'Joe the Plumber' Pens 'Harsh' Open Letter to Isla Vista Relatives

Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher the Tea-Party star better known as "Joe The Plumber" has a message for the parents of victims of tragic gun violence in America: "Your dead kids dont trump my Constitutional rights."

Wurzelbacher wrote the open letter on conservative site BarbWire.com Tuesday after Richard Martinez, the father of a victim in the Isla Vista ramage, made headlines when he offered a heart-rending response to the rampage, saying: "Chris died because of craven, irresponsible politicians and the NRA ... They talk about gun rights but what about Chris' right to live? When will this insanity stop?"

Martinez on Tuesday told NBC News that he hadn't yet read Wurzelbacher's comments.

"I havent paid attention to any of that kind of stuff," Martinez said while on route to meet with other victims' relatives. "Right now I don't care."

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Wurzelbacher argues that emotions following mass-shooting tragedies shouldn't prompt anyone to reinterpret the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment.

He admits that his point of view may sound "harsh," but writes, "we still have the Right to Bear Arms and I intend to continue to speak out for that right, and against those who would restrict it even in the face of this horrible incident by this sad and insane individual. I almost said 'Obama Voter' but Im waiting for it to be official."

Earlier on Tuesday, Martinez said he was tired of politicians calling him and offering their sympathies.

"I dont care about your sympathy. I dont give a s--- that you feel sorry for me," he told the Washington Post. "Get to work and do something. I'll tell the president the same thing if he calls me. Getting a call from a politician doesn't impress me."

Samuel Joseph "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher at a Tea Party Express rally on March 27, 2010, in Searchlight, Nevada.

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'Joe the Plumber' Pens 'Harsh' Open Letter to Isla Vista Relatives