UPDATED: Ron Paul Account Tweets Shock Message About Former SEAL Sniper's Death

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A tweet referring to slain ex-SEAL Chris Kyle from the verified account of former Congressman Ron Paul is causing some serious commotion:

Chris Kyle's death seems to confirm that "he who lives by the sword dies by the sword." Treating PTSD at a firing range doesn't make sense

— Ron Paul (@RonPaul) February 4, 2013

The reaction to Paul’s comments from conservatives on Twitter has been both swift and furious:

Ron Paul might want to ask Jesse Ventura what happened last time he ridiculed a dead SEAL.

— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) February 4, 2013

In which @ronpaul is despicable: twitter.com/adamsbaldwin/s…

— Adam Baldwin (@adamsbaldwin) February 4, 2013

This is appalling. twitter.com/RonPaul/status…

— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) February 4, 2013

Maybe we can get some moron, marginal Republican to pour sugar in a single mom's gas tank for a follow up.

— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) February 4, 2013

I'm glad I've always been in the "Ron Paul needs to STFU" camp, esp. after his tweet about Chris Kyle.

— SFK (@stephenkruiser) February 4, 2013

Grandpa's talking to the furniture again twitter.com/RonPaul/status…

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) February 4, 2013

You really are vile. RT @ronpaul: Chris Kyle's death seems to confirm that "he who lives by the sword dies by the sword."

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) February 4, 2013

I'd say @repjustinamash just lucked out. His pal @ronpaul is going to take alllll the heat this afternoon.

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) February 4, 2013

Amash's attacking McCain for joking abt an Iranian dictator and Ron Paul is saying that Kyle's murder was deserved. Good day for GOP so far!

— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) February 4, 2013

But, of course, here’s something to keep in mind:

Does @ronpaul run his own Twitter account? Might be a staffer screw up. . .

— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) February 4, 2013

Lastly, if you're wondering about the references to Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), the Michigan congressman on Monday accused Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) of being a racist because the former GOP presidential candidate jokingly implied that Iranian despot Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a monkey.

UPDATE: It’s looking more and more certain that Ron Paul did, in fact, tweet about Kyle’s death and “dying by the sword.”

"He runs it," Campaign for Liberty communications director Megan Stiles said of the former congressman's twitter account, according to BuzzFeed.

The Campaign for Liberty handles all of Paul's press requests.

“She clarified that Paul started handling his own tweets ‘since he left office,’” the report adds.

UPDATE II: Posting to his Facebook wall, Paul builds on his earlier remarks:

As a veteran, I certainly recognize that this weekend's violence and killing of Chris Kyle were a tragic and sad event. My condolences and prayers go out to Mr. Kyle’s family. Unconstitutional and unnecessary wars have endless unintended consequences. A policy of non-violence, as Christ preached, would have prevented this and similar tragedies. -REP

Meanwhile, Paul's son, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), has seemingly backed away from his father's controversial comments.

“Chris Kyle was a hero like all Americans who don the uniform to defend our country. Our prayers are with his family during this tragic time," the senator from Kentucky said in a statement obtained by Breitbart News.

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