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Arizona Lawmakers Pushing to Declare a State Gun

An Colt revolver would get the honor

(Newser) - The Arizona legislature is pushing to make a Colt revolver first manufactured in the late 19th century the official state firearm, the AP reports. The state Senate will soon vote, and considering that almost half of lawmakers are sponsoring the bill, the chances of it passing are pretty good. That's...

New Jared Lee Loughner Mugshots Released
 New Loughner Mugshots Out 
Feb 23, 2011 6:21 AM CST

New Loughner Mugshots Out

Lawyers had sought to block them

(Newser) - Jared Lee Loughner's second set of mugshot photos—shot by US marshals when he was taken into federal custody—have been released, despite his lawyers' best efforts. He's still smirking, though not as broadly as in the widely distributed mugshot taken by the Pima County Sheriff's Office, and sports an...

Giffords Shooting Spawns 'Civil Discourse' Center

Former presidents Bush, Clinton honorary co-chairs of new institute

(Newser) - Former presidents George HW Bush and Bill Clinton will be honorary co-chairman of the National Institute for Civil Discourse, a new non-partisan center for research, debate, and education about dialogue in politics, opening today at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Featuring a prominent board of politicians and media figures—...

Firefighter Refused to Respond to Giffords Shooting

Cited political reasons at first, but later said he was just too distraught

(Newser) - A Tucson firefighter may have slowed down his unit’s response to the Jan. 8 shooting spree targeting Gabrielle Giffords—because he refused to go out on the call. According to city memos, Mark Ekstrum, a 28-year veteran, “mentioned something about 'political bantering' and he did not want to...

College Police Stayed on Alert for Loughner

They feared he'd return to campus after suspension

(Newser) - Though he'd been suspended from Pima Community College for bizarre behavior, campus security remained worried that Jared Lee Loughner would return. A series of police emails in December, less than a month before the Tucson shooting spree, highlight the concern after an officer found more YouTube videos made by Loughner,...

Great, There's a Different Police Photo of Loughner

His lawyers are fighting to keep it from being released

(Newser) - As if the current police photo of Jared Lee Loughner weren't creepy enough: It turns out there's a different one yet to be released, and his lawyers are fighting to keep it that way, reports Politics Daily . The one now in wide circulation was taken and distributed by the Pima...

Giffords Had Eye on Jon Kyl's Seat

And with his retirement, Senate bid could be a reality, say insiders

(Newser) - Gabrielle Giffords had her eye on a Senate seat before she was wounded in last month’s shooting, the Washington Post reports. She had told confidantes that she’d enter the race if Sen. Jon Kyl retired—a prospect she didn’t think likely, an insider said. Now that Kyl...

Loughner to Speak at Trial—Through Videos He Made

Suspected shooter may not testify, but jury will likely hear from him

(Newser) - Jared Loughner probably won't testify at his trial, but the jury will likely hear from him all the same, thanks to videotaped messages found on a computer at his home. In the videos, Loughner talks about various topics including assassination, an official tells the New York Times . “There are...

Loughner to Face Federal Charges First

He also must provide writing samples sometime next week

(Newser) - The long legal road ahead for Jared Lee Loughner is beginning to take shape. Federal prosecutors will get the first crack at him, followed separately by the state and local cases, reports the Los Angeles Times . So far, the 22-year-old faces only three federal charges—for the attempted assassination of...

Giffords's Husband Will Lead April Shuttle Flight

Mark Kelly to fly Endeavour's final mission

(Newser) - Gabrielle Giffords’s husband has decided to lead the space shuttle Endeavour’s last mission, set to lift off April 19 for two weeks, NASA announced today. His wife’s condition had prompted doubts over whether Mark Kelly would undertake the flight, his fourth; she's currently in a rehab clinic...

Loughner Trial Heads to Tucson

First two proceedings had been in Phoenix

(Newser) - Despite a previous report that Jared Loughner’s trial would be moved to California , the accused shooter of Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others will actually get a trial closer to home—much closer. The judge ordered the case moved from Phoenix to Tucson, where the shootings occurred, the Wall Street ...

Palin Still Urging Backers to 'Reload'

She's still shooting from the lip, insists spokeswoman

(Newser) - Not so fast, pardner. Sarah Palin is not backing off on her admonition to Tea Partiers to "reload" as they take on political battles—even though she came in for a fusillade of criticism for her word choice after the attack on Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Instead of urging...

Even If Convicted, Loughner Unlikely to Be Executed

Federal death penalty has been carried out just 3 times in 23 years

(Newser) - Even though the prosecution is looking hard at the death penalty for Jared Lee Loughner in the Tucson shootings, he could still die an old man behind bars, reports the LA Times . Loughner faces charges in federal court, where death penalties are rarely given out—only three out of 182...

Before Assault, Loughner Researched Lethal Injection

He also read up on political assassinations, solitary confinement

(Newser) - His mugshot might have the look of a crazy man, but Jared Lee Loughner apparently knew full well what was in store for him after the Tucson shooting spree he stands charged in. In the weeks before the attack, Loughner used his computer to look up the subjects of lethal...

Giffords' Leaves Hospital for Rehab
 Giffords Leaves 
 Hospital for Rehab 
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Jan 26, 2011 10:38 AM CST

Giffords Leaves Hospital for Rehab

Rep ready to be moved to rehab center

(Newser) - Gabrielle Giffords was moved from the Houston hospital where she's been recuperating to a nearby rehabilitation facility today, after her condition was upgraded from serious to good. Police halted traffic along the route, and construction workers draped tarps around one of the rehab center's entrances to obscure Giffords' arrival, the...

Loughner Pleads Not Guilty
 Loughner Pleads Not Guilty 
Jan 24, 2011 2:59 PM CST

Loughner Pleads Not Guilty

Answers federal charges relating to Giffords, staff

(Newser) - The man accused of carrying out the mass shooting in Tucson pleaded not guilty today to federal charges that he tried to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and murder two of her aides. The plea was Jared Lee Loughner's second court appearance since he allegedly shot the congresswoman and 18 others...

Tucson Hero to Sit With Michelle Obama at SOTU

Daniel Hernandez Jr., and father will join First Lady for State of the Union

(Newser) - The intern who rushed to help Gabrielle Giffords during the Arizona shooting is getting quite the 21st birthday present: He'll be sitting with Michelle Obama during tomorrow's State of the Union address, which happens to fall on his birthday. Daniel Hernandez Jr., will be joined by his father, reports ABC...

Fluid Buildup Could Delay Giffords' Rehab

But fluid on brain not unusual, doctors say

(Newser) - A slight setback in Gabrielle Giffords’ seemingly miraculous recovery: Fluid buildup in her brain is likely to delay full-fledged rehabilitation, the Houston Chronicle reports. She is expected to remain in intensive care this week, and then doctors will determine whether she can move on to the rehab center, or if...

Giffords Heard Cheers, Teared Up

Rep looks 'spectacular,' has 'great rehab potential,' say new team

(Newser) - Gabrielle Giffords' Tucson doctors handed her over to Houston rehab officials in a "flawless transfer" yesterday, and the congresswoman responded to Arizona crowds cheering along her route by "smiling and even tearing up a little bit," says one of her doctors. Giffords' plane flew 14,000 feet...

Gabrielle Giffords Leaves Hospital

Well-wishers speed her way to Houston

(Newser) - Following her first trip outside yesterday , Gabrielle Giffords today departed on an even bigger one: She left her Tucson hospital for a rehabilitation center in Houston. Crowds saw her off holding “Get well” signs and flags as an ambulance carried her to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, MSNBC reports. Giffords...

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