Thursday 7 July 2022 12:24 AM Black GOP House candidate hunts down 'angry Democrats in Klan hoods' in new ad trends now Black Arizona Congressional candidate Jerone Davison released a campaign ad Wednesday saying he needs an AR-15 to shoot down 'a dozen angry Democrats in Klan hoods.' 'Democrats like to say that no on needs an AR-15 for self-defense. That no one could all 30 rounds. But with this rifle is the only thing standing between your family and a dozen angry Democrats in Klan hoods - you might just need that semi-automatic, and all 3 rounds,' he says in the 31-second spot. Sharing it on Twitter, the Arizona Republican wrote: 'Make Rifles Great Again.' The spot shows Klan members, with donkey symbols on their robes, invading the candidate's backyward. In the ad, Davison doesn't shoot the gun - but a final scene shows one of the Klan hoods, un-bloodied, floating in a swimming pool. Black Arizona Congressional candidate Jerone Davison released a campaign ad Wednesday saying he needs an AR-15 to shoot down 'a dozen angry Democrats in Klan hoods' 'You might just need that semi-automatic, and all 3 rounds,' Congressional candidate Jerone Davison said in a new ad, showing men in Ku Klux Klan outfits The spot shows Klan members, with donkey symbols on their robes, invading the candidate's backyward In the ad, Davison doesn't shoot the gun - but a final scene shows one of the Klan hoods, un-bloodied, floating in a swimming pool The campaign spot comes after Republican Missouri Senate hopeful Eric Greitens, the state's former governor, was criticized for releasing an ad saying he was going 'RINO' hunting, following it up Wednesday with an ad where he shoots at explosives. RINOS are 'Republicans in Name Only,' meant to mean Republicans who don't support former President Donald Trump. The use of pro-gun messaging comes at a time when the nation is reeling from mass shootings, including the Uvalde, Texas elementary school shooting and the Highland Park killings during Monday's Fourth of July parade. In response to Uvalde, Congress passed the first comprehensive gun control legislation in about 30 years. But Democrats wanted to take the laws further, with Vice President Kamala Harris calling Tuesday in Chicago for a renewal of the assault weapons ban, which expired in 2004 - and would limit AR-style rifle ownership. The ads also come as the nation has seen an uptick in political violence - from the January 6 Capitol attack to recent threats against Supreme Court justices amid the abortion debate. While historically the Democratic Party in the south was politically aligned with the racist Ku Klux Klan after the Civil War, in recent years white supremacists have supported Trump and Republicans, such as former KKK leader David Duke. Trump got in political hot water in August of 2017 when he appeared to suggest that there were 'very fine people' on both sides in Charlottesville when KKK members, white supremacists and neo-Nazis demonstrated against the removal of a Robert E. Lee statue and then took to the streets - with one running down a counter-protester, killing her, with his vehicle. The now ex-president tried to clean up the comment by saying he was referring to those who wanted Lee's statue to remain - not actual KKK members - suggesting they were separate factions. During his 2020 run, Trump pushed back aggressively against Black Lives Matter protesters, after the May killing of George Floyd, especially when they vandalized Confederate statues. Davison, a former NFL player and pastor, is running against four Republicans for the House seat in Arizona's 4th Congressional District. The state's primary is August 2. Previously, Rep. Paul Gosar - one of Trump's top Congressional allies - represented the area, but he's running for re-election in the 9th Congressional District after redistricting, meaning the 4th has no current incumbent. The Cook Political Report puts the seat in solidly Republican hands. All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility