Actor Jim Carrey blasted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellDemocratic senator to party: 'A little message discipline wouldn't kill us' House to vote on resolution affirming peaceful transition of power Republican lawyers brush off Trump's election comments MORE for his lack of action on gun reform legislation, saying in a tweet that the late terrorist leader Osama bin Laden "doesn't hold a candle to" the Kentucky Republican.

"10,000 gun deaths in 2019 and the year is far from over," Carrey tweeted, along with one of his signature political paintings.

10,000 gun deaths in 2019 and the year is far from over. What Osama bin Laden did to us was terrible but he doesn’t hold a candle to Mitch McConnell. pic.twitter.com/o68JXxWlUX — Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) September 4, 2019

Carrey, a vocal critic of President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE and congressional Republicans, has tweeted a slew of paintings as political commentary in recent years, describing himself as an activist.

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Gun reform has been in the forefront of political discussions after three mass shootings last month. At least 38 people were killed by gunmen in Dayton, Ohio; and El Paso and Odessa, Texas.

The Democratic-controlled House has passed multiple bills aimed at reducing gun violence, but McConnell told radio host Hugh Hewitt on Tuesday that he would allow the Senate to vote on gun bills that have the president's backing. The Senate is scheduled to return from its summer recess next week.

“I expect to get an answer to that next week,” McConnell said. “If the president is in favor of a number of things that he has discussed openly and publicly and I know that if we pass it, it will become law, I'll put it on the floor.”

Leading Democrats have increasingly called on McConnell to take action on the issue, and House lawmakers have already announced a markup hearing on gun reform legislation.