Bomb threats are death threats.
Swatting is getting a SWAT response on a target’s home/business (911 emergency, guns drawn, scenario).
And both are criminal acts yet the media got a good laugh at swatting of conservatives only a few years ago.
Following the Swatting keyword lists out a number a cases of conservative bloggers and gun rights people being harassed (and pushed into potentially fatal situations)
http://freerepublic.com/tag/swatting/index?more=11050312