead not guilty.

Image caption, Thomas Massie’s photo was posted on Twitter a few days after a Michigan school shooting left four students dead A US congressman has faced a barrage of criticism after he posted a Christmas photograph of his family posing with military-style rifles, just days after a deadly school […]

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