Police are currently responding to an active shooting scene at the YouTube HQ in San Bruno, CA.
Active shooter at YouTube HQ. Heard shots and saw people running while at my desk. Now barricaded inside a room with coworkers.
— Vadim Lavrusik (@Lavrusik) April 3, 2018
JUST IN: Law enforcement sources tell the Bay Area ABC affiliate “the shooter is a white, adult female wearing a dark top and head scarf.” https://t.co/BxZVhzHlxz
— KSAT 12 (@ksatnews) April 3, 2018
And while initial reports suggest the shooter was a white woman wearing a “dark top and a headscarf,” the suspect has not yet been identified and authorities are unsure if there are multiple shooters.
But some people aren’t waiting for all the facts to come out. Actor and director Michael Ian Black got right to work tweeting about gun control and the NRA.
“Another shooting,” the actor tweeted. “I’m going to politicize the fuck out of it, and so should you. The NRA is a terrorist organization.”
Another shooting.
I’m going to politicize the fuck out of it, and so should you.
The NRA is a terrorist organization. https://t.co/UsoQBIxWpf— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) April 3, 2018
After backlash mounted against the actor for tweeting before letting the facts surface, Black dug in.
No, I don’t know who the shooter is.
It doesn’t matter if they are an NRA member.
Yes, I know how they got the gun: the NRA and its blood-soaked lackeys made it possible for that person to get it. https://t.co/DcpasjveOD— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) April 3, 2018
The blood never dries. It never stops. The NRA is a terrorist organization. https://t.co/3Sx3Z6N6nB
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) April 3, 2018
Yes.
I am unhinged.
I am triggered.
I want the gun violence to stop.
Why are you not unhinged?
Why are you not triggered?
Why do you stand by and do nothing? https://t.co/Oy7PJfgRTl— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) April 3, 2018
I assumed nothing about the shooter’s motives nor their affiliation. I assert that the easy access of firearms in this country makes the NRA an accessory to it. https://t.co/4NkNBb39On
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) April 3, 2018
So far, very little is known about the possible suspect(s) behind the shooting. It is unclear whether he or she legally obtained the weapon, what his or her motive was, or whether they were even affiliated with the NRA in any way. But as more people get involved in the national conversation relating to gun control, some high profile celebrities have come unglued and target their anger at law abiding organizations like the NRA.
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