When Is Politically Motivated Violence 'Expected'?

Today is the one year anniversary of the Family Research Council shooting, when an armed gunman unhappy with the organization’s stance on gay issues entered its building in downtown Washington D.C. with the intent of killing everyone in the building. The gunman shot FRC’s security guard, Leo Johnson, who bravely fought and subdued the gunman even after he was wounded. The gunman would later tell the FBI that he selected the Family Research Council as a target because it was listed as a “hate” group on the Southern Poverty Law Center’s website.