In response to Wednesdays shooting at a congressional baseball practice, Ralph Norman, the Republican candidate to represent South Carolinas 5th District in the U.S. House, called for more members of Congress to carry guns.

Norman told The Associated Press that if hes elected to Congress he would absolutely like to carry a gun.

More people ought to be armed, Norman said. The former state representative and real estate developer is running to fill a seat vacated by Mick Mulvaney, whos now the director of the presidents Office of Management and Budget.

James Hodgkinson, a liberal enthusiast of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) with a history of violent behavior , opened fire on a Republican congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia on Wednesday morning. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and five others were wounded before U.S. Capitol Police, with assistance from Alexandria Police, were able to stop the shooter.

Scalise is in critical condition Thursday following emergency surgery. Hodgkinson died from wounds sustained during the shootout with police.