Tag Archives: Gabrielle Giffords

Rep. Peter King To Introduce Bill Banning Guns Within 1000 Feet Of Lawmakers

Rep. Peter King (R-NY) plans to introduce a House bill that would ban the carrying of firearms within 1000 feet of members of Congress and other high-ranking federal officials. King is the first Republican to announce any kind of gun control legislation in the wake of the shooting. He joins fellow New York Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, a Democrat, who is …

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FRC Hails Daniel Hernandez

From yesterday’s dispatch from the Family Research Council. Congresswoman Giffords, who appears to be the shooter’s main target, is “holding her own,” doctors say. Her survival is thanks, in large part, to the brave response of Giffords’s new intern Daniel Hernandez. After just five days on the job, Hernandez–who was trained as a nurse’s assistant–rushed to the Congresswoman’s side and …

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Los Angeles Times on Gay Heroes

Today an editorial in the Los Angeles Times compares Arizona shooting hero Daniel Hernandez with Oliver Sipple, the semi-closeted gay man who in 1975 wrestled a gun away from Manson family member Sara Jane Moore, saving the life of President Gerald Ford. Sipple’s outing as a gay hero, to his mind, ruined his life. Thankfully, it’s a different world for …

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The NRA Has The Answer

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Wingnuts Pile On Sheriff Dupnik

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Maddow Interviews Daniel Hernandez

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Bill Maher Rips Right’s Rhetoric

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Mug Shot

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Arizona Legislators Give Standing Ovation To Gay Shooting Hero Daniel Hernandez

Moments ago, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer led her state’s legislators in a standing ovation for openly gay hero Daniel Hernandez, who is credited with saving the life of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

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Barbara Walters Feels Sorry For Palin

During a View discussion on the Giffords shooting, Barbara Walters said that she feels sorry for Sarah Palin, who she feels is being unfairly singled-out in the wake of the Arizona shooting. All four members of the panel had strongly denounced Palin’s crosshairs map when it was first published.

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Ban On Arizona Shooter’s Gun Clip Was Overturned By The GOP In 2004

The Glock 19 bullet magazine used by Jared Lee Loughner had been banned under a 1994 assault weapons law instituted during the Clinton administration. But under enormous pressure from the National Rifle Association, in 2004 the GOP successfully worked to allow that ban to expire. AmericaBlog posts this excerpt from Salon: According to police and media reports, the alleged shooter, …

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A Moment Of Silence At The White House

President Obama and the First Lady joined members of Congress and their staffers today for a moment of silence honoring the victims of Saturday’s massacre in Arizona.

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Media In The Crosshairs

Media critics are pointing out Saturday’s unfortunate front page of the New York Post, which depicts quarterback Peyton Manning with rifle crosshairs over his face and the caption “STOP HIM!” According to some, Palin’s usage of crosshairs is unimportant because it’s such a common device.

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Tucson Sheriff Blames Right-Wing

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Tweet Of The Day – Lt. Dan Choi

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CNN Interviews Gay Hero Daniel Hernandez On Rep. Giffords Shooting

(Via – AmericaBlog)

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MSNBC Interviews Gay Hero Daniel Hernandez On Giffords Shooting

No mention of Hernandez being gay, sadly.

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Here’s How Giffords’ Opponent Sold Himself In The 2010 Campaign

Andrew Sullivan: “If you are not disturbed by what it proclaims as the essence of true conservatism – a sunglasses wearing soldier with a machine gun in his open crotch – you should be.” NOTE: For those unaware, “RINO” means “Republican in name only.” The acronym is commonly used on sites like Free Republic to mock members of the GOP …

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Openly Gay Intern Daniel Hernandez Jr. Credited With Saving Life Of Rep. Giffords

Daniel Hernandez Jr., the 20-year old student intern credited with saving the life of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, confirmed to the Dallas Voice this morning that he is openly gay. Hernandez, who confirmed that he is gay in an interview with Instant Tea on Sunday morning, is a member of the City of Tucson Commission on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender …

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Is This The Accomplice?

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department has released this photo of a man they believe may have been an accomplice in yesterday’s shooting. This image was captured by security cameras at the Tucson-area Safeway where Rep. Giffords was holding her meeting. Police have not yet revealed what relationship, if any, the man in this photo may have had with the shooter. …

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