Politics

Nationals MP George Christensen Joked About Shooting “Greenie Punks”

He made the remarks less than three days after the Florida high school shooting.

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Nationals MP George Christensen has been heavily criticised for a Facebook post in which he appears to joke about murdering his political opponents.

On Saturday, the ultra-conservative member for Dawson in northern Queensland shared a photo of himself brandishing a rifle at a gun range. The image was accompanied by a caption in which Christensen insisted that gun owners “don’t deserve to be demonised like they are by the media and the Left”.

In the comments section below the photo, Christensen posted a second photo of himself aiming a handgun, along with the caption “you gotta ask yourself, do you feel lucky, greenie punks?”

Hot tip for you, George: if you don’t want gun owners to be demonised, maybe don’t immediately joke about gun murder.

Christensen has been widely condemned for the post. Greens MP Sarah Hanson-Young tweeted that he was an “idiot” and that he should be sacked.

Many have also criticised Christensen for the timing of his post, which came just a few short days after a school shooting in Florida left 17 children dead.

Feature image via George Christensen/Facebook