Liberal reporters, elected officials, pundits and Hollywood entertainers are blaming the National Rifle Association, calling for Gun Control and expressing no apologies for being political immediately in the wake of the Connecticut elementary School Shooting on Friday:
I have only one question right now: Will President Obama use his political capital to take on the gun lobby in his second term?
— Roger Simon (@politicoroger) December 14, 2012
The way to honor these dead children is to demand strict gun control, free mental health care, and an end to violence as public policy.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) December 14, 2012
Seems like the exact right day. RT @brianhughesdc: “I don’t think today is that day,” WH’s Carney says about calls for gun-control debate.
— kirsten powers (@kirstenpowers10) December 14, 2012
Fuck the NRA and the cowardly politicians who refuse to do a single goddamn thing about gun violence in America.
— Wil Wheaton (@wilw) December 14, 2012
Smartest thing NRA ever did was make it unacceptable to talk gun laws after a shooting. Basically leaves us no time.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) December 14, 2012
Merry Christmas, from the NRA.
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) December 14, 2012
Think of this: how many right-wing media voices across the USA were touting guns at very moment the CT shooting was happening? Sad…scary.
— David Sirota (@davidsirota) December 14, 2012
Those who say we cant talk gun policy are the PC police. Their version of “politically correct” is to say we cant talk abt gun control.
— David Sirota (@davidsirota) December 14, 2012
Rep Donna Edwards D-MD: “it’s time 2 act to control access 2 handguns. This not about ducks & deer”
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) December 14, 2012
I don’t want to hear one idiotic word out of the NRA
— mia farrow (@MiaFarrow) December 14, 2012
Gun control is no longer debatable- it’s not a ‘conversation’-It’s a moral mandate. ‘
— mia farrow (@MiaFarrow) December 14, 2012
Now is the time to talk about guns.Ban Assault Weapons and large clips now!
— Christopher Hahn (@ChristopherHahn) December 14, 2012
Guns don’t kill people. Clouds and balloons kill people.Oh.Wait.Nope… it’s fucking guns.
— Damon Lindelof (@DamonLindelof) December 14, 2012
The VA Tech tragedy was followed by a bipartisan mental health reform law. 1.usa.gov/12dAusd Politicizing tragedies = good.
— daveweigel (@daveweigel) December 14, 2012
Above all, let’s not “politicize” the shooting by discussing how to prevent this from happening in the future.
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) December 14, 2012
GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION NOW. #enough
— Michael Urie (@michaelurie) December 14, 2012
White House spokesman Jay Carney’s right – today’s not the day to debate gun control. YESTERDAY was the day to debate it.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) December 14, 2012
So the shooter in Connecticut must have been defending himself, right @nra? Keep up the good work!
— Dave Hill (@mrdavehill) December 14, 2012
How many innocent people have to die before we stand up the NRA and enact sane gun laws?
— Steve Levitan (@SteveLevitan) December 14, 2012
