NRA use Kim’s Kardashian’s ordeal to TAUNT anti-gun campaigners

Arguments for and against gun control in the United States have waged back and forth between pro-gun lobbyists and anti-gun campaigners for decades.

And it looks like the National Rifle Association of America have decided to use Kim Kardashian's recent ordeal in France to taunt those who insist tighter gun control would result in fewer violent crimes.

Referencing France's stance on gun law, the association posted a series of sarcastic tweets which they feel highlights the supposed lack of logic from the anti-gun camp.

"Wait, criminals held @KimKardashian at gunpoint in Paris?" they tweeted late last night. "How is that possible? Does anyone know if they passed a background check first?"

Wait, criminals held @KimKardashian at gunpoint in Paris? How is that possible? Does anyone know if they passed a background check first?

— NRA (@NRA) October 3, 2016

"It's shocking that these criminals did not subject themselves to Paris' strict #guncontrol laws before committing this awful crime."

The association, which held a rally in Columbine shortly after the town's notorious school shooting in 1999, continued in this vein, tweeting: "We just think criminals should stop breaking the law. Oh wait."

It's shocking that these criminals did not subject themselves to Paris' strict #guncontrol laws before committing this awful crime.

— NRA (@NRA) October 3, 2016

Implying that stricter gun control has little bearing on criminal activity, they added: "NRA expresses confusion about how this happened. Guns aren’t really allowed in Paris, so…."

Many Twitters users were unsurprisingly put out by the association's perceived lack of sympathy for Kim, with one writing: "Nothing better than a snarky know-it-all in the wake of a tragedy."

"Excellent PR move there. Maybe you weren't hated enough yet. Sheesh," they added.

"What's more shocking is your lack of humanity," tweeted another in reply to the organisation's stance on the matter.

Kim has since returned to the States following Monday morning's incident.