This is sad. Pretty sickening. Fox News reports:

GRAPEVINE, Texas –  Seven people believed to be related had opened their Christmas gifts and started cleaning up the wrapping paper when they were shot to death in a suburban Texas apartment, police said Sunday.

Authorities said they believe the shooter is among the dead, but got a warrant before doing a full search on the small chance that it was otherwise.

Four women and three men, aged 18 to 60, were found in an adjoining kitchen and living room area when police entered the apartment around midday, said Police Sgt. Robert Eberling. Two handguns were found near the bodies in the apartment that was decorated for the holiday with a tree, he added.

“It appears they had just celebrated Christmas. They had opened their gifts,” Eberling said.

Somebody snapped. The big concern here, and I certainly hope it doesn’t play out, could be politicizing this tragedy to advance an illegal and unconstitutional gun control agenda.

I’ll just bet those that are afflicted with Knee-jerk Syndrome are already looking in to that.