This Was Not A Random Occurrence Of Workplace Violence

CNN is reporting today about the shootings in San Bernardino, California, yesterday. The shooters were not only well armed when they went began shooting up the holiday party, they also had quite an arsenal ready for future attempts.

But let’s stop a minute and think about what they did. The shootings took place in a government building–therefore no guns were allowed and there would be no one there who could shoot back. The gun laws in place said it was a ‘gun free’ zone. The shooters chose to ignore that gun law. Why are some politicians screaming that we need more laws? What would have changed?

The article tells an alarming story about possible future plans of the couple:

The husband and wife didn’t leave behind a note at Inland Regional. But they did stash three explosive devices — rigged to a remote-controlled toy car — that didn’t go off.

 And in their SUV, authorities found two .223-caliber rifles along with two pistols, which officials said were legally purchased three to four years ago.

Back at Inland Regional, authorities found three rudimentary explosive devices packed with black powder and rigged to a remote-controlled toy car. That remote was found inside the SUV. And in the vehicle was another pipe-like device, but it was not an explosive, Burguan said.

Authorities converged on the couple’s residence in Redlands, looking for any other evidence — more weapons or clues that could shed light on a motive.

The police chief said late Wednesday that terrorism couldn’t be ruled out. He did say that, given everything involved, the attack didn’t appear to be a spur-of-the-moment decision.

“I think, based on what we’ve seen, there was some degree of planning,” Burguan said.

I think it is time to wake up. I don’t know what could have been done to prevent this attack, but we need to realize that there are people who are living in America with us who are planning these sort of attacks.

The article further reports:

Farook’s brother-in-law Farhan Khan said he was “devastated” by the news.

“I have no idea why he would he do something like this. I have absolutely no idea. I am in shock myself,” Khan said. “I don’t have words to express how sad and how devastated I am.”

Khan said he last talked to Farook a week ago. Farook’s family had tried to reach him all day Wednesday but could not. Hussam Ayloush, the head of the Southern California chapter of the Council of American-Islamic Relations, said Farook and his wife had dropped off their 6-month-old girl with her grandmother and claimed they were going to a doctor’s appointment before the massacre.

“There’s absolutely nothing that could justify (this shooting),” Ayloush told reporters. “And we stand in mourning and sadness for what happened.”

It is very interesting to me that the head of the Southern California chapter of the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) released a statement about this shooting so quickly. CAIR is listed as an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation Trial. A bit of research will link them to the Muslim Brotherhood and the Muslim Brotherhood’s plans for America. It is a fairly safe guess, based on the information that we now have, that Syed Rizwan Farook was not simply a disgruntled employee. Thank God the explosive device he rigged at Inland Regional was put together incorrectly and did not go off.