'You think we don't have hearts?' Louie Gohmert scolded Democrats in an emotional outburst during a gun control debate

On Thursday, Gohmert berated his colleagues from across the aisle for their criticism of Republican representatives in the debate over gun control.

"I don't think that it's very effective for the children to have people on the other side of the aisle accuse Republicans of being involved in murder and that we put our right to kill over others' right to live," Gohmert said.

The rhetorical supposed questions are 'Who are you here for?' "It's an outrage that we must be here for the attackers. Do you dare? Do you think we do not have hearts?

Democrats, including Rep. Eric Swalwell, chastised Republicans for their continued opposition to gun control measures.

The committee was discussing a bill that would raise the age of semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21 and restrict high-capacity magazines, as part of a multi- bill effort to address a devastating recent wave of gun violence.

Gohmert pointed to rising violence rates in Democrat-led cities as a sign that policies in those areas are causing a spike in crime.

Experts told Insider's Haven Orecchio-Egresitz in July that the "crime is up" narrative isn't entirely correct. They said that homicides and shootings are only a small part of total crime.

We are interested in people. Gohmert said that lives have been trivialized. We care a great deal. How dare you, how dare you. Murder is being blamed on those of us that want to do something to stop it. We've seen what your ideas do and they create more murders.

Records from VoteSmart show that Gohmert has voted against gun restrictions in the past. Two bills that would have allowed for enhanced background checks were defeated by him. He and 15 other Republicans voted against a bill that would have allowed qualified individuals to carry a concealed weapon across state lines.