It didn’t take long for Democratic politicians and the media to pounce on the shooting in Orlando, Florida, in which 50 people were killed early Sunday morning — and shift the story to make a case for further gun control measures. Meanwhile, Florida authorities classified the incident as an act of terror, as did President Obama.

“Congress has become complicit in these murders by its total, unconscionable deafening silence,” said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT).

Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said during a news conference that “this can be classified as a domestic terror incident,” thus rendering the crime the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil since 9/11.

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The suspected shooter, Omar Mateen, 29, had reportedly been on the FBI’s radar as a suspected supporter of ISIS. Mateen, born to Afghani parents in the United States and a resident of Fort Pierce, Florida, also had a concealed carry license and a security officer license, according to Florida records.

Nonetheless, certain liberal commentators immediately began to aim their ire solely on the issue of gun control and gun violence in America.

“This phenomenon of near-constant mass shootings happens only in America — nowhere else,” said gun control advocate Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) in a statement. “Congress has become complicit in these murders by its total, unconscionable deafening silence. This doesn’t have to happen, but this epidemic will continue without end if Congress continues to sit on its hands and do nothing — again.”

The shooting began at around 2 a.m. at the Pulse nightclub, which calls itself the “hottest gay bar” in Orlando. Mateen entered the premises with an assault-type weapon, a handgun and “some type of [other] device on him,” according to Orlando Police Chief John Mina. At least 50 people were killed and 53 injured in the early morning hours. Mateen himself was shot and killed by police officers in a shootout.

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In lieu of focusing on the terror implications of the mass shooting, The Washington Post joined the liberal fray and ran a column advising Americans to consider “the key things to know about about guns and mass shootings in America.” The important points included: “Shooting sprees are not rare in the United States”; “America is an unusually violent country”; and “Shootings don’t tend to substantially affect views on gun control.”

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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders also weighed in on the shooting and used the opportunity to call for further gun control measures.

“I gotta tell you over 25 years ago, I believed that in this country we should not be selling automatic weapons, which are designed to kill people,” Sanders said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “We have got to do everything that we can on top of that to make sure that guns do not fall into the hands of people who should not have them, criminals, people who are mentally ill. So that struggle continues.”

Although Obama described the Orlando shooting as “an act of terror and an act of hate” in a press conference, he, too, took the opportunity to stress the importance of gun control — never mentioning any link to radical Islamic terror.

“This massacre is therefore a further reminder of how easy it is for someone to get their hands on a weapon that lets them shoot people in a school, or in a house of worship, or a movie theater, or in a nightclub,” Obama said. “And we have to decide if that is the kind of country we want to be. And to actively do nothing is a decision, as well.”

Many news outlets noted on Sunday that the shooter called 911 during the attack and mentioned his allegiance to ISIS — but Obama conveniently ignored it and never mentioned it.

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