US evangelist and internet personality Joshua Feuerstein has taken a shot at gay marriage in a recent video – well, almost.

The Arizonan ended his 2-minute 30-second rant by brandishing a semiautomatic assault rifle and calling on his 1.6 million followers to fight for their ‘First Amendment right to refuse’ recognition of gay marriage with their Second Amendment right.

The video, which was first reported by The Advocate, has been viewed more than 5 million times since it was posed on Facebook on 9 July.

Feuerstein claims the recent US Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage nationwide was not about equal rights but ‘about reconstitutionalizing a term so that now it opens up the door for the left and the liberals to come after Christianity.’

And Christians have to fight back – with guns.

‘They’re coming after our First Amendment constitutional rights! Well, check this out, this is one pastor that will not bow. Why?’ he asks as he draws a semiautomatic assault rifle.

‘Because my First Amendment right is guaranteed by my Second Amendment right. Think about that, ladies and gentlemen.

‘It’s time that we finally take a stand and say no more. We’re not backing up any further. We’re not going to allow a tyrannical government to come in and strip away our rights as Christians and try to demonize us so that they can make the Bible bigoted.’

Watch the video below: