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Was Pittsburgh shooter driven by right-wing paranoia about Obama?
Crooks and Liars —
... Some of the early reports out of Pittsburgh indicate the man who shot three cops today was fearful that the Obama administration was going to "take away his guns." ...
Richard Poplawski: Was Pittsburgh shooter driven by right-wing gun paranoia about Obama?
Orcinus —
-- by Dave We're gathering more information about Richard Polawski, the 23-year-old man who decided to kill four Pittsburgh police officers and wound five others because it appears he was afraid they -- at the behest of the Obama administration -- were going to take his guns away. The initial reports indicated he was fearful that the Obama administration was going to "take away his guns." A man opened fire on officers during a domestic disturbance call Saturday ...
Golly
Rising Hegemon —
I wonder when the media is going to start paying attention to what influences help drive some of these folks over the top? A man opened fire on officers during a domestic disturbance call Saturday morning, killing three of them, a police official said. Friends said he feared the Obama administration was poised to ban guns. As always, David Neiwert is one of the first to ferret out what makes these timebombs tick: Perhaps just as interesting are the views of Poplowski's much-quoted "best friend," Edd ...
Stop Exploiting the Pittsburgh Shooting Tragedy
Politics Daily —
... Barack Obama, Media, Crime, Guns, Obama AdministrationAs you might have heard, there was a tragic shooting in Pittsburgh yesterday, in which 3 police officers were killed. While I am always dismayed at the coverage of these tragedies, particularly the fascination with the murderer to the exclusion of the innocent victims, I am particularly frustrated with the rush to politicize them. In this case, the liberal blogosphere has seized on this detail, drawing a straight line to Obama Derangement to this shooting: ...
Kos & Kompany: Cop Shooting Equals Twitter Fun
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... This weekend, three Pittsburgh police officers were gunned down in cold blood by a disturbed gunman during an hours long standoff in what is an otherwise quiet suburb. You probably wouldn’t normally think that’s a source for clever one liners, but then, you aren’t a DailyKos kid are you? ...
The Rude Pundit — ... Richard Poplawski shot and killed three police officers before being arrested in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He legally owned an assault weapon and two handguns, despite being booted from the Marines for being too violent. He was afraid, said a friend, that the Obama administration would take his guns. He had been laid off from his job at a glass factory. ...
Elephant In Room Ignored
Seeing the Forest —
... -- by Dave Johnson David Waldman at DailyKos is more than a little bit surprised that the media is ignoring a great big Republican elephant in the room. Background: In Pittsburgh Saturday Richard Poplawsk shot and killed three police officers . He was wearing a bullet-proof vest. Richard Poplawski, 23, met officers at the doorway and shot two of them in the head immediately, Harper said. An officer who tried to help the two also was killed. Poplawski, armed with an assault rifle and two other guns, then held police at bay for four hours as the fallen officers were left ...
Why Obama Derangement Syndrome Has Stopped Being Funny
The Moderate Voice —
... helicopters no matter who is in the Oval Office and aren’t necessarily enraged because the current president has a funny middle name, Muslim roots and isn’t even an American citizen.
But is it merely a coincidence that a key ODS talking point is that Obama will suspend Second Amendment protections and that gun-purchase background checks and registrations have spiked since he was elected?
I don’t think so.
Is it merely a coincidence that Poplawski had expressed fears about an Obama gun prohibition and posted Beck videos online that ...
Is The Obama Administration Walking Back Its Commitment To Reinstating The Assault Weapons Ban?
Think Progress —
In light of last week’s high-profile shooting sprees in which 16 people were killed, reporter Helen Thomas asked White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs whether the Obama administration would push to reinstate the Assault Weapons Ban that Republicans allowed to expire in 2004. Gibbs refused to endorse the ban, saying only that Obama would focus on enforcing existing laws:
THOMAS: Is the president concerned about the epidemic of killings by guns and is he willing to move towards reinstating the ban on assault weapons?
GIBBS: ...
Think Progress Contradicts Itself On Obama's Gun Control Position
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... headline hours after the shootings: Right-wing’s false claims that Obama will take away guns ‘has helped fuel the panic buying of firearms.’ Yet, five days later, TP expressed concern the President is going back on campaign promises to -- wait for it - reinstate the assault weapons ban: Is The Obama Administration Walking Back Its Commitment To Reinstating The Assault Weapons Ban? In light of last week’s high-profile shooting sprees in which 16 people were killed, reporter Helen Thomas asked White House ...
Host Incorrect During MSNBC Interview with NJDC’s David A. Harris
NJDC Blog —
... The Nazi rhetorical movement can have dangerous consequences and treating it as a benign reaction to our leaders’ policy preferences places our national ...
