An Ohio state representative took to Facebook Sunday with a controversial post in which she blamed mass shootings on “drag queen advocates,” the legalization of marijuana and more, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.

The post came just hours after a gunman opened fire at a bar in Dayton, Ohio, killing nine people and injuring dozens more. Keller, a Republican from Middletown, Ohio, lives approximately 25 miles southwest of Dayton. 

“After every mass shooting, the liberals start the blame game,” Keller said at the beginning of her post. “Why not place the blame where it belongs?” 

The lawmaker mentioned a number of perceived issues, including “the breakdown of the American family,” “hatred of our veterans” and “snowflakes, who can’t accept a duly-elected president.” 

Keller follows many of her points with parentheses, which seem to attempt to explain the larger issues on her list. Among those, she names “drag queen advocates” and “homosexual marriage” in addition to directing blame toward open borders and former President Barack Obama. The lawmaker ended her post with a promise that “the fury will continue.”

Keller confirmed to the Cincinnati Enquirer that the post was still on her Facebook page Monday morning; however, it’s not publicly visible.

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Cincinnati City Councilman Chris Seelbach responded to Keller with his own post on Twitter. Seelbach, a Democrat, urged people to call Keller with their thoughts — then listed a phone number.

Seelbach, who was Cincinnati’s first openly gay councilman, specifically called out Keller for her comments about same-sex marriage. 

“Ohio State Representative Candice Keller (represents Middletown, Ohio) says the shootings happened because of my marriage to [my husband] Craig,” Seelbach tweeted.

Todd Hall, the Republican Party chairman for Butler county, which contains Keller’s district, also condemned the politician’s comments.

“Some want to politicize these events, and I cannot condone such comments and behavior,” Hall told the Cincinnati Enquirer. 

Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones tweeted his own, brief response to the post. 

Police are still investigating Sunday’s shooting in Dayton and have said they are not close to establishing a motive.

“We have a lot of evidence still to go through,” Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl told reporters Monday.

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