In his 10-minute interview on conservative talk radio show “Voice of Freedom,” Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, spoke against gun control and continued his strong advocation for the second amendment. True to his reputation, Gohmert didn’t hold any of his opinions back. When asked about the “end game” of those who are against firearms, Gohmert said:
“It is for our protection and the founders’ quotes make that very, very clear and including against a government that would run amok. You know, we’ve got some people that think Sharia Law ought to be the law of the land, forget the Constitution. But the guns are there, that Second Amendment is there, to make sure all of the rest of the amendments are followed.”
On MSNBC’s “Hardball,” Chris Matthews criticized the congressman for “sounding the conspiracy alarm bell.”
In addition, the Interfaith Alliance has sent a letter to Gohmert regarding his “continued demonization of Islam.”
“Your implication that the Second Amendment must be strongly upheld so that Americans can arm themselves against Sharia, Muslim religious law, is troubling,” President of Interfaith Alliance Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy said.
The letter asked Gohmert to focus his attention on the second amendment, rather than derailing the policy with what he called “misguided bigotry.”