APPENBAUM, Kalnier--Conservative lawmakers are like Nazis, Kalnier Lt. Gov. Paul Myrick (N) told reporters Monday afternoon.
Myrick made the controversial comparison in an afternoon press conference, when he was venting his frustration at Conservative members of the state legislature for obstructing a gun control bill he and fellow Nationalists support.
"[Conservatives] are like Nazis. They have their own propaganda they put out. They have a ruthless attitude toward members of other parties, and they have a radical, oppressive agenda that they want to advance at an enormous cost to those around them," Myrick said.
Conservative Senate Minority Leader Dale Reichen immediately condemned Myrick's comments, calling them "heinous" and "incredibly disproportionate."
In an interview with a local television station, Reichen said it was "disturbing" that "when the Nationalist Party does not get its way, its leaders resort to calling Conservatives 'Nazis.'"
A spokesperson for Myrick's office later said he did not mean stir up a controversy, but he would not retract his comments.
The bill at the center of the controversy is a bill proposed by Nationalists, that would require gun owners to attend annual gun safety courses in order to obtain and maintain a concealed weapons permit.
Nationalists say it forces gun owners to think about safety, while Conservatives say its a needless regulation that serves little purpose and allows government to extend too far.
Both Myrick and his boss, Governor Karen DeSalle (N), support the bill.
Myrick made the controversial comparison in an afternoon press conference, when he was venting his frustration at Conservative members of the state legislature for obstructing a gun control bill he and fellow Nationalists support.
"[Conservatives] are like Nazis. They have their own propaganda they put out. They have a ruthless attitude toward members of other parties, and they have a radical, oppressive agenda that they want to advance at an enormous cost to those around them," Myrick said.
Conservative Senate Minority Leader Dale Reichen immediately condemned Myrick's comments, calling them "heinous" and "incredibly disproportionate."
In an interview with a local television station, Reichen said it was "disturbing" that "when the Nationalist Party does not get its way, its leaders resort to calling Conservatives 'Nazis.'"
A spokesperson for Myrick's office later said he did not mean stir up a controversy, but he would not retract his comments.
The bill at the center of the controversy is a bill proposed by Nationalists, that would require gun owners to attend annual gun safety courses in order to obtain and maintain a concealed weapons permit.
Nationalists say it forces gun owners to think about safety, while Conservatives say its a needless regulation that serves little purpose and allows government to extend too far.
Both Myrick and his boss, Governor Karen DeSalle (N), support the bill.
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