And the continuous spewing of unsupported conspiracy theories like this just makes people angrier, including people who are both unstable enough to shoot people because they are angry AND able easily to acquire firearms under the complete lack of effective gun control Republican politicians have supported for decades.

Neither the DC shooter nor the deranged Gabby Giffords shooter are rare. A country the size of the U.S. has thousands of them, and the toothless background checks we have will not prevent them from acquiring powerful weapons. Look to the Right (pun intended) for a link to an article about Sarah Palin considering suing the NYT for tying her to the Giffords shooting. OK tying Republican shootings to the other side of the political spectrum, but not so comfortable when the shoe is on the other foot, are we???