Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is under fire after using his 4-year-old's reaction to the recent fatal Buffalo shooting to push for gun reform.

"My 4-year-old just FaceTimed to ask what I'm doing to 'help the people in Buffalo' and 'why did the bad man do this?' Absolutely gutting," Swalwell posted to Twitter on Monday.


"This cannot be his normal. It's time to BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS. #EndGunViolence."

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Many on social media were quick to mock Swalwell's post.

"My newborn, upon exiting the womb, looked up at me with her barely-open eyes and asked why politicians feel the need to create fictional stories about their offspring to make bad points," conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey replied.


"My 4-year-old just FaceTimed to ask 'why did US politicians vote to give Ukraine 40 billion dollars while we face record inflation and baby formula shortages?' Absolutely gutting. This cannot be normal. It's time to JAIL TREASONOUS POLITICIANS LIKE @RepSwalwell," the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire tweeted.


"My 5-year old just FaceTimed to ask, 'why would the bad man let his 4-year old watch news about a mass murder incident?' Absolutely gutted," another user wrote.


"My three-year-old just emailed me and asked why I bought him 'a toy gun that mimics its deadly counterpart,'" Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon posted. "He told me our family was 'normalizing violence.' He attached a video of himself tossing it in the trash. Heart-wrenching. It's time to ban toy guns, too."


Swalwell shot back at those questioning the validity of his initial tweet.


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"I love the 'no 4-year-old would ask this' takes. You're in absolute denial if you think our kids aren't watching the horrors we are allowing," the congressman posted.