Judge John Roll In Peers’ Thoughts At Superior Court Investiture

It was an upbeat event, yesterday’s investiture ceremony in downtown Phoenix for incoming Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Douglas Gerlach. Presiding county judge Norm Davis led the Pledge of Allegiance and Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Rebecca White Berch administered the Oath of Office to the onetime ASU sports broadcaster,…

Gabrielle Giffords and Jared Loughner: A Contrast in Yearbooks

The school careers of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Jared Lee Loughner couldn’t be more different. Both are from Tucson. The similarities end there. Long before she set foot on Capitol Hill, Gabrielle Giffords was paving her way to a life in politics. She graduated from the prestigious University High School in Tucson, then…

Jared Loughner’s Family Releases Statement

The family of Jared Loughner just released a statement regarding Saturday’s shooting rampage — allegedly orchestrated by their son — that left six people dead and 14 injured, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.Until this point, the family had said nothing about the tragedy and reportedly hasn’t even left their house since…

Gabrielle Giffords Shares Alma Mater with Margaret Hance, Ann Symington

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 Symington, ’74, wife of former (disgraced) Arizona Governor J. Fife Symington. And Christa Severns, a former congresional staffer (and…

Gabrielle Giffords Breathing on Her Own, Doctors Report

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 condition, and her breathing tube has not been removed, but doctors say she’s “holding her own” following…

Gun Sales Surge in Arizona Following Tucson’s Mass Shooting

Gun sales in Arizona are surging in the aftermath of Saturday’s mass shooting in Tucson. The Bloomberg news site is reporting that one-day gun sales in Arizona jumped 60 percent yesterday over the same day last year, and that Glocks like the one used by maniac Jared Loughner are in…

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

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 (unless you ever want to sleep again).Loughner’s not the first maniac to look like, well, a maniac. Below is a…

Arizona Lawmakers Introduce Firearms Bills to Further Loosen Restrictions

  What kinds of firearms-related bills will Arizona lawmakers be working on in the aftermath of Saturday’s mass shooting of 20 people? Well, it’s still early in the new legislative session. But so far, Republicans are continuing their mission to loosen firearms restrictions, not tighten them. Here’s a look at four…

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

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 Speaker is perhaps best known for tearing up whenever he opens his mouth to talk about political victory,…

Peter King, GOP Rep From NY, Wants Guns Kept at Least 1,000 Feet From Government Officials

  Saturday’s mass shooting in Tucson has prompted another idea for gun-control legislation: Representative Peter King, a Republican from New York, says he plans to introduce legislation that would prohibit people from bringing guns within 1,000 feet of government officials. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an avid gun control advocate, immediately embraced the proposal, according to…

Westboro Baptist Church: Gabrielle Giffords an “Arrogant Pinhead;” 9-Year-Old Victim “Going to Hell” — and More Idiocy From Clan of Kooks

In addition to protesting the funeral of the 9-year-old girl murdered during Saturday’s shooting rampage in Tucson, the lunatics from the Westboro Baptist Church tell New Times they plan to protest the funeral of Federal Judge John Roll and picket the very corner at which the massacre took place.Shirley Phelps-Roper,…