of the Kansas City Chiefs of the Baltimore Ravens during their 2011 AFC wild card playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 9, 2011 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Former NFL defensive end responded to Twitter haters with a gun

Yep, that seriously just happened.

Former NFL defensive end Shaun Smith is enjoying retirement these days, but he's not making the best decisions on social media.

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Smith spent 10 seasons spread among five teams in the NFL, so he's used to hitting people for a living. But when Twitter haters started spouting opinions on the upcoming Kansas City Chiefs-Houston Texans matchup — a conversation he started — Smith responded with a gun:

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"Everyone is so tuff on the computer but none of y'all about this so shut up and stay off my line straight up," read the caption of the photo grabbed by Deadspin.

Smith later noted he has a permit to carry.