French presidential candidate Eric Zemour has sparked controversy after he pranked reporters with a gun.



On the 20th local time, local media such as Le Monde reported that the far-right French presidential candidate, Eric Zemour, shocked him with an action that was too unreasonable to pass as a joke.



Jemur participated in 'Millipole Paris 2021', an international defense industry exhibition held in Paris this morning.

As a person who has rapidly emerged as the next presidential candidate, the local media's enthusiasm for coverage of Jemur was hot.



While exploring the exhibition that day, Zemur was interested in the high-precision sniper rifle used by the French police special forces.

While fiddling with his rifle under the guidance of a firearms expert, Jemur suddenly turned around with his gun and pointed his gun at the reporters around him.




Jemur giggled as if he were a police special forces unit, shouting, "Don't laugh, raise your hands! Step back!"



Some reporters expressed their displeasure at this and when asked about the purpose of the action, they answered, "It is neither a political message nor a threat," and it is known that the rifle was put down on the display stand.



The gun was said to have not been loaded.



However, in France, there was a lot of criticism for Jemour's sudden action. It was pointed out that the basic safety rules were violated: weapons should always be treated as if they were loaded, and guns should not be aimed at non-target targets.



"It's not funny and it's terrible," said Marlene Shiite, Secretary of State for Civil Rights. "It's even more terrifying because it's a Zemur who took seriously the oppression of the press. In a democracy, freedom of the press must never be threatened."



Jemur denounced the secretary of state who criticized him, saying "Shia are idiots" and "trying to create bizarre controversy."



But the controversy did not go away. Hugh Renson, a member of the 'Republic on the Move' (LRM), who served as the Vice-Chairman of the National Assembly, launched an onslaught, calling Zemur a 'clown', saying it was "unprecedented" and "Politics doesn't do it this way." .



Republican politician Eric Worth also said, "We don't aim our guns at anyone. We're immature."pointed out.



On the other hand, Jemur, a former journalist and far-right person with no political career or party affiliation, recorded 17% approval in a poll for the presidential candidate on the 6th, and defeated Marine Le Pen, president of the far-right National Coalition (RN), President Macron (24). %) is being pursued.



He has emerged as the next-generation presidential candidate by breaking the solid rivalry between Macron and Le Pen.



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