Gabrielle Giffords

'Til Death Do Us Part: Arizona's Dangerous Love Affair with Guns

Mark Kelly, Testifying on Gun Violence, Informs Senate Committee of Phoenix Shooting (Video)

Mark Kelly, while testifying in a U.S. Senate committee hearing on gun violence, informed the rest of the room that another Arizona shooting had just taken place during the meeting.After talking about the Tucson shooting of his wife, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Kelly fielded a question ... More >>

Gun Control Debate Continues Two Years After Tucson Shooting

Where were you when you heard about the Tucson shooting that claimed six lives and wounded 14, including former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords? I remember being at my in-laws' house in North Phoenix still decompressing from the holidays. When the news broke, I was glued to the television and radio ... More >>

Jared Loughner Officially Going to Die in Prison for Tucson Shooting

It's official: Jared Lee Loughner will die in prison.Loughner, who turned 24 in September, was the lone shooter in last year's Tucson shooting that killed six people and injured 13, including former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.

Jared Loughner Not Entirely Convinced That Gabrielle Giffords Is Alive

The competency report for Jared Loughner was released yesterday, and while the forensic psychologist reported that Loughner was competent to enter a plea, she noted several concerns about Loughner and his mental illness.Loughner -- who pleaded guilty earlier this week to 19 charges related to last y ... More >>

State Representative Matt Heinz Will Run For Gabrielle Giffords' Seat in Congress

​Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords resigned from her seat in Congress last week in an emotional farewell speech read on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.State Representative Matt Heinz, an openly gay Tucson Democrat, announced yesterday that he wants to be Giffords' replacement ... More >>

Congressman Jeff Flake: A Class Act (Take Note, Jan Brewer)

​Congressman Jeff Flake may be the poorest member of Arizona's Congressional delegation, and he may have flaked on his support of comprehensive immigration reform, but he's still a standup guy -- a class act from whom other Arizona politicos (we won't name names...just kidding -- specifically, Gov ... More >>

Tucson Shooting Victim George Morris: The Sight of Gabrielle Giffords Makes Him "Want to Vomit"

This makes Tucson shooting victim George Morris "want to vomit."​When many of us see Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords doing so well after getting shot in the head during last year's shooting rampage at a grocery store just outside of Tucson, we're relieved, inspired -- even uplifted.Not 77-year-ol ... More >>

NOFX, Black Carl, First Friday of the Year and More

Photo by Melissa FossumFat Mike (NOFX)​NOFX at The Marquee Theatre, 1/7/12 Photo by Melissa FossumNOFX at The Marquee Theatre​Fat Mike painted a grim picture of Arizona a couple weeks ago. He was convinced that nobody goes to shows in Phoenix anymore because it's on its way to becoming ... More >>

Crossroads of the West's Tucson Gun Show Scheduled for Same Day as Anniversary of Jared Loughner's Deadly Rampage

​On the same day Tucson residents commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Tucson shooting that left 6 people dead and 14 others wounded, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Crossroads of the West will hold a gun show at the Pima County Fairgrounds.Crossroads of the West bills itself as ... More >>

Giffords Friend Tom Zoellner Releases Book A Safeway in Arizona

​Tom Zoellner, an Arizona-raised author and former newspaper writer who's been critically recognized for his works on uranium and diamonds, has written a deeply personal book about the January 8, 2011, shooting of Arizona's U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (and 18 other people, six of whom w ... More >>

Zócalo Public Square's "Is Arizona the Front Line of American Politics?" Airs Tonight on C-SPAN

​If you caught last month's Zócalo Public Square in Scottsdale and want a refresher -- or missed it and want to see what all the talk was about, tune into C-SPAN tonight at 10 p.m.. The discussion, held in the SMoCA Lounge in October, posed the question "Is Arizona the Front Line of American ... More >>

June 13 In Blogs: Vicente Fernandez, Spring Bling, Hip Hop, Cheese 'n Stuff Deli, and Gabrielle Giffords

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Gabrielle Giffords Shooting was a Hoax, According to Conspiracy Theorist Whacko

www.redriverpark.com​Conspiracy theorist whack-job Ed Chiarini claims that the January 8, Tucson shooting rampage that left six dead and several injured -- including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords -- was a hoax.Chiarini is the man behind the website wellaware1.com, which claims the horrific orde ... More >>

Terry Goddard Leads Dems in Hypothetical, Gabrielle Giffords-Less Senate Race, Poll Finds

Bad news, Democrats: without Gabrielle Giffords, this guy is your best shot at winning a U.S. Senate seat.​Assuming Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords doesn't miraculously run for the Senate seat getting vacated by Senator Jon Kyl, former Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard is the most popular am ... More >>

April 25 In Blogs: SB 1070, SanTan Wheelie Jam, Maroon 5, Kitchen 56, and Gabrielle Giffords

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March 10 In Blogs: Mark Spencer, Brides of March, Lady Gaga, Food Trucks, and Gabrielle Giffords

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Westboro Baptist Bozos Have Right to Protest Funerals, Supreme Court Rules

​The United States Supreme Court ruled this morning that groups like the Westboro Baptist Church, an anti-gay/anti-logic bunch of twerps known for protesting the funerals of soldiers killed overseas, are protected under the first amendment, regardless of how disgusting their message may be.You ... More >>

Feb. 16 In Blogs: Joshua Pearce, The Rose & Crown, Lucero's, Arizona Beer Week, and James Ray

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Calexico - Crystal Frontier (Live)

​Song: Calexico, "Crystal Frontier" (Live in Nuremberg)Context: When I spoke with Calexico frontman Joey Burns in the wake of the Giffords tragedy we discussed this song, which he suggested as a wake-up tune aboard the space shuttle for the astronaut husband of a famous fan of his band, Gabby Giff ... More >>

Rodney Glassman Used Gabby Giffords' Shooting To Campaign For Chair

Note the date on the Glassman e-mail: two days after the bloodshed in TucsonLike you needed more proof that erstwhile Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Rodney Glassman is a charlatan, take a look at this mass e-mail, sent out by Glassman on January 10, two days after the Tucson massacre, which severe ... More >>

Jan. 21 In Blogs: Rodney Glassman, Misha Renteria, Best Coast, Smashburger, and Jan Brewer

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Branded: Can Tucson Ever Live It Down?

Pima County Sheriff's Department Releases Names of All Wounded in Tucson Tragedy

​Moments ago, the Pima County Sheriff's Department released the names of everyone who was wounded during Saturday's tragedy outside of a Tucson grocery store.The department has already released the names of the six people killed in the attack, which includes Federal Judge John Roll, 9-year-old Chr ... More >>

Tucson Tea Party Leader Says Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Should Have Had Security At Tucson Event

www.nydailynews.com Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Tucson Tea Party leader Trent Humphries​Reports that Tucson Tea Party leader Trent Humphries is laying some of the blame for the shooting rampage on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords seem outrageous.But they are out there, and they ste ... More >>

Video: Shooting a Glock 19 With a 31-Round Magazine

Quick quiz: The perfect number of bullets in the magazine of a handgun is -- A) Zero. Bullets and handguns shouldn't be sold to anyone but cops. B). Ten. That's the maximum in California, and was the maximum under the expired federal assault rifle ban. C). 16. This is roughly a normal magazine ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords and Jared Loughner: A Contrast in Yearbooks

Scripps College 1993 Yearbook Gabrielle Giffords, (Top L to R) Senior Photo, her senior page, sporting traditional Mennonite clothing, with her mother Gloria, and competing in an equestrian competition, ​The school careers of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Jared Lee Loughner cou ... More >>

Tucson: How Will the Southern Arizona Community Be Remembered After a Shooting Rampage that Riveted the Nation?

The City of Tucson​A mention of Columbine evokes images of two teenage gunman shooting up a school full of terrified classmates. Waco? The public mind recalls the infamous standoff and siege, the flames that ripped through a compound and the more than 80 people who died. Will ... More >>

President Barack Obama: "Gabby Opened Her Eyes for the First Time"

"Gabby opened her eyes," President Barack Obama told the world Wednesday night.​At a memorial service held for those killed and wounded in Saturday's shooting rampage in Tucson, President Barack Obama offered the most encouraging update yet about the condition of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords s ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords' Seat Would be Filled Through Special Election in the Event of Her Departure From Office

If Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is unable to carry out her duties, Governor Jan Brewer would call a special election. ​As Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords remains hospitalized and in critical condition after taking a bullet through the brain during Saturday's shooting spree in Tucso ... More >>

CBS News Poll: Nearly 60 Percent of Americans See No Connection Between Tucson Shooting and Hafetul Political Rhetoric

​What motivated Tucson shooter Jared Loughner to gun down 20 people outside a Safeway, killing six people and critically injuring Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords?Nearly 60 percent of Americans do not believe that "heated political rhetoric" is to blame for the shooting rampage in Tucson that ... More >>

John Boehner Releases Statement on Giffords Shooting, Doesn't Cry

AP Boehner, here seen with Giffords, who was shot on Saturday in Tucson, AZ. ​U.S. House Speaker John Boehner issued the statement in the video below after the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords on Saturday. Boehner's brief, unemotional comments were a far cry from his typical sob fest. The Sp ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Breathing on Her Own, Doctors Report

Gabrielle Giffords is breathing on her own, doctors say.​Doctors treating Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords said this morning that the congresswoman is now breathing on her own after a bullet, allegedly fired by 22-year-old Jared Loughner, went through her brain.Giffords remains in critical c ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Shares Alma Mater with Margaret Hance, Ann Symington

courtesy of Scripps College Gabrielle Giffords in Mennonite garb, 1993. ​An eclectic collection of politically involved Arizona women have graduated from Scripps College, Gabrielle Giffords' alma mater. Margaret Hance, Phoenix mayor from 1976-83 went there. Class of '45. So did Ann Symin ... More >>

Jared Loughner: "I Planned Ahead"

Jared Loughner left a series of bizarre notes in a safe in his home prior to Saturday's shooting in Tucson.​Authorities investigating Saturday's shooting rampage in Tucson found some bizarre notes in the home of Jared Loughner, the man accused of killing six people and injuring several other ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords' Murdered Aide Gabe Zimmerman -- A Chat Last Spring

I was standing at the border "fence" down in Palominas last spring chatting with John Ladd Jr., an articulate and outspoken cattle rancher with no love for the federal government, Barack Obama, or anything with the phrase "illegal immigrant" attached to it. ​ I was reporting this story, "Bad ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Investigation Gets Offer of Help from Tom Horne, New State Attorney General

Tom Horne, the new Arizona Attorney General, says his office will do whatever it can to help in the shooting investigation of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.​

Westboro Baptist Church to Protest Funeral of 9-Year-Old Girl Murdered in Tucson Shooting; Hells Angels to the Rescue?

Christina Green was murdered on Saturday. Despicably, the members of the Westboro Baptist Church plan to protest her funeral.​Members of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas, announced today that they plan to protest the funeral of a 9-year-old girl murdered during Sat ... More >>

Jason, Jan, and Jon: Politicos' Overstatements and Hypocritical Comments About Shooting in Tucson

Jason Rose bemoans the political climate he helped create.​Since Arizona is well knownfor its divisive politics and extreme rhetoric, it's no wonder that the eyes of the nation are on us.It is even less surprising that Arizona politicos started jumping into the fray -- issuing obvious s ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords' Recovery Chances Boosted by Advances in Brain-Trauma Surgery Since JFK's Assassination in 1963

Wikimedia Commons Gabrielle Giffords, following her 2010 election victory. ​In the aftermath of the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords on Saturday, many people are wondering about her chances of recovery. They're the best they can be, given advances in brain surgery, according ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Shooting Spree Wasn't First Arizona Rampage

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is fighting for her life.​The Saturday shooting rampage in Tucson that felled Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 13 others, six of whom died, wasn't the first such mass-killing spree in Arizona.Listed below are other Arizona mass shootin ... More >>

Jan. 10 In Blogs: Gabrielle Giffords, Improv AZ, The Black Swans, Shinbay, and Jared Loughner

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Gabrielle Giffords Shooting Update: Congresswoman Able to Communicate With Doctors; Second Suspect Sought

Pima County Sheriff's Office Authorities are looking for this man, who they say is a "person of interest" in yesterday's shooting rampage in Tucson.​Doctors treating Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords following yesterday's shooting rampage in Tucson that left six people dead and several injur ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Shot in Tucson. The Democratic Arizona Congresswoman Reportedly Was Alive at This Writing *UPDATED*

Representative Gabrielle Giffords was shot this morning in Tucson.​*UPDATED* Click here for update.Democratic U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords was one of at least 12 people shot this morning at an event at a grocery store in Tucson, NPR is reporting.Giffords was reportedly shot in ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Murdered in Tucson

Giffords dead: Was it assassination? Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords died today after being shot in the head in Tucson while hosting an event at a local grocery store. Several outlets are reporting there are other fatalities from the shooting rampage. NPR reported the story first.& ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords, John Roll, and the Valley of Misinformation

Gabrielle Giffords: Her shooting became a rabbit hole of confusion for the vaunted Fourth Estate. Morning news flash: Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has been shot, and is in critical condition. Five more are dead, including a child. The shooting occurred as the Congresswoman ... More >>

Some Races Neck-and-Neck as Statewide Votes Pour In; Grijalva and Horne Pulling Ahead, for the Moment

  Gabrielle Giffords appears to be pulling off a win against Republican Jesse Kelly.​The medical marijuana initiative, Proposition 203, is just one of several statewide races that look like they might end in a photo finish. At 10 p.m. approaches, here are some of the closest one ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords' Campaign Does Not Condone Choking Out Conservatives, Despite What You May Have Heard

www.wikimedia.org Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords​There's a video making the rounds in the blogosphere of a man, who is supposedly a supporter of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, choking out a supporter of her opponent, Republican Jesse Kelly. Conservative bloggers are using it to d ... More >>

Giffords Statements on Healthcare Reform Show the "Devil is in the Detail"

​ Reading the full transcript of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' August 10 interview with the Arizona Daily Star, it's easy to see why people are so frustrated with plans to launch government-run healthcare insurance. The costs, the potential savings, the type of coverage, the pote ... More >>

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