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Pricey Colt AR-15 Assault Rifle Among Guns Turned in at Phoenix Police Buyback Event

After New Times writer Matthew Hendley reported that Phoenix police took in an assault rifle at last weekend's "buyback" event, we were curious what kind of gun it was. Turns out that, in exchange for a $200 gift certificate, an anonymous donor gave up a Colt AR-15 believed to be good condition, a ... More >>

John McCain Bucks the NRA, Supports Expanding Background Checks for Gun Sales

Republican Senator John McCain announced today his support for an amendment that calls for an expansion of the federal background-check system for gun sales, an amendment that's specifically being targeted for defeat by the National Rifle Association.According to all the newspapers in Washington, th ... More >>

Worse Publicity Stunt: Mark Kelly or Diamondback Police Supply?

In a battle of gun-related publicity stunts, neither Gabrielle Giffords' husband Mark Kelly nor Tucson gun shop Diamondback Police Supply really proved their point.Kelly bought an AR-15 rifle, claiming that he was just experiencing the process of buying one, but now the gun shop says it's actually n ... More >>

Is the Photo of Gabrielle Giffords With a Rifle an Example of "Elitist Hypocrisy"?

A radio host from a Tucson radio station posted a photo online of what he calls proof of "elitist hypocrisy"-- former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords holding a so-called assault rifle.The only thing is, that radio station host, as well as Breitbart.com, showed the photo of Giffords with the rifle, ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Pictured With "Assault Rifle" in Leaked Photos, but Cop Is Cropped Out

A radio host from a Tucson radio station that describes itself as talk from the "right" posted a photo online of what the host calls proof of "elitist hypocrisy"-- former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords holding a so-called assault rifle.That host, as well as the right-wing Breitbart.com posted the ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords' Husband Mark Kelly Bought an AR-15 Rifle -- Do You Buy His Explanation?

Buying an AR-15 rifle is probably at the top of the list of things you would never expect former Congressman Gabrielle Giffords' husband, Mark Kelly, to do.However, that's exactly what Kelly did at a Tucson gun shop, and it looks like not everyone's buying his explanation.

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

Gabrielle Giffords Featured in Gun-Control Ad: "Take It From Me, Congress Must Act" (Video)

The pro-gun-control organization headed up by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, released a video ad featuring a plea from Giffords for Congress to act on gun-control proposals.Giffords and Kelly announced the formation of Americans for Responsible Solutions last mo ... More >>

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 >>

John Leonardo, Arizona U.S. Attorney, Supports Obama's Gun-Control Plan

John Leonardo, Arizona U.S. Attorney, released a letter to the public today that expresses support for banning certain kinds of guns and requiring background checks for all sales of firearms. Leonardo begins his letter by explaining that the "political climate for a constructive discussion about gu ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords' and Mark Kelly's Call for "Laws to Require Responsible Gun Ownership": Yay or Nay?

Two years after the Tucson shooting in which six people were killed, and 13 others were injured, including then-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Giffords and husband Mark Kelly used the date to call for Congress to do something."In response to a horrific series of shootings that has sown terror in ... 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 >>

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 >>

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.

Is Jared Loughner's Sentence Harsh Enough for 2011 Tucson Shooting?

See also: Jared Loughner Will Spend the Rest of His Life in Prison See also: Gabrielle Giffords "Satisfied" With Jared Loughner Plea Deal Jared Loughner -- the lone suspect in the January 2011 Tucson shooting that killed six people and injured 13, including former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords - ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords "Satisfied" With Jared Loughner Plea Deal, Husband Mark Kelly Says

See also: Jared Loughner Wants to Change His Plea if He's Found CompetentFormer Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is "satisfied" with Jared Loughner's expected guilty plea, according to her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly.Loughner -- the lone suspect in last year's Tucson shooting that killed six peopl ... More >>

Jared Loughner Pleads Guilty to 19 Charges, Will Spend the Rest of His Life in Prison

Jared Lee Loughner will die in prison.Loughner -- the lone suspect in last year's Tucson shooting that killed six people and injured 13, including former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords -- pleaded guilty to 19 charges in federal court today, after being found competent to understand the charges aga ... More >>

Ron Barber, Gabrielle Giffords Aide Wounded in Tucson Shooting, to Run in Special Election

Former Gabrielle Giffords aide Ron Barber hopes to finish his former boss' term in Congress.​Ron Barber, a former aide to former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, announced this morning that he'll run in the special election to finish the remainder of Giffords' term.Giffords resigned from Co ... More >>

Should Gabrielle Giffords Run For Congress Again?

​Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the tragic day when a 23-year-old, severely mentally ill man named Jared Loughner shot 19 people at a Safeway just outside of Tucson, killing six.Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, despite getting shot in the head during the rampage, led an estimated 3, ... 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 >>

Arizona Commemorates the Gabrielle Giffords Shooting One Year Later

Keith PerfettiDavid Higuera, a volunteer with Beyond, is interviewed at the Beyond main event at Reid Park in Tucson on January 7th, 2012. Higuera is a friend of the Zimmerman family. Gabe Zimmerman, Giffords' Community Outreach Director, was killed in the January 8, 2011, shooting.​This week ... More >>

Author Tom Zoellner Ably Analyzes the Tucson Tragedy

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 >>

Gabrielle Giffords Not Angry at Tucson Shooter Jared Loughner; Wishes "He Could Have Been Helped"

Gabrielle Giffords spoke to the media for the first time tonight since getting shot during the January 8 Tucson shooting.​Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords tonight gave her first interview since being shot "through the brain" during the January 8 Tucson shooting rampage that took the lives of six p ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Speaks in Preview of Monday's Interview With Diane Sawyer *VIDEO*

ABC NewsGabrielle Giffords and husband Mark Kelly speak to ABC News' Diane Sawyer.​The much anticipated interview with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords -- her first interview since getting shot in the head during the January 8 Tucson shooting -- is set to air Monday night on ABC.It remains unclear ... More >>

ABC News Releases Preview of Gabrielle Giffords' Interview; Unclear Whether Congresswoman Will Speak on Camera *VIDEO*

Diane Sawyer's "interview" with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is scheduled to air on November 14. ​ABC News has released a preview of Diane Sawyer's interview with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and it remains unclear whether the congresswoman -- who was shot "through the brain" during Jared ... More >>

Greg Stanton, Phoenix Mayoral Candidate, Gets Endorsement from Congresswoman Gabby Giffords Via Husband's Speech

​Mark Kelly, husband of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, spoke during an Arizona Democratic Party fundraiser at the Arizona Science Center in downtown Phoenix to salute the party's grassroots volunteers.During his speech, the retired NASA astronaut, told the crowd that Giffords was excited for Greg S ... More >>

Diane Sawyer Lands First Interview of Gabrielle Giffords Since Tucson Shooting

The first interview with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords since the January 8, Tucson shooting will be aired on ABC on November 14.​For the first time since getting shot through the brain during the January 8, Tucson shooting, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will give her first televised intervie ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords to Spend Father's Day in Tucson

Gabrielle Giffords will spend the weekend in Tucson.​Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' office announced today that she plans to spend Father's Day in Tucson, which will be her first trip back to Arizona since she went to Texas for rehab after getting shot in the face during the January 8 Tucson sh ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Leaves Houston Hospital; Will Continue Recovery With Out-Patient Rehab

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has been released from the hospital.​Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has left the Houston hospital where she's been recovering for the last several months after getting shot in the face during the January 8, Tucson shooting rampage.She will be living in her ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords to Attend Husband's Shuttle Launch -- and Now People Think She's Running for Senate

Senator Gabrielle Giffords? Democrats hope so.​Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was cleared over the weekend to leave rehab in Texas and fly to Florida to watch her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly's, shuttle launch less than four months after being shot "through the brain" during the January 8, Tucs ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords "Making Leaps and Bounds" in Recovery, Doctors Say

Gabrielle Giffords' condition continues to improve, doctors say.​For the first time in about seven weeks, doctors treating Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords held a news conference to update the public on the congresswoman's condition after she was shot through the brain during the January 8 s ... More >>

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords to Attend Astronaut Husband's Shuttle Launch

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords plans to attend her husband's April shuttle launch.​It's only been about two months since Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot "through the brain" during the January 8, shooting rampage in Tucson, but her staff confirms today that she plans to attend her ... More >>

Jackson Browne, Alice Cooper, Calexico, Keb' Mo, Dar Williams and More Playing Tucson Benefit

​A Tucson-based community group has a huge benefit show lined up in the wake of the Laughner shootings.Jackson Browne, Alice Cooper, David Crosby & Graham Nash, Sam Moore, Nils Lofgren, Keb' Mo', Jerry Riopelle, Dar Williams, Ozomatli, and Calexico are all signed up to play Tucson Convention C ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Able to Speak -- and She Wants Toast

She speaks! Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords reportedly asked for toast with her breakfast this morning.​Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords wanted toast for breakfast this morning, and that's reportedly what she verbally told those caring for her at a Houston hospital this morning.CBS' The Early Sho ... More >>

Mark Kelly, Husband of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Heading to Space

Gabrielle Giffords' husband, Mark Kelly, is heading back to space.​After weeks of consideration, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' astronaut husband has decided he'll head to space in April on the space shuttle Endeavor's final mission.Mark Kelly took a leave from training after Giffords was shot ... More >>

Jared Loughner Charges: Feds to Have First Crack at Tucson Shooting Suspect; State Charges to Follow

Federal prosecutors will get the first crack at Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner.​The U.S. Attorney's Office and the Pima County Attorney's Office issued a joint statement this morning outlining how prosecuting Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner will go forward.Loughner, who author ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Condition Upgraded to Good

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' recovery continues to be miraculous.​Doctors treating Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Houston have upgraded the congresswoman's condition to good, another milestone in her miraculous recovery after being shot "through the brain" less than three weeks ag ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Leaves Arizona for Houston Rehab Center

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is on her way to a rehab center in Houston just 13 days after being shot in the head.​Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords left the University Medical Center in Tucson this morning en route to a hospital in Houston to begin rehab after she was shot "through ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Able to Stand With Help From Doctors

Gabrielle Giffords stood on her own two feet yesterday, just days after being shot in the head during the January 8, shooting rampage in Tucson.​The same day it was announced that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords would be moved to a hospital in Houston to begin rehab as early as Friday, the hospit ... More >>

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords to Begin Rehabilitation in Houston as Early as Friday

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords could begin rehab as early as Friday.​Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will be moved to a hospital in Houston as early as Friday to begin rehabilitation after being shot through the brain 11 days ago. "The congresswoman's family wants to ensure she receives t ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords' Condition Continues to Improve. Husband Says He's Seen Her Smile

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, says he's seen the congresswoman smile.​Doctors treating Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords told reporters this morning that her condition continues to improve after she was shot through the brain on January 8. However, "gra ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords and Tucson Through the Eyes of Bar Owner Bill Nugent

​Bill Nugent lives in the heart of Tucson  and has done so for the better part of his 65 years. His family has lived here since before the first battles of the Civil War. After his mother passed away in 2000, he took charge of The Shanty on 9th Street, a bar belonging to his family for d ... More >>

Calexico's Joey Burns on Giffords, Upcoming Show at Corona Ranch

Joey Burns (left) is a big fan of Gabby Giffords. Giffords, in turn, is a big fan of his band, Calexico.​In 2008, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was given the chance to choose the "wake- up" music to roust her astronaut husband, Mark Kelly, and the rest of the crew slumbering above Earth a ... 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 >>

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