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In the wake of the shooting, Democrats and Republicans both called for a cooling of political rhetoric and a return to bipartisanship. [19] On the eve of the shooting, Giffords had written to a Republican friend, Trey Grayson, Secretary of State of Kentucky, saying, "we need to figure out how to tone our rhetoric and partisanship down."
Gabrielle Dee Giffords (born June 8, 1970) is an American retired politician and gun control activist. She served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Arizona's 8th congressional district from January 2007 until January 2012, when she resigned because of a severe brain injury suffered during an assassination attempt.
Jared Lee Loughner (/ ˈ l ɒ f n ər /; born September 10, 1988) is an American mass murderer who pleaded guilty to 19 charges of murder and attempted murder in connection with the January 8, 2011, Tucson shooting, in which he shot and severely injured U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords, and killed six people, including Chief U.S. District Court Judge John Roll, Gabe Zimmerman, a member of ...
Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords and her husband Sen. Mark Kelly spoke on the DNC stage ahead of Harris' appearance. Giffords was seriously injured in a 2011 shooting.
The final night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention will feature several speakers who have stories related to gun violence, including former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords.. Giffords survived an ...
An Arizona woman allegedly shot by her husband, who then turned the weapon on himself, called authorities about a domestic violence incident shortly before her death, police said. Authorities ...
Arizona (8th district) January 8, 2011 Jared Lee Loughner: Mass shooting Giffords was shot in the head during the 2011 Tucson mass shooting, an assassination attempt on Giffords which occurred at a constituency meeting held in a supermarket parking lot in Casas Adobes, Arizona. [20] Steve Scalise Louisiana (1st district) June 14, 2017
On January 8, 2011, 19 people were shot during a Congresswoman's meeting in a Safeway grocery store parking lot. [7] Six people were killed, including a federal judge, John Roll, and a congressional aide. U.S. Representative for Arizona's 8th congressional district, Gabby Giffords, was shot in the head at close range. [8]