Perp Pause: the time interval between when you hear of a shooting incident and when you learn the shooter's political or ideological leanings. Admit it; haven't you waited breathlessly until you learned what the allegiances of the perpetrator of the latest outrage were so you could respond indignantly?

During the pause, this is what you're thinking: Who did this? A black guy? A Muslim? A Mexican? A racist redneck? A religious fanatic? A skinhead militiaman or anti-government cowboy activist? A hippy or Occupier? Normally, you keep a low profile until you learn if its one of US or one of THEM. Then you make excuses for the former, or go on the warpath for the latter.

But regardless of the politics of the shooter, or even if he's just some nutjob with no politics at all, they at least all share one thing in common. They were able to get a powerful weapon much to easily.

So, do you really want to live in a country where anyone who feels victimized by the authorities feels he has the god-given Constitutional and moral right to attack the State with a military firearm? Well, you got it now, Jack. Deal with it.