Authorities haven’t yet released the name of the alleged gunman responsible for today’s shooting spree in Santa Monica, Calif., that killed six people, nor have they identified a second person of interest who is currently in custody. That hasn’t stopped the usual speculation that the NRA, or the Tea Party, or Republicans in general were responsible.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/downwithtyranny\/status\/343084585715916801\n
Because President Obama was just three miles away at the time (and not three blocks, as some mistakenly reported), quite a few reported the shooting as a botched assassination attempt.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/07lovechild\/status\/343106442603155456\nhttp:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/MsJackie_Oh\/status\/343101683808747520\nhttp:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/AmbiguousJWalk\/status\/343089085436530689\nhttp:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/ShopSassyGirls\/status\/343095578965721088\nhttp:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/GreatFatsby\/status\/343150755496218624\nhttp:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/OhSchrammIt\/status\/343095937180262400\n
Of course, not everyone jumped to the conclusion that this was an assassination attempt. Still, it was in poor taste to have a mass shooting on the same day the president was in town speaking.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/MURDERmyiiajay\/status\/343130241281191936
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