Jared Loughner

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 >>

Would You Be "Interested" in Hearing Jan Brewer's Response to Mark Kelly?

Last week, we reprinted the entire statement prepared by Mark Kelly, husband of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, which he read at the sentencing of Tucson shooter Jared Loughner.To the statement, which included a pointed remark about Governor Jan Brewer's comments after the shooting, Brewer' ... More >>

Jan Brewer "Isn't Interested" in Politics After Mark Kelly Slams Her Comments on Shooting

Yesterday, we reprinted the entire statement prepared by Mark Kelly, husband of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, which he read at the sentencing of Tucson shooter Jared Loughner.It was a damn good statement that included a pointed remark about Governor Jan Brewer's comments after the shootin ... More >>

Tuscon City Council Votes to Support Law Calling for Stricter Background Checks On Potential Gun-Owners

The Tucson city council voted unanimously last night to support the federal Fix Gun Checks Act of 2012 after hearing testimony from the survivors of the January 2011 Tucson shootings. "Based on the testimony from them, based on what's happened in the last couple of weeks in Milwaukee and Aurora, a ... More >>

Author Tom Zoellner Ably Analyzes the Tucson Tragedy

Cafe 54 in Tucson Is the Real Face of Mental Illness in Arizona, Not Jared Loughner

Tucson's Cafe 54 Serves the Seriously Mentally Ill by Allowing Them to Serve

2011, as you might recall, started off with a horrific bang. A man with a gun took aim at U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a Safeway just outside of Tucson, and -- well, you know the rest. My colleague Paul Rubin and I did a story a few days later about both the state of the mental h ... More >>

September 28 In Blogs: Olivia Cortes, Casablance Lounge, The Zombies, Pizza Daux, and Swords

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Institute for Political Civility Opens at U of A in Response to Tucson Shootings. Greta Van Susteren to Serve on Board

Greta Van Susteren ​If any good came from the shooting rampage in Tucson last month, it's an institution opening today at the University of Arizona with the goal of getting politicos to tone down the rhetoric.The National Institute for Civil Discourse opens today in Tucson. The organization is des ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, February 3, 2011

Jared Loughner Hearings to be Held in Tucson, Judge Decides

Jared Loughner's next court appearance will be held in Tucson.​When Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner appears before a judge on March 9, he will do so in a federal courtroom in Tucson, the judge handling Loughner's case ruled this morning.Loughner appeared in a Phoenix federal court last week ... More >>

Jan. 31 In Blogs: The Manzilian, Arctic Monkeys, Aaron May, and Go Daddy

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Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, January 27, 2011

Jared Loughner Has Not-So-Secret Admirer; Nevada GED Student (Age 40, Mind You) Threatens to Shoot Up Class "Like That Guy in Arizona"

Ismael Segura-Hernandez apparently wants to be just like Jared Loughner -- who is now facing the possibility of execution. (Ahem) Good role model.​Tucson shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner has a fan -- he's a thoughtless, 40-year-old GED student in Nevada who threatened to shoot up his classroom ... More >>

Branded: Moving the Tucson Safeway Memorial

Photos by Jamie Peachey Safeway employees move the makeshift memorial outside of the Tucson Safeway where Jared Loughner open fired on January 8, 2011. When we arrived, the memorial was intact: hundreds of bouquets, cards, candles, posters marking the January 8 tragedy, remembering the victi ... More >>

Jan. 24 In Blogs: Joshua Pearce, Dennis Oppenheim, Travis Barker, Brussels Sprouts, and Jared Loughner

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Feedback for the Issue of Thursday, January 20, 2011

Latest Cake Album Hits No. 1, Sets Dubious Record In The Process

Robert McKnightCakeThis year sure has been a fickle beast thus far -- treacherous weather, Jared Lee Loughner and now a slumping music industry.Showroom Of Compassion, the latest album from venerable rock band Cake, took the top spot on the Billboard charts for the week ending on January 1 ... More >>

Mark Chilton, Mayor in North Carolina, to Jared Loughner: F@#% You

Mayor Mark Chilton of Carrboro, North Carolina to Jared Loughner: "F@#$# You."​ A North Carolina mayor is catching hell for writing on his Facebook page something that millions probably would love to tell Jared Lee Loughner to his face. News that Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others, includi ... More >>

Jan. 20 In Blogs: Sweets and Beats, Katy Perry, Lion Meat, and Sheriff Paul Babeu

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Arizona's Lax Gun Laws Helped Make Tucson's Jared Lee Loughner Possible

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 >>

Authorities Looking for Jared Loughner's Mysterious Black Bag

Authorities are looking for a black bag Jared Loughner's believed to have removed from a vehicle owned by his family on the morning of Saturday's tragedy in Tucson.​Authorities investigating the shooting rampage in Tucson on Saturday are looking for a black bag at the center of an argument between ... More >>

Bullets Found in Bag Believed to be Carried by Jared Loughner Before Shooting

​The Pima County Sheriff's Department confirms that bullets were found in a bag authorities believe Jared Loughner, the suspect in Saturday's shooting rampage in Tucson, was carrying in the hours before the attack.The PCSD says about 10 a.m. today, an 18-year-old man was walking his dog near t ... More >>

Jan Brewer's Response to Jared Loughner? Slash Services from an Already Beleaguered Mental-Health System

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 1/13 Issue

​This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts.What sort of music did Jared Lee Loughner listen to?Why does Alice Cooper have a naked lady in his lap in this old ... More >>

The Onion Dishes on Arizona's Wild West Image: Says Jared Loughner's Murderous Rampage Didn't Break any Arizona Laws

​In the wake of Saturday's shooting rampage that left six dead and 13 wounded, the satirical masterpiece that is The Onion is poking fun at Arizona's Wild West image. In short, the paper jokes that the suspect in the Tucson shooting, Jared Loughner, was released from custody because murdering ... More >>

Roundup of Music-Related Gabrielle Giffords Stories

Joey Burns of Calexico is a friend of Gabby Giffords.​If you're a loyal reader of all the New Times blogs you may have spotted a few familiar bylines over on our news blog, Valley Fever.All our coverage related to the tragic shooting in Tucson is there for convenience sake, but in case you missed ... More >>

Ten Rampages by Mentally Ill People Who Bought Guns That Can Teach Lawmakers What to do Next

Seung Hui Cho slipped through a loophole in Virginia law when he bought his gun. Lawmakers in that state fixed the problem​ The deadly mass shooting in Tucson on Saturday was by no means the first to raise questions about how mentally ill people bought firearms. In some cases, state or federa ... More >>

Jared Loughner Classmate: Memories of Loughner "Haunt Me." Describes Face in Mug Shot as "Soulless" and "Evil"

Jared Loughner: the Face of a Madman.​A former classmate of Jared Loughner, the man accused of the maniacal murders of six people -- and the senseless shooting of 14 others, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords -- tells New Times memories of Loughner "haunt me."Caitie Parker, a former classm ... More >>

Arizona Lawmakers Introduce Firearms Bills to Further Loosen Restrictions

  Arizona State Representative John Kavanagh, a Republican from Surprise, saw his bill passed last year that allows people to store guns in their vehicles in the parking lots of businesses that otherwise prohibit guns.​What kinds of firearms-related bills will Arizona lawmakers be work ... More >>

Eleven Pairs of Crazy Eyes Almost as Haunting as Jared Loughner's

Jared Loughner, as described by a member of the equally batty Westboro Baptist Church, is "bat-shit crazy."​By now you've probably seen the chilling photo of Jared Loughner taken by the Pima County Sheriff's Office after Saturday's shooting rampage in Tucson. If not, look to the right (unles ... More >>

Jared Loughner Professor Describes "Evil Stare" -- and Sean Hannity Gives New Times a Little Love

Jared Loughner, seen here at a book fair in Tucson.​One of Jared Loughner's professors at Pima Community College describes Loughner, the man alleged to be responsible for Saturday's shooting rampage in Tucson, as often having an "evil stare." He also describes a number other bizarre ins ... More >>

Jan. 11 In Blogs: Merc Bar, Edward Sharpe, Papago Brewing, and Jared Loughner

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Heroes Who Restrained Jared Loughner Probably Prevented Gunman From Killing Self

Jared Loughner left a series of bizarre notes in a safe in his home prior to Saturday's shooting in Tucson. ​Four people who restrained murder suspect Jared Loughner during Saturday's shooting rampage in Tucson may have prevented him from killing not only additional innocent bystanders who a ... 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 >>

Palin and Tea Party Rhetoric Was Not the Reason Gabrielle Giffords Was Attacked -- America's Treatment of Mental Illness Is to Blame

​The attempted assassination of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, the incidental execution of Arizona's Chief Federal Judge, the collateral killing of five bystanders, including a child, and the deranged wounding of 14 politically curious civilians is not the result of the First Amendment's pe ... More >>

Jared Loughner Web Site Started to Memorialize Tragedy; No Ads Accepted, Site Says

Image: www.jaredloughner.comSomeone bought the "jaredloughner.com" domain name on Saturday -- the same day as the shooting​ It's never too soon for a domain-name buy, apparently. With Jared Loughner's Glock still cooling, someone bought the URL www.jaredloughner.com on Saturday and began uploa ... More >>

Arizona's Surprisingly Good Mental Health Laws Might Have Prevented Tragedy

Charles "Chick" Arnold​Arizona's mental health laws are among the best in the country and might have been used to get Jared Loughner treatment if applied properly, says Charles "Chick" Arnold, the state's leading expert in mental health law. "While our system sucks, our statutes are the be ... More >>

High-Capacity Magazines (a.k.a. "Clips") for Firearms Targeted by Gun-Control Advocates Following Giffords Tragedy

Image: www.kyimports.com High-capacity, 31-round magazines for semi-automatic firearms are getting targeted by gun-control advocates after Saturday's shooting​ Large-capacity magazines for firearms are becoming a focus for gun-control advocates following Saturday's shooting of Congress ... More >>

The Face of Crazy: Jared Loughner Eerily Smirks in Photo Taken After Shooting Rampage

Pima County Sheriff's Office Jared Loughner after being arrested for Saturday's shooting rampage in Tucson.​Above is the first look at Jared Loughner after he was taken into custody for allegedly shooting 20 people in Tucson on Saturday, killing six. The photo was taken by the Pima County S ... More >>

Jared Lougher's Mother, Amy, a Pima County Employee, Reportedly Not at Work Today

​ Amy Joanne Loughner, mother of Tucson shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner, works for Pima County as a manager at Agua Caliente Park. A lot of people ask that we pray for Amy and her husband, Randy, Jared's father. That's about all we can tell you about Amy and her place in county govern ... More >>

Attorney Who Defended Unabomber, 9/11 Conspirator, and Olympic Park Bomber Slated to Represent Man Accused of Murderous Rampage in Tucson

www.jcsrlaw.net Defense Attorney Judy Clarke has defended a laundry list of high-profile clients accused of capital crimes​What type of legal defense will Jared Loughner's legal team mount? How do you defend a suspect who carries out a violent crime as publicly as the one Loughner alle ... More >>

ADL's Jared Loughner Report: Mental Illness, Not Ideology Likely Led To Tragedy

Mental illness, rather than Tea Baggery's likely to blame for Loughner's rampage, says the ADLSince Saturday's massacre in Tucson, both the left and the right have parsed alleged killer Jared Lee Loughner's YouTube videos, the statements of his supposed school chums, his favorite books (everything f ... More >>

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 Shooting Update: Second Suspect Located and Cleared; Federal Complaint Filed Against Jared Loughner

Congresswoman Gabriel Giffords remains in critical condition following yesterday's shooting.​The second "person of interest" sought in the rampage shooting that left six people dead and several -- including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords -- injured yesterday in Tucson has been located and ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Shooter: Chilling YouTube Video Believed to Be Made by Suspect, 22-Year-Old Jared Loughner; Doctors "Optimistic" Congresswoman Will Survive

Representative Gabrielle Giffords was shot this morning in Tucson.​Authorities confirm to New Times that the man suspected of shooting U.S. Congresswoman Gabriell Giffords and several others this morning in Tucson is 22-year-old Jared Loughner.A motive for the shooting is unknown at the ... More >>

Jared Loughner, Alleged Shooter in Gabrielle Giffords Attack, Described by Classmate as "Left-Wing Pothead"

Jared Loughner is described as a "left-wing political radical."​A classmate of the man accused of shooting Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords this morning describes him as "left wing" and a "pot head" in a series of posts on Twitter this afternoon.Caitie Parker did not immediately respond to o ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Shooter: Arizona Daily Star Selling Photos Thought to Be of the Shooter, Jared Loughner, on Web Site for $125 Each

​The Web site for the Arizona Daily Star is selling photos of the man believed to be responsible for shooting several people, including Congresswoman Gabriel Giffords and a federal judge, for $125 each.The newspaper isn't trying to cash in on this morning's tragedy -- many newspapers sell ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Shooting: Second Suspect Sought by Authorities

Jared Loughner (above) may have had an accomplice in this morning's shooting rampage that left six people dead.​Law enforcement officials investigating this morning's shooting rampage in Tucson just wrapped up a press conference and say they have reason to believe there could be a second sus ... More >>