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New Details Emerge: FRC Shooter Had Over 50 Rounds of Ammo, Chick-Fil-A Sandwiches, "Strong Views" About FRC's Views on Gay People

August 17, 2012 – 7:00 am

LifeNews: Corkins has been charged with assault with intent to kill. According to an FBI affidavit, Corkins allegedly said words to the effect of “I don’t like your politics” when he encountered Johnson. “The FBI said Corkins had 15 Chick-fil-A sandwiches, a Sig Sauer 9mm pistol, two additional magazines loaded with ammunition and an additional […]

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SPLC Releases Terse Statement in Response to FRC Shooting

August 16, 2012 – 12:30 pm

25 LGBT groups have condemned the FRC shooting. The Southern Poverty Law Center, which has named FRC a “hate group” issued only the following general statement: “We’ve seen news of the shooting of a security guard today at the Family Research Council office in Washington, D.C., and are getting media inquiries about it. There are […]

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Video: FBI Press Conference on Family Research Council Shooting

August 16, 2012 – 12:00 pm

Raw video from the scene yesterday:

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Fox News: FRC Shooter Volunteered at LGBT Center

August 16, 2012 – 11:30 am

Fox News: The gunman, identified as 28-year-old Floyd Lee Corkins II, entered the lobby of the organization’s Chinatown headquarters around 10:45 a.m. and expressed disagreement with the conservative group’s policy positions, sources tell Fox News. … The suspect “made statements regarding their policies, and then opened fire with a gun striking a security guard,” a source […]

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William Duncan: Fifteen States Come to DOMA’s Defense

August 16, 2012 – 11:00 am

William C. Duncan in National Review’s The Corner blog: The decision of the Obama administration to change sides in the litigation over the Defense of Marriage Act got lots of mainstream press attention. The recent decision of 15 states to proactively file a brief supporting the Defense of Marriage Act at the U.S. Supreme Court […]

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The Hill: "Shooting Spurs Heated Debate on Gay Rights, 'Hate Group' Label"

August 16, 2012 – 10:30 am

The Hill: The shooting of a security guard Wednesday at the Family Research Council (FRC) has spurred a torrent of heated accusations from both sides of the gay rights debate about claims that the conservative organization is a “hate group.” The National Organization for Marriage (NOM), one of the nation’s leading opponents of same-sex marriage, […]

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Outrageous Headline: "FRC Shooting Unleashes Conservative Vengeance on Twitter"

August 16, 2012 – 10:15 am

Daily Beast, does it never occur to you that calling tweets complaining about the hatred directed at traditional marriage supporters “vengeance” a few hours after a shooting is a really bad idea? Family Research Council Shooting Unleashes Conservative Vengeance on Twitter [by David Sessions] A gunman who allegedly targeted the Family Research Council for its […]

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How the Democratic Platform Language on SSM Threatens Religious Liberty

August 16, 2012 – 10:00 am

William C. Duncan at National Review Online on how the Democratic National Committee’s platform language calling for the national redefinition of marriage also contains serious threats to religious liberty: “…The most interesting sentence is the feint about religious liberty. It’s hard to imagine a less generous concession. The party, in this statement, is committed to […]

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More Details Emerge About FRC Shooter

August 16, 2012 – 9:45 am

The Washington Post: “…Corkins had been volunteering at a U Street NW community center for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, according to officials there. … Allan P. Chan, 28, a former George Mason student, said he met Corkins at a campus gym about six years ago. They worked out together, lifting weights, and began […]

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Erick Erickson: Human Rights Campaign Maintains Family Research Council is a “Hate Group”

August 16, 2012 – 9:30 am

Erick Erickson of Red State (and a contributor to CNN politics): I got this email from Fred Sainz, the Vice President for Communications and Marketing at the Human Rights Company: I have a great deal of admiration for you and like watching you on CNN. These Tweets are beneath you. It’s really unseemly to insinuate — […]

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Video: Brian Brown Calls for Civility on CNN

August 16, 2012 – 9:25 am

CNN: National Organization for Marriage’s Brian Brown says that the Family Research Council shooting was “politically motivated” and labeling the organization a hate group is “totally irresponsible.” Brown says, “All the indications from multiple sources that were there, say the shooter actually came in and started attacking the policies of the Family Research Council.” He […]

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Politico: Marriage Advocate Pleads for Civility

August 16, 2012 – 9:15 am

Politico reports on Brian Brown’s appearance on CNN this morning: Yesterday’s shooting at the conservative Family Research Council in downtown Washington, D.C., is symptomatic of a broader lack of civility in political discourse, the head of an organization promoting traditional marriage said Thursday. “[The] responsibility is on the shooter but we need to have a […]

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"Supporters of [SSM] Shouldn't Count Their Chickens Before They Hatch"

August 16, 2012 – 9:00 am

M. D. Harmon explores the real reason gay marriage activists in Maine are touting polls which they claim show them ahead — it can demoralize supporters of marriage even though we can (and will!) win: “…Polls before previous votes have shown large leads for the side pushing wholesale changes in the meaning of marriage, too, […]

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No Violence, No Comments Promoting Violence

August 16, 2012 – 8:00 am

A group of 23 LGBT organizations denounced the shooting of the FRC guard. This is good. The debate about whether delegitimizing dissent by calling it “hate” played a role in this will have to play out over the next few weeks. We hope sincerely these groups reconsider the rhetoric, frequently expressed, that all opposition to gay […]

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Mitt Romney Condemns FRC Shooting

August 15, 2012 – 3:05 pm

LifeNews: While the White House has yet to respond, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney commented on the shooting, saying: “I am appalled by the shooting today at the offices of the Family Research Council in our nation’s capital. There is no place for such violence in our society. My prayers go out to the wounded […]

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