Colion Noir, the face of the National Rifle Association's media efforts, reacted to the worst mass shooting in United States history by claiming, “Even children aren't short sighted enough to think gun control is a rational response to terrorism.”

During the morning of June 12, a gunman wielding an assault weapon killed 50 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando. 53 other people were hospitalized following the attack. The death toll in the shooting has surpassed other infamous mass shootings in the United States, including the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school where 20 children and six educators were killed. 

Noir, who is an NRA News commentator and host of the NRA's millennial-geared web series Noir, wrote on Twitter, “Even children aren't short sighted enough to think gun control is a rational response to terrorism. They say make the monster go away.”

Even children aren't short sighted enough to think gun control is a rational response to terrorism. They say make the monster go away.

— Colion Noir (@MrColionNoir) June 13, 2016

Following the high-profile murder of two Virginia journalists who were shot to death during a live television broadcast in August 2015, Noir warned the victims' parents not to “become so emotional” in response to the shooting that they would advocate for stronger gun laws.