There is nothing on earth so swift – not the peregrine falcon, not the cheetah – as a liberal in the immediate aftermath of a mass shooting.

It is as predictable as the sunrise: Whenever innocent people are murdered by a deranged gunman, liberals immediately assign blame to conservatives, even while the bodies are still warm and the next-of-kin has yet to be identified or informed. They assign blame before the facts are known. They assign blame before the final death toll is reported. They assign blame before the name of the suspected shooter is released. They assign blame even before the suspected shooter’s motives are uncovered.