Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who Wednesday tweeted his prayers and thoughts for the victims and families affected by the senseless tragedy, was feeling much tougher this morning. "This is yet another manifestation of terrorism, radical Islamic terrorism here at home," he told the RJC audience, according to Washington Post reporter Dave Weigel. This "horrific murder underscores that we are at a time of war, whether or not the current administration realizes it," he continued.Read: What We Still Don't Know About the Mass Shooting in San Bernardino
What will it take for — Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee)December 3, 2015
It doesn't take a Harvard law degree to identify the inspiration and source of the San Bernardino slaughter: radical Islamic terrorism.
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee)December 3, 2015
Concealing the truth & ignoring the obvious for the simple sake of a pro-Islam PR campaign is an insult to the American people.
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee)December 3, 2015
But for all of the GOP's concerns about the terrorists lurking in the homeland, they apparently aren't as eager to stop those terrorists from getting their hands on guns. On Thursday night, just 24 hours after the shooting, Senate Republicans—including Cruz and fellow Republican presidential candidates Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, and Lindsey Graham—voted to block a proposal that would prohibit the sale of firearms to anyone on the government's no-fly list, among other gun control measures put forward by Democrats.Facts are facts, & this is clearly radical Islamic terrorism. It's time for — Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee)December 3, 2015
Praying for the victims, their families & the San Bernardino first responders in the wake of this tragic shooting.
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush)December 2, 2015
The palpable outrage reached its peak with Thursday's New York Daily News front page Thursday, widely criticized by conservative news sites like Breitbart and Glenn Beck's The Blaze, that boldly announced "God Isn't Fixing This."My thoughts & prayers go out to those impacted by the shooting in San Bernardino, especially the first responders. -John
— John Kasich (@JohnKasich)December 2, 2015
Unlike Cruz and Trump, who were quick to jump to conclusions about the San Bernardino shooters' motives, Democrats, including Obama, has been more circumspect Thursday. "At this stage, we do not yet know why this terrible event occurred," he told reporters at a White House briefing. Obama conceded that it could, indeed, be part of a terror plot, but that there may have been "multiple" motivations behind the incident.This has been on the cover far too often. — New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews)December 3, 2015
Bernie Sanders, too, is fed up.I refuse to accept this as normal. We must take action to stop gun violence now. -H — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton)December 2, 2015
Sanders isn't wrong. According to a tally compiled by the Washington Post, Wednesday's tragedy was the 355th mass shooting of the year.Follow Brian on Twitter.Mass shootings are becoming an almost-everyday occurrence in this country. This sickening and senseless gun violence must stop.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders)December 2, 2015