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Arizona Congresswoman shot...

Postby patchz » Sat Jan 08, 2011 3:09 pm

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot Saturday. While some initial reports said Giffords had died, the local sheriff, Clarence Dupnick and University Medical Center spokeswoman Darci Slaten say she is alive and in surgery. She was hosting a public event at a Safeway grocery store on the north side of Tucson


There were nine people shot by a lone gunman.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theticket ... fords-shot
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Re: Arizona Congresswoman shot...

Postby Steve M » Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:14 am

These things are a shame,I hope she comes out of it allright.
Reading the comments, we can see all the keyboard cops coming out of the woodwork. (Blaming this on everything but a gunman.)
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Re: Arizona Congresswoman shot...

Postby patchz » Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:38 am

These things are a shame,I hope she comes out of it allright.
Reading the comments, we can see all the keyboard cops coming out of the woodwork. (Blaming this on everything but a gunman.)

[color=#000000]Yeah, I posted this because it is news of importance. Then I thought about political and/or gun comments/arguments and thought about deleting it. Maybe everyone will behave, especially since it is so tragic.
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Re: Arizona Congresswoman shot...

Postby hhomebrewer » Sun Jan 09, 2011 3:07 pm

Just some crazy nut looking for his fifteen minutes. Too bad an armed citizen didn't put a quick end to this loser. Concealed carry can also be used to protect others in your vicinity, as well as yourself...
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Re: Arizona Congresswoman shot...

Postby B-Valvs » Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:04 pm

She was incredibly lucky to not be hit in a critical area of the brain and suffer immediate death. The thing that I find most amazing is that she remained alert throughout the process:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theticket ... fords-life

This man is also a real hero. To keep a level head in a situation like that should really be commened.

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Re: Arizona Congresswoman shot...

Postby The Ruptured Duck » Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:40 pm

Probably an anti-government nutcase thinking he's protecting liberty and justice when he's doing just the opposite >:(.  The ability to participate in democracy by publicly serving, voting, or speaking our minds without reasonable threat of being shot (stabbed or attacked otherwise) is a large part of what makes a democracy work.

I have no pity for people who make or carry out threats to the government rather than grow a pair and speak their minds in a calm, cogent, and assertive way.  Seriously people, this isn't Pakistan.
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Re: Arizona Congresswoman shot...

Postby jime59 » Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:58 pm

>:(  :-X
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Re: Arizona Congresswoman shot...

Postby B-Valvs » Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:19 pm

Another article you may find interesting.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/201 ... tothebrain

A lot of it seemed fairly obvious to me, but some of the information is very interesting.

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