If he's a member of the democrat base he'll be given excuses and a pass.
And yeah, the gun jumped up and did the shooting.
On the other hand IF he had been a conservative the press would see him as reprending ALL conservatives... and they would be talking about him for the next 10 years... painting all of us with his broad brush. But this way? The story will be forgotten by morning.
And the most absurd thing is that regardless of the political leanings, the true commonality is mental illness.