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01-08-2011 , 02:29 PM

SnotBoogy

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wow... breaking news

http://www.gpb.org/news/2011/01/08/c...hot-in-arizona

01-08-2011 , 02:31 PM

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point blank in the head at a townhall event.

wow.

01-08-2011 , 02:33 PM

Noah.

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If the shooter is an undocumented immigrant, Arizona might explode.

01-08-2011 , 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Eyedea

If the shooter is an undocumented immigrant, Arizona might explode.

-1000 that it isnt

she is hated by the right wingers

01-08-2011 , 02:34 PM

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3 staffers shot too...yikes.

01-08-2011 , 02:35 PM

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Yeah, I didn't know who Giffords was when I posted. Reading more on her now.

01-08-2011 , 02:36 PM

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No way a Dem was shot by an illegal when there are so many better targets in the state for "that reason".

01-08-2011 , 02:40 PM

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Pretty crazy how people are already condemning pretty much anyone with there being zero confirmed info so far

01-08-2011 , 02:40 PM

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Ugh

01-08-2011 , 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by [Phill]

Pretty crazy how people are already condemning pretty much anyone with there being zero confirmed info so far

yeah well i hear my friends in tucson always rant about how crappy a person she is, its pretty obvious what happened

if its in fact just random or a liberal/undocumented/etc i'll eat crow

01-08-2011 , 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Eyedea

Yeah, I didn't know who Giffords was when I posted. Reading more on her now.

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Gun rights
Giffords has discussed her gun ownership and support for gun rights [14] opposing the DC gun ban and signing an Amicus curiae brief with the US Supreme Court to support overturing it. [14][15] She has a D+ rating from the NRA[16] and a D- from the GOA.[17] She was subsequently shot in the head.</ref>

well played wikipedia.

01-08-2011 , 02:48 PM

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Theres one particular nut I know in Tucson who is crazy and hates her.

If the gunman's initials are , ship me

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01-08-2011 , 02:48 PM

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It's probably not related, and possibly not politically motivated, but this is the third (?) attack against employees of the government in as many days, isn't it? A few days ago two mail-bombs were sent somewhere in Maryland, yesterday one was sent to Napolitano, and today this.

01-08-2011 , 02:49 PM

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Jesus christ at that wording.

She was seemingly on the side of the AZ immigration laws, but she was a major target for the tea party and barely held her seat apparently.

I dont want to jump to conclusions, but if you are i agree its not hard to work out a direction to jump in.

They caught the guy, so this wont be a mystery so jumping to conclusions seems kinda silly. Its just gonna take more than half an hour to work out the exact details.

01-08-2011 , 02:52 PM

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Jason Pekau, a Sprint employee who works near the Safeway where the shooting occurred, tells CNN: "I see two bodies laying on the sidewalk in front of the Safeway."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_806211.html

Seems to be a good website for getting updates right now, if anyone knows better im happy to hear about it tho.

Early reports are she was shot in the head, someone approximated 15-20 shots, 5 people hit and perhaps two killed.

01-08-2011 , 02:53 PM

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hmmm i wonder where exactly this happened in tucson. i'm pretty familiar with the city

Fox News said something about Campbell and Speedway

EDIT: it was the safeway at Ina/Oracle, north Tucson

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01-08-2011 , 02:53 PM

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1:51 PM ET At Least 12 Reportedly Shot
A Pima County sheriff's spokesman says at least 12 people were shot at the event. One person is in custody.

1:50 PM ET Medical Response
Pekau also tells CNN that three emergency evacuation helicopters are at the scene of the shooting.

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