FRC to hold news conference at 3 p.m. today, Perkins on Fox News at 2:30 p.m.; Update: Perkins: SPLC gave 'license' to suspect to shoot

Family Research Council will hold a press conference today about the shooting at their offices yesterday.

Tony Perkins is set to appear on Fox News at 2:30 pm today as well.

Tony Perkins will give his 1st TV interview re yesterday's shooting at FRC on Megyn Kelly's show today at 2:30 p.m. EDT on Fox News Channel

— Family Research Council (@FRCdc) August 16, 2012

Will the rest of the media continue to brush this under the rug? Stay tuned.

Twitchy will monitor and update with information from the Fox News appearance and the press conference.

Update:

We will air the FRC Press Conference LIVE at 2pm central time across both networks on American Family Radio http://t.co/Np2s1wJk

— AmericanFamilyRadio (@AFRnet) August 16, 2012

RT @chrisgeidner Two-minute warning given to full media array awaiting FRC news conference w Tony Perkins: http://t.co/obAGNbPj

— LifeNews.com (@LifeNewsHQ) August 16, 2012

Update: Perkins condemns “hate group” label and does not support hate crime laws.

Perkins not a supporter of hate crimes laws, does not say he believes shooter should be charged with hate crime

— Wash Blade Live (@WashBladeLive) August 16, 2012

Perkins condemns hate group label from SPLC. Says shooter was given a license to fire by rhetoric

— Justin Snow (@JustinCSnow) August 16, 2012

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FRC’s Tony Perkins says @splcenter gave a “license” to the suspect “to shoot an unarmed man.” pic.twitter.com/eopytH1V

— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) August 16, 2012

Perkins condemns hate group label from SPLC. Says shooter was given a license to fire by rhetoric

— Justin Snow (@JustinCSnow) August 16, 2012

Tony Perkins: "They [SPLC] are responsible for creating an environment that led to the shooting."

— Paula Bolyard (@pbolyard) August 16, 2012

This morally bankrupt cretin is upset that the shooter didn’t hit Tony Perkins.

I'm sad about the shooting at the Family Research Council yesterday. I'm sad the shooter missed hateful brainwashed Tony Perkins! #tcot #GOP

— jim puglia (@jimmytheheel) August 16, 2012