The notorious Westboro Baptist Church has announced that it will picket the funerals of the six shooting victims in Tucson, Arizona. It claims God sent the shooter because of a veteran's plans last month to shoot at WBC members. The announcement also claimed that shooting a federal judge and a member of Congress occurred because WBC was placed on trial in Baltimore and because Congress' passed three laws against WBC. CNN reports that Tucson residents plan to shield mourners at the funeral of 9-year old victim Christina Green by wearing 8 x 10 foot angel wings. Meanwhile, according to TPM today, members of the Arizona state legislature are reacting by moving to quickly enact a law barring funeral protests.
UPDATE: Politico reports that on Jan. 11 the legislature passed and the governor signed SB 1101 barring protests within 300 feet of a funeral from one hour before to one hour after the ceremony.
