Senate hearing on shooting was postponed by shooting.

[Robb]

Oh for crying out loud. Just keep repeating "we don't have a gun problem in this country" and see if that works.

Senate Hearing on Gun Laws Postponed Due to Navy Yard Shooting

Tomorrow at 10, the Senate Judiciary Committee was supposed to hold a hearing on "Stand Your Ground" laws featuring testimony from Trayvon Martin's mother, John "More Guns Less Crime" Lott, and a trio of congressman that, for maximum cable TV potential, included Rep. Louie Gohmert. But shortly after 6 p.m., on a day when the Senate was on a security lock-down due to the Navy Yard shooting, Sen. Dick Durbin's office (and the office of would-be panelist Rep. Luis Gutierrez) announced that the hearing would be rescheduled.

That's right. The hearing inspired by one shooting has been bumped because of another shooting.

Read More: http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2013/09/16/senate_hearing_on_gun_laws_postponed_due_to_navy_yard_shooting.html

[gopiscrap]

1. How ironic and utterly sad!

[barbtries]

2. that is fucking ironic

though i am sure the NRA and their puppets will let the irony slide right by.

[MsLeopard]

3. Yeah

because NOW is not the time to talk about it. What a joke.

[valerief]

4. They'll only say to build more private prisons and make gun laws more lax. nt

[Gormy Cuss]

5. We don't need The Onion anymore. n/t