The National Rifle Association has mocked Kim Kardashian for her support of gun control after she was robbed at gunpoint in Paris.

In reaction to the reality TV star being robbed of millions of dollars worth of jewelry by armed thieves dressed as cops, the NRA called her out on Twitter.

They argued that strict gun control laws - something Kim had called for in the wake of the Orlando gay nightclub massacre - had failed to stop her being attacked in France.

Five masked men broke into Kim Kardashian's exclusive Paris apartment and stole about $11million in jewelry. Pictured, the star returning to her New York apartment on Monday

Response: The NRA claimed that gun control was ineffective after Kim Kardashian was robbed

In a series of tweets from the organization's official account, they said: 'Wait, criminals held Kim Kardashian at gunpoint in Paris? How is that possible? Does anyone know if they passed a background check first?'

It would appear the tweet was in response to Kim's criticism of the US Senate in June, after a gunman killed 49 people in a Florida nightclub.

She said: 'The fact that anyone can so easily access guns is so scary & after all of the devastating loss the Senate should have not failed us!!!'

The NRA tweeted yesterday: 'Wait, criminals held Kim Kardashian at gunpoint in Paris? How is that possible? Does anyone know if they passed a background check first?

'It's shocking that these criminals did not subject themselves to Paris' strict gun control laws before committing this awful crime.'

The robbers allegedly kept saying 'ring, ring' and Kardashian told them where to find the 20-carat sparkler worth about $4.5million (pictured)

Kim's fans were quick to come to her defense, with Kelli Lynn tweeting: 'Really? What a classless tweet.'

Erin Tucker agreed, saying: 'Cheap shots. I hope you wouldn't be this heartless if Kim had actually gotten shot.'

And Twitter user Urdahl Photo joked: 'Seems like the NRA have a snarky teenage girl at the helm of their Twitter, except teen girls love Kim Kardashian.'

Kim was in the French capital for Paris Fashion Week, where she was robbed while her bodyguard was out partying.

Duvier (pictured outside Kim's NY apartment after she returned to the US) vowed to track down the perpetrators and called it 'one of the most sickening things I have seen or heard'

A large security presence was posted outside Kim and Kanye's Tribeca apartment on Monday afternoon after she boarded a private jet headed for the US

Pascal Duvier, whose charge was bound and robbed while he was out at Arc nightclub in Paris with Kourtney and Kendall Kardashian unleashed his anger, calling the raid 'one of the most sickening things I have seen or heard'.

It is not known whether or not Duvier - a judo specialist and former German army soldier - carries a gun himself.

Although Kim wasn't directly involved, in an episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians in 2013, it was revealed Bruce Jenner kept a gun.