Rep. Eric Swalwell ‘nukes’ himself in gun control debate on Twitter

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In what might legitimately be the greatest self-own in the history of gun control arguments, the dumbest tweet of the day was sent by Democratic presidential hopeful that no one actually knows, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif.

After conservatives criticized Swalwell for calling for the forcible confiscation of assault weapons, Swalwell responded by upping the ante.

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