U.S. congressional candidate blames Armenian Genocide on gun control (video)

 June 21, 2012 - 15:18 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Congressional candidate Samuel Wurzelbacher, more commonly known as Joe the Plumber (R-Ohio), has released a new campaign ad blaming the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide on gun control laws in Turkey and Nazi Germany, ksl.com reports.

Wurzelbacher, more commonly referred to as "Joe the Plumber," released the web video.

"In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were exterminated," he says while loading a shotgun. "In 1939, Germany established gun control," he continues, while shooting fruits and vegetables off a target. "From 1939 to 1945, six million Jews and seven million others unable to defend themselves were exterminated."

"I love America," Wurzelbacher closes.

The National Jewish Democratic Council slammed Wurzelbacher for the ad, saying it was inappropriate and offensive.

"Using the memories of the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust to make a political point is never appropriate, under any circumstances," the council said in a statement. "For Ohio Republican House candidate Samuel Wurzelbacher to imply that these innocent lives were taken because of gun control laws is simply beyond the pale."