US House Rep Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) shot at public event....

Belmont31R · #1 01-08-11, 13:33

Supposedly point blank range, and several other people were hit. She was holding an event outside a grocery store in Tuscon.

She is a democrat put pro gun, and pro-border security. Her husband is a military astronaut.

Bubba FAL · #2 01-08-11, 13:59

This is so not what we need right now... doesn't matter what the motivation of the perpetrator, end results will not be good.

Prayers for her and her family as well as the other victims and their families.

Mac5.56 · #3 01-08-11, 14:01

I just read some stuff hoping this was not politically motivated, or personal, but it really sounds like it was.

My thoughts out to all 12 of the people, and the 12 families. Let's hope they all walk away from this. Haven't seen anything about a fatality yet.

LowSpeed_HighDrag · #4 01-08-11, 14:15

Hope all innocent people in this matter will live and be ok. This is bad bad bad for us.

lethal dose · #5 01-08-11, 14:20

I'm seeing reports of multiple fatalities. A real shame. Prayers for everyone affected.

Hmac · #6 01-08-11, 14:33

What a terrible tragedy.

15 or 20 shots fired, 12 people shot, US Congresswoman killed. On a side note, I'm going to order several more 30 round Pmags and a couple more cases of .223.

LHS · #7 01-08-11, 14:34

NPR and MSN are reporting 6 dead, including the Congresswoman. No word yet on the scumbag who shot them.

This is VERY bad.

Whootsinator · #8 01-08-11, 14:36

Christ... this is well beyond bad... I'm truly at a loss for appropriate words to describe it...

The_Biased_Observer · #9 01-08-11, 14:36

Countdown for Grijalva initiated guncontrol begins now.

LHS · #10 01-08-11, 14:42

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Originally Posted by The_Biased_Observer

Countdown for Grijalva initiated guncontrol begins now.

That's certainly one thing I'm afraid of right now. The other is that, despite how much we may bitch and moan about congresscritters, we can't just start capping them. That way lies turning America into another Somalia...

FromMyColdDeadHand · #11 01-08-11, 14:50

So, is this just your local crazy going nuts? She doesn't sound like the normal target for some kind of politically motivated act, she sounded to the right of John McCain.

Belmont31R · #12 01-08-11, 14:51

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Originally Posted by The_Biased_Observer

Countdown for Grijalva initiated guncontrol begins now.

CNN and MSNBC are shit talking conservatives and gun owners. Someone on CNN said AZ has an over the top gun culture. They have pretty much already decided its a Tea Party member.

Pretty sick to turn something like this into pushing your agenda right off the bat. They already brought Palin into this with that graph she made about "targeting" certain politicians in the 2010 election. The one with the cross hairs.