Joe Wurzelbacher, a conservative figure in American politics known as "Joe the Plumber," made some choice comments to those calling for gun control following the University of California at Santa Barbara shooting.

"As harsh as this sounds - your dead kids don't trump my Constitutional rights," Wurzelbacher wrote in the letter, published on BarbWire.com.

Wurzelbacher, 40, was responding to Richard Martinez, whose son was killed in the shooting massacre and blamed "craven, irresponsible politicians" for the incident.

"They talk about gun rights but what about Chris' right to live? When will this insanity stop?" Martinez said during a press conference on Saturday.

Wurzelbacher suggested Martinez was only good for "gun-grab extremists."

"Mr. Martinez and anyone calling for more restrictions on American's rights need to back off and stop playing into the hands of the folks who merely capitalize on these horrific events for their own political ends," Wurzelbacher wrote.

"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."

However, "Joe the Plumber" added in that he still feels sympathetic towards the families of the victims but emphasized "any feelings you have toward my rights being taken away from me, lose those."

On Tuesday, NBC News asked Martinez what he thought about Wurzelbacher's open letter.

"Right now, I don't care," Martinez responded.

Many people took to social media sites to condemn Wurzelbacher's comments.

"I hope @NRA members denounce the disgusting words written by Joe "the Plumber" about those who died at UCSB this weekend. #NotOneMore," Michael Skolnik tweeted.

"According to Joe the Plumber, his right to own a gun is greater than my right to attend college without getting shot... #freedom," another user said.