Tucson Shooting

Tucson Survivors Challenge the NRA: Stand With Us for Commonsense Gun Laws

Patricia Maisch | Posted 04.19.2012

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Patricia Maisch

We are survivors of the January 8th, 2011 shooting in Tucson and we are a diverse group of real, patriotic Americans. We are a Republican, an Independent and a Democrat, and we strongly support the second amendment. We are some of the too many faces of gun violence in this country.

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Jennifer Bendery

Trayvon Martin Shooting Unlikely To Change Gun Debate, Lawmakers Concede

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 04.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- It's been more than a year since Jared Loughner walked up to former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) at a constituent event in Tucson, ...

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NRA Get Out the Vote Campaign Features Proponents of Political Violence

Josh Horwitz | Posted 04.23.2012

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Josh Horwitz

There's nothing more American than a voter registration campaign. "Trigger the Vote," however, is marred by the violent and insurrectionist rhetoric spokespersons Ted Nugent, R. Lee Ermey and Chuck Norris have trumpeted since the election of President Obama in 2008.

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It Will Take a Country to Save a Country -- Tucson One Year Later

Tristine Skyler | Posted 04.11.2012

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Tristine Skyler

Until we fix our legislation surrounding background checks for purchasing firearms, and update the national database, we are still living in this alien world.

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Judge Makes Key Decision In Loughner Trial

Posted 02.06.2012

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By Joseph Schuman SAN DIEGO--A federal judge has granted prison doctors four more months to attempt to restore the mental competency of the man...

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Tucson Shooting Survivor Says Gabrielle Giffords Makes Him 'Want To Vomit'

HuffPost Crime | David Moye | Posted 01.11.2012

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A year after the Tucson shootings that left six dead and 13 injured, one of the survivors has strong feelings about the incident and congresswoman and...

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Giffords Speaks In Front Of Hundreds

AP | By AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 01.09.2012

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TUCSON, Ariz. -- After a year of struggling to re-learn how to walk and speak, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords confidently climbed the steps on an outdoo...

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One Year Later, Voices From Tucson

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 01.08.2012

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-- Mark Kelly, former astronaut and husband of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords: "Those of us who survived were forever changed by that moment. For the ...

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On Shooting Anniversary, Obama Praises Giffords

AP | Posted 01.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has called Gabrielle Giffords on the anniversary of the Arizona congresswoman's shooting and noted her "incredibl...

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Slain Giffords Staffer Honored By Colleagues

AP | Posted 01.09.2012

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PHOENIX -- Staffers of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and hundreds of others are gathering to remember those killed a year ago, including a slain colleague. ...

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The Anniversary of the Tucson Shooting

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 03.09.2012

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Rep. Mike Honda

Sunday, at 10:11 A.M., bells rang all across Tucson in memory of the tragic shooting that took place one year ago. Today is to remember the fallen and to give thanks for the 13 Americans who survived.

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Cristina Costantini

Gabrielle Giffords' Hero Intern: Why I'm Devoting My Life To Helping Others

HuffingtonPost.com | Cristina Costantini | Posted 01.09.2012

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Lying on his bedroom floor at age 5, Daniel Hernandez Jr. thought he was going to die. He'd cracked his head while jumping on the bed. Blood strea...

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Survivors Still Struggle Year After Tragic Arizona Shooting

Reuters | Posted 03.07.2012

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* Dealing with trauma after watching colleagues die * Giffords undecided about whether to run again By T...

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Giffords To Attend Candlelight Vigil One Year After Shooting

AP | Posted 01.07.2012

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TUCSON, Ariz. -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords plans to attend an Arizona candlelight vigil exactly one year after she and 18 others were shot outside a Tuc...

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Giffords, Other Survivors To Commemorate Shooting

AP | AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 02.28.2012

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TUCSON, Ariz. — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, other survivors of the Tucson shooting rampage and numerous others will come together in the close-knit...

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Jennifer Bendery

House Honors Slain Aide To Rep. Giffords, Briefly Remembers Bipartisanship

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 11.30.2011

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WASHINGTON -- It only lasted for about an hour, but bipartisanship took hold in the House on Wednesday as lawmakers lined up in support of a measure t...

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Jennifer Bendery

Resolution To Name Room After Gabe Zimmerman Finally Gets A Vote

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 11.23.2011

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WASHINGTON -- After months of confusing delays, the House is finally moving forward with a resolution to name a room in the Capitol complex after Gabe...

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WATCH: Mark Kelly Discusses Wife Gabrielle Giffords' Recovery On 'The Daily Show'

Posted 11.16.2011

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Mark Kelly, husband of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, appeared Tuesday night on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" to discu...

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WATCH: Gabrielle Giffords Speaks, Smiles In '20/20' Interview

AP/The Huffington Post | By KEVIN FREKING | Posted 01.14.2012

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By KEVIN FREKING, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP/The Huffington Post)-- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, struggling to form the words in her first ext...

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WATCH: Gabrielle Giffords Speaks In First TV Interview Since Shooting

AP | Posted 01.10.2012

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PHOENIX -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords spoke with a clear voice in her first TV interview since she was shot 10 months ago. The 41-year-old congresswoman...

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Jennifer Bendery

Parents Of Slain Giffords Aide Urge Boehner To Allow Tribute For Son

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 12.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The family of Gabe Zimmerman, the congressional aide to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) who was killed in the Tucson shootings in Janu...

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Jennifer Bendery

Bipartisan Resolution To Honor Slain Giffords Aide Mysteriously Stalled

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 12.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- One would be hard pressed to find any bill that could sail through Congress right now. But one measure with all the right ingredients fo...

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"Packing Heat on Your Street": Stop This Bill!

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 12.19.2011

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Dennis A. Henigan

So much for states' rights. Under H.R. 822, Congress would prevent states from enforcing the restrictions they have deemed necessary for public safety against out-of-state gun carriers.

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Judge: Jared Loughner Can Be Made Mentally Fit To Stand Trial

AP | Posted 11.28.2011

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TUCSON, Ariz. -- A federal judge has ruled that the suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage can eventually be made mentally fit to stand trial. U.S. D...

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Forcible Medication Of Jared Loughner May Continue, Federal Judge Rules

AP | ELLIOT SPAGAT | Posted 10.26.2011

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SAN DIEGO — A federal judge ruled Friday that prison doctors may continue to forcibly medicate the man accused in the deadly Arizona shooting ra...

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