Triggered: Conservative Canadian MP photographed firing 'Nazi-era' handgun

Brett T. | 9:17 PM on March 28, 2017

The fact that Conservative Member of Parliament Kellie Leitch sent out a fundraising email featuring a photo of her firing a gun would have been problematic in itself, but with the help of experts from two national firearms associations, the Hill Times on Tuesday identified Leitch’s firearm as a piece of … Nazi-era hardware.

https://twitter.com/TheHillTimes/status/846820149319663616

In a piece running just short of a thousand words, the Hill Times reported that Leitch was firing a 9mm Walther P-38, though her campaign “did not return The Hill Times’ request for further comment on the origin of the gun, or the message intended by including the photo in the email.”

Wink, wink … it’s pretty obvious why her campaign chose the photo of her firing “the issue sidearm of the German Army (Wehrmacht) throughout World War II.”

https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/846848163638136833

https://twitter.com/SteelersSlob/status/846850451102420992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php

Krakle and M&M's are my favorite Nazi-era candies.

— Taylor Oblad (@RebelJTO) March 28, 2017

https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/846852432458108929

@thehill @seanmdav "New Deal-era gun" FTFY

— Leiterfluid (@Leiterfluid) March 28, 2017

https://twitter.com/TheBluto/status/846856117686820870

@TheHillTimes Here, Lindsay Lohan is pictured preparing to drive a Nazi-era car: pic.twitter.com/ToI0tFJ5vp

— Chase D. Troutner (@Captain_Strongo) March 28, 2017