U.S. lawmaker claims the Holocaust would have never happened if Jewish people were armed.

Responding to a question about what he’s doing to prevent further shootings, Congressman Don Young of Alaska responded saying millions of people have died because they were unarmed, and made a claim that the Holocaust would’ve never happened because “how many Jewish people were put in ovens because they were unarmed.”

• U.S. lawmaker suggests Holocaust wouldn’t have happened if Jewish people were armed