Rep. Eric Swalwell Eric Michael SwalwellSwalwell calls for creation of presidential crimes commission to investigate Trump when he leaves office 'This already exists': Democrats seize on potential Trump executive order on preexisting conditions Swalwell: Barr has taken Michael Cohen's job as Trump's fixer MORE (D-Calif.) tweeted Wednesday that being on the cover of a National Rifle Association (NRA) magazine that dubbed him a "gas bag in the House" shows that he is "living in the NRA's head."

"Living in the NRA’s head & on the cover of their magazine! But they mischaracterized my position," Swalwell wrote.

"My plan to ban assault weapons is not 'hollow.' It’s very real & the public is with me. And sorry, the '1st Freedom' is not unregulated gun ownership. It’s life. #EnoughIsEnough."

Living in the @NRA’s head & on the cover of their magazine! But they mischaracterized my position. My plan to ban assault weapons is not “hollow.” It’s very real & the public is with me.



And sorry, the “1st Freedom” is not unregulated gun ownership. It’s life. #EnoughIsEnough pic.twitter.com/C8GFfxN95C — Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) December 18, 2018

The NRA's official journal featured Swalwell, who is considering a run for the White House, on its cover.

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It referenced a tweet from Swalwell in which he responded to someone claiming that there would be a "war" if the government tried to confiscate guns that "it would be a short war my friend. The government has nukes."

And it would be a short war my friend. The government has nukes. Too many of them. But they’re legit. I’m sure if we talked we could find common ground to protect our families and communities. — Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) November 16, 2018

"A hollow threat against gun owners nonetheless betrays the bad intentions of gun-grabbers who have taken over the House," the NRA wrote of Swalwell.