I have no reason to doubt what David Brock says to Chris Matthews. The three incidents he lists were influenced by Glenn Beck, and we only know of them because they failed in some spectacular way. When you factor in how many more hate-talkers are blowing the loony whistle that a few unbalanced hear as a call to action, I shudder to think how large that number truly is.
To be fair, neither David Brock nor Chris Matthews suggests ‘gun grabbing’ – a non-existent concept which has accelerated gun purchases in the days since the tragedy in Tucson, that is my overreaction and we know it will never happen, so Bubbah you can stop stockpiling.
However, if we don’t monitor the public airwaves, and we can’t monitor the mental health of every would-be assassin, perhaps it’s time to loosen the hold that the NRA has on the lawmakers who – as I write this, are planning extra security for themselves. That’s what I call packin’ irony.