Herschel Walker, a former football star who recently won the Republican nomination for the 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia, sparked controversy after he suggested a rather nonsensical solution to gun violence.
Walker's remarks came as the nationwide debate on gun control measures reignited following a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
Speaking about the murders of 19 children and two teachers, Walker noted "Cain killed Abel," referring to the story about the conflict that erupted between the first two sons of Adam and Eve after they were expelled from the Garden of Eden in the biblical book of Genesis.
He went on to suggest there should be "a department that can look at young men that’s looking at women that looking at social media" and, oddly for a Republican, said he wanted to put money in the “mental health field” instead of “departments that want to take away your rights.”
You can hear Walker's remarks in the video below.
\u201cHerschel Walker's solution to school shootings involves "a department that can look at young men that's looking at women that's looking at social media."\u201d— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1653571799
Perhaps even more incomprehensibly, Walker said he likes to "see it and everything and stuff" when asked by reporters if he believes there should be stronger gun control laws in the wake of the shooting.
\u201cAsked if he believes there should be new gun laws in the wake of the Texas shooting, Georgia Senate GOP nominee Herschel Walker told me in ATL: \u201cWhat I like to do is see it and everything and stuff.\u201d He didn\u2019t engage further.\u201d— Manu Raju (@Manu Raju) 1653444213
Walker's remarks left many dumbfounded, especially because he recently won his Republican Senate primary as the best option for the GOP for Congress.
\u201cThis is the leadership they\u2019re proposing.\u201d— Frida Ghitis (@Frida Ghitis) 1653505631
\u201c\ud83d\ude21\ud83d\udc47For Pete\u2019s sake! \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\ude21 And he\u2019s leading Senator Warnock!!! ACT NOW to stop him while you can folks!!!\u201d— Maczek\u2019s Ghost (@Maczek\u2019s Ghost) 1653594201
\u201cWTF??\nThis is the WINNING candidate?? \n\ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\n\nToo many hits to the head!\u201d— Mo for Joe! \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83d\udc36\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Mo for Joe! \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83d\udc36\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1653615335
\u201cThat one brain cell is trying it\u2019s best. Boy I tell ya.\u201d— Mel (@Mel) 1653602353
\u201cLaugh if you want, but this guy stands a chance at winning a senate seat. The fact that Herschel Walker will be in the running against the highly respected Senator Warnock is indicative of how bad things could get if we do not get serious about protecting our democracy this fall.\u201d— The Lincoln Project (@The Lincoln Project) 1653489892
\u201cCan you say "functional illiterate" that's Herschel and this is what the @GOP wants to represent GA. That should not be a surprise they supported the idiot trump.\u201d— Albert (@Albert) 1653480057
\u201chuh? What's this gibberish? He has no ideas or policies. Period.\n\nSend the candidate who has policies and has enacted them!\n\nRe-elect Senator Warnock!\n\n#DemVoice1\u201d— Jen\ud83d\udef9\ud83d\udc99\ud83c\udf77 (@Jen\ud83d\udef9\ud83d\udc99\ud83c\udf77) 1653520679
\u201cCan he even spell his own name?\u201d— Allie_cat_Lady (Stands with Ukrain)\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf51 (@Allie_cat_Lady (Stands with Ukrain)\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udf51) 1653560076
\u201cI suspect Warnock will win this fall, but the notion that millions of people in Georgia will actually vote for this clearly, utterly incompetent person is an indictment of the state of our Democracy\u201d— Dr. Jason Johnson (@Dr. Jason Johnson) 1653478194
Walker is known for making head-scratching remarks.
Last month, Walker was widely mocked on social media after he claimed that Democratic President Joe Biden's administration “decided that they were going to give up our energy."
Walker continued to offer some incomprehensible energy policy advice, and went on to say that the Biden administration "started the whole downfall" because the United States is not "energy dependent anymore."
Claiming that the Biden administration has "blamed everyone else except themselves," he referred to the Michael Jackson song "The Man in the Mirror," saying that "you gotta look at yourself to know what's going on."
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