MSNBC host Chris Hayes is under fire for a comment he made about the explosion that occurred in New York City on Saturday.

Hayes tweeted "We're also very very lucky that the attackers tried to use explosives rather than guns."

We're also very very lucky that the attackers tried to use explosives rather than guns. — Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) September 19, 2016

Twitter was quick to fire back, with some claiming Hayes was using the bomb attack as a platform to promote gun control. Others were so outraged they simply asked the host to delete his account.

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(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Onlookers watch while Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) personnel search an address during an investigation into Ahmad Khan Rahami, who was wanted for questioning in an explosion in New York, which authorities believe is linked to the explosive devices found in New Jersey, in Elizabeth, U.S., September 19, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz ELIZABETH, NJ - SEPTEMBER 19: Members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other law enforcement officials investigate a residence in connection to Saturday night's bombing in Manhattan on September 19, 2016 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. This morning law enforcement released a photograph of 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami, who they are seeking in connection to the attack in Chelsea. 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(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) ELIZABETH, NJ - SEPTEMBER 19: Members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other law enforcement officials investigate a residence in connection to Saturday night's bombing in Manhattan on September 19, 2016 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. This morning law enforcement released a photograph of 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami, who they are seeking in connection to the attack in Chelsea. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) ***WANTED FOR QUESTIONING**** RETWEET! https://t.co/B3IgarqY2D https://t.co/QUjCFdtVc2 ELIZABETH, NJ - SEPTEMBER 19: Law enforcement officials tow a car near the site of an investigation of a residence in connection to Saturday night's bombing in Manhattan, September 19, 2016 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. On Monday morning, law enforcement released a photograph of 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami, who they are seeking in connection to the attack. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) personnel search an address during an investigation into Ahmad Khan Rahami, who was wanted for questioning in an explosion in New York, which authorities believe is linked to the explosive devices found in New Jersey, in Elizabeth, U.S., September 19, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz ELIZABETH, NJ - SEPTEMBER 19: A man exits from the fried chicken restaurant and walks to a car, near the site of where members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other law enforcement officials are investigating a residence in connection to Saturday night's bombing in Manhattan, September 19, 2016 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. On Monday morning, law enforcement released a photograph of 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami, who they are seeking in connection to the attack. 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Ahmad Khan Rahami, a suspect in the bombing, is now in police custody, after a dramatic shootout with police. The 28-year-old was apprehended in Linden, New Jersey, less than four hours after authorities announced a massive manhunt.

Hayes, the host of MSNBC's "All In With Chris Hayes," has been on the wrong side of the spotlight before. He once said that he was uncomfortable calling American Army personnel "heroes" because the phrase is "rhetorically proximate to justifications for more war."

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