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Author Joyce Carol Oates sent out a Tweet in the aftermath of the Connecticut school shooting that's sadly typical of today's angry Left. The celebrated scribe wondered if NRA members became victims of gun violence perhaps more gun control legislation would finally be passed. It's almost as if Oates had a rooting interest in NRA members getting killed, assuming it would help the greater good in her estimation, of course. Former "CSI" star Marg Helgenberger doubled down on Oates' cruel Tweet. The actress responded to Oates' comments but added her own grisly two cents. @JoyceCarolOates One can only hope, but...

Tragedies often bring out the best in people. Responding to a tweet by author Joyce Carol Oates, actress Marg Helgenberger said "one can only hope" that members of the NRA get shot, Twitchy reported Tuesday. "If sizable numbers of NRA members become gun-victims themselves, maybe hope for legislation of firearms," Oates tweeted Friday. "@JoyceCarolOates One can only hope, but sadly I don't think anything would change," the CSI star tweeted in response. This wasn't taken particularly well: "@MargHelgen @JoyceCarolOates are you encouraging violence against those who dare disagree with you?" asked "Jeremy Avery." "Congrats for becoming yet another clueless, VIOLENT,...