UPDATE: James Yeager, CEO of Tactical Response, has had his handgun carry permit suspended by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. Read more.

James Yeager, CEO of Tactical Response, a firearms and tactical training company, is catching heat after he posted a fiery video about gun control. In it, he decried the Obama administration’s efforts to crack down on weapons and made a shocking proclamation about efforts to curb firearms, pledging, “If it goes one inch further, I’m going to start killing people.”

The controversial clip was purportedly published on his YouTube and Facebook pages on Jan. 9, but according to Raw Story, it was later removed and replaced with a tamed-down version.




Tactical Responses James Yeagar Goes Ballistic Over Obama & Gun Control

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Despite being removed and replaced with an edited version, some YouTube users are still sharing the original video file. You can watch it, below (caution: language):

Currently, on Yeagar’s YouTube page, the following version of the video remains. In it, the comment about “killing people” is removed (caution: language):

In a separate clip published on Thursday, Yeager addressed the controversy caused by the initial commentary. He said that he was mad and that he probably allowed his mouth “to overrun” his “logic.” However, he, at moments, appeared somewhat unapologetic.

“I don’t retract any of my statements,” he said, doubling down on his original video.

From there, he launched into a tirade against individuals who are criticizing him, while noting that he doesn’t “condone anybody doing anything rash” at this juncture. He also demanded that those who nabbed his original clip and re-uploaded it to YouTube, remove the video, as he claims it is his property.

Watch his response, below (caution: language):