Arizona Rampage: Congresswoman, Others Shot A shooter opened fire in a grocery store parking lot in Tucson on Jan. 8. Investigators say they believe Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was the intended target. Six people were killed and at least a dozen wounded, including the congresswoman.
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Arizona Rampage: Congresswoman, Others Shot

Six people were killed and at least a dozen wounded, including Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

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Emergency personnel attend to a shooting victim outside a Safeway in Tucson, Ariz. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), and others were shot as the congresswoman was meeting with constituents. First responders to the scene used special first aid kits to help treat victims until medical personnel arrived. James Palka/AP hide caption

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Handguns on display at a gun show in Las Vegas this month. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption

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After Tucson Shootings, NRA Again Shows Its Strength

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May 28, 2008, file photo: Space shuttle Discovery commander Mark Kelly, right, gestures as he walks with his twin brother astronaut Scott Kelly, left, and mission specialist Ron Garan, after arrival at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Terry Renna/AP hide caption

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Giffords Arrives At Houston Rehabilitation Center

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Gloria Giffords (center), Rep. Gabrielle Gifford's mother, talks with her daughter on the flight to Houston. Capt. Mark Kelly (far left), the representative's husband, talks with Tracy Culbert (center right), a nurse. Office of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords hide caption

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In this photo provided by the office of Rep Gabrielle Giffords, Giffords' husband, Mark Kelly, stands with his wife as she looks from her bed at the Santa Catalina Mountains while on an outdoor deck at University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011. Anonymous/AP hide caption

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Mark Kelly, husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), as he spoke to reporters at the University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., earlier today (Jan. 20, 2011). John Moore/Getty Images hide caption

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Mark Kelly, speaking about his wife; Jan. 20, 2011

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How Traumatic Events Change Our View Of Language

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A makeshift memorial outside the University Medical Center in Tucson includes candles and this photo of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords with supporters. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption

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