I don't think that this was planned by anyone other than the murderers. Honestly, man... If these attacks(Boston, Newtown, Colorado x2, etc) were truly planned, someone on the inside would have leaked it by now. There's no way to keep all those people quiet. Even with being bribed, some news outlet would have offered them a 75% stake in their company for that kind of story. These people were cold blooded murders, and it just so happens that there is a rash of people using Islam as a justification to destroy innocent lives. If Christians were responsible for the same amount of devastation, make no mistake. The Media and government would have absolutely no problem calling it "Christian extremism".
Are there conspiracies in play in America? No doubt. Are there govt officials involved in some of it? No doubt. Would I write off religious fanatics as part of a conspiracy to confiscate guns? No. I think the govt would use that to their end, but I don't think they'd plot that. In Chicago, New Orleans, Detroit, LA, and NYC, there are more than enough issues with gun control. Their just opportunists that are looking to further their agenda. Why do they put so much emphasis in "Workplace violence", "White supremacy"(As in South Carolina church shooting), and mental illness(As in Colorado)? Because it helps them form a multi-pronged attack on gun rights and gun owners. Demoralizing Christianity and promoting any non-Christian agenda is high on their list. Many of these liberals look to bad examples of White Christians in history to paint us with a broad brush, but refuse to look at Islamic Extremism for what it is. How many places are there where Christians or Jews are killing people to force a theocracy on a nation(Or the whole world)? It's almost unheard of these days. Christianity isn't a threat to modern society like Islam is. Neither is Buddhism, Sikhism, Hindu, or even paganism! Virtually all other religions(Even atheists and agnostics) believe that you are to leave others to live how they wish as long as they leave you alone, too. Only one group is pushing a caliphate. That's what's behind most of the mass attacks in modern society.