Same reason they attacked Sarah Palin after scumbag shot Congresswoman Giffords - because they wanted too. Logic or reasoning has absolutely nothing to do with it. Politics is perception, and public perception is easily swayed - how many of them think American Idol is more important the national elections? They bank on the idea most Americans will take what they say at face value, and never even bothering to use google to check for the truth. Then when we bring up the truth, the other person says they saw it on the news, so we, who are NOT the news, must be wrong, despite the fact that the truth has been manipulated so far out of whack that it is unrecognizable. So, John Hinkley, who legally bought two 22 caliber revolvers in Texas 4 months before attempting to assassinate President Reagan, becomes the poster child for banning high capacity magazines, semi auto rifles, 5 day waiting periods, etc. because nobody outside of us will ever bother to check the "facts" of this factless bunch,