(AP) WASHINGTON - A man suspected of shooting and wounding a security guard in the lobby of a Christian lobbying group had been volunteering at a community center for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
A law enforcement official has identified the suspect arrested in Wednesday's shooting as Floyd Corkins II of Herndon, Va. Investigators were interviewing his neighbors.
Another official says the shooter made a negative reference about the work of the Family Research Council before opening fire. The officials spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation.
The title of the CBS report is "Cops: LGBT volunteer shoots conservative group's guard."
The focus of this should absolutely be on the recovery of the security guard who was shot in the arm. But I pause for a second to think about what if a Tea Partier walked into the offices of Center for American Progress and shot a guard, what the MSM's reaction would be. How many panels on civility would be convened on Capitol Hill? How many specials would be aired on NBC and CNN on the similarities between conservatism and terrorism? How many speeches on the need for civility would take place? Maybe it's just me...
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