As news broke of the Newtown school shooting,
horror and grief transcended party lines. But for some conservatives,
the shooting—and the ensuing calls for reassessing gun policies—also
presented a political challenge. Some notable tweets:
Some suggested that the fix is not fewer guns, but more:
Ann Coulter:
Chris Loesch, husband of conservative commentator Dana Loesch:
In just the past four years, the NRA has helped pass weaker gun restrictions in 37 states, making the weapons easier to own, carry and conceal. At the same time, gun violence has increased in America.
Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor and GOP presidential candidate, told Fox News the shooting happened because "we removed God from our schools. (h/t ThinkProgress)
Blogger Mike Vanderboegh offered an elliptic Biblical reference on his blog, quoting a Wikipedia article about the ancient Ammonite god who demanded child sacrifices.
Conservative radio personality Steve Deace took to his Facebook page to complain about politicizing the tragedy while also blaming public schools.
Deace wasn't the only one who lashed out against people who speaking against gun laws. Michelle Malkin's aggregator account, Twitchy, offered this:
Rush Limbaugh struck a related note on his radio show:
Brandon Darby, an one-time radical leftist turned FBI informant had yet another takeaway:
And the NRA? It has been silent since this tweet, just before news of the Newtown shooting broke.
Meanwhile, The Daily Caller's Tucker Carlson has moved on:
Let's regulate knives too. You can't have steak knives in your kitchen anymore because a crazy person may stab someone with it.
Thanks to Obama, most schools can no longer afford appropriate security.
Despite heavy gun laws, newly-instituted security procedures, left blames the weapons rather than the monster who killed children.
Ann Coulter:
Only one policy has ever been shown to deter mass murder: concealed-carry laws. - bit.ly/VGDNBo
I'M ON HANNITY RADIO RIGHT NOW! more guns, less mass shootings ...
14 Dec 12
@ChrisLoesch So the solution is to do away w gun free zones & have them everywhere? That would have stopped guy that shot school up?
Somebody else shooting that guy would have stopped him. Yes. Dead in his tracks before the tragedy grew larger. @PatchesMC
Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor and GOP presidential candidate, told Fox News the shooting happened because "we removed God from our schools. (h/t ThinkProgress)
HUCKABEE: Ultimately, you can take away every gun in America and somebody will use a gun. When somebody has an intent to do incredible damage, they’re going to find a way to do it… People will want to pass new laws, but unless you change people’s hearts, they’re our transition to the pastor side. This is a heard issue, it’s not something, laws don’t change this kind of thing.Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association took a similar tack on his radio show today, claiming that God has abandoned our schools because prayer is no longer allowed.
CAVUTO: How could God let this happen?
HUCKABEE: Well, you know, it’s an interesting thing. When we ask why there is violence in our schools, but we’ve systematically removed God from our schools. Should we be so surprised that schools have become a place for carnage because we’ve made it a place where we don’t want to talk about eternity, life, responsibility, accountability? That we’re not just going to have to be accountable to the police, if they catch us. But one day, we will stand in judgment before God. If we don’t believe that, we don’t fear that.
Blogger Mike Vanderboegh offered an elliptic Biblical reference on his blog, quoting a Wikipedia article about the ancient Ammonite god who demanded child sacrifices.
Deace wasn't the only one who lashed out against people who speaking against gun laws. Michelle Malkin's aggregator account, Twitchy, offered this:
Disgusting: Lefty celebs crawl out to politicize Newtown, Conn., tragedy bit.ly/Y28ojw
And even as we speak, the Drive-By Media and the Democrats are attempting to politicize the issue to advance their own agenda. In this case, probably an assault on the Second Amendment again. I guarantee you that they are overturning everything they can in their quest to be able to blame this on Republicans. This, to them, is an opportunity.(After the Aurora shootings, our colleague Adam Serwer weighed in on why national tragedies are political.)
Brandon Darby, an one-time radical leftist turned FBI informant had yet another takeaway:
I'm a little bit more of a homeschooling advocate today than I was yesterday.
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