Boston Bombing

When I first flipped on the news and heard about this yesterday (about 2 hours after it happened) it had not been ruled an 'act of terror' however after the official response changed to the "T" word my reaction was they must think it is a right wing group, maybe something to do with it being April 15th being tax day. I thought this because if they suspected a Muslim group it would be ruled a accidental explosion or something equally stupid.
It does bring about the need for universal background checks for not only guns but any items at the hardware or grocery store which could be used to make a bomb. I am sure the Senate could make a laundry list of all items needing a background check to ensure this does not happen again. In fact I'm thinking we need to do a background on every time you have to fill up your car with gas, I mean a gas bomb is one of the worst. Just my thoughts, I trying hard here to think like a liberal.
My thoughts do go out to the victims and their families.