Kennedy Library Gives Giffords a Courage Award
BOSTON — Caroline Kennedy was not even 6 years old when her father was assassinated 50 years ago. And on Sunday, she said the hurt never heals. “Our family is still suffering the ... Read more
Tag Archives: Tucson Shooting (2011)
Gun Victims Vow to Press On in State Legislatures and Political Campaigns
WASHINGTON — Moments after the Senate defeated gun legislation this week, Patricia Maisch, a 64-year-old Tucson woman who helped stop the 2011 massacre there, stood up in the gallery and shouted ... Read more
After Gun Bill Defeat, Reid Calls for ‘Pause’
WASHINGTON — Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona was in an empty hallway in the Capitol on Tuesday when he bumped into Gabrielle Giffords, the former Democratic member of Congress from his home state who was ... Read more
Background Checks Still Stumbling Block in Gun Law Overhaul
WASHINGTON — With Senate Democrats still struggling to line up support, the success or failure of President Obama’s four-month campaign to overhaul gun laws will most likely revolve around a single ... Read more
Documents on 2011 Giffords Shooting Are Released
TUCSON — The parents of Jared L. Loughner, the man who killed six people and wounded 13 others during a meet-and-greet event hosted by former Representative Gabrielle Giffords in 2011, told the ... Read more
Documents Released in 2011 Tucson Shooting Case
TUCSON — The Pima County Sheriff’s Department released thousands of pages of documents on Wednesday morning related to the mass shooting at a meet-and-greet event here two years ago that left six ... Read more
Lawmakers Look at Ban on High Capacity Gun Magazines
WASHINGTON — Senator Christopher S. Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, is haunted by many things that emerged from the investigation of the December mass shooting at a Newtown elementary school. Among them ... Read more