gabrielle giffords

I attended a House Judiciary Committee hearing this afternoon in Olympia for I-594 (universal bkgd checks in WA), I-591 (gun rights) and HB1561 (change restrictions on short barreled rifles). About ten years ago there was a spat of anti-gun bills scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Judiciary...

I was thinking today about the representatives and voting. I thought about who abstains from voting and how often. Is voting on legislation a fundamental role? Can a representative transcend that requirement? I submit to you, representative Giffords's 2011 voting record. Time Period Number...

The irony is palpable: Fuller was busted for one count of making threats and will apparently be charged with disorderly conduct as well.

I tried reading that 41 page thread on the Gifford shooting, but didn't see this addressed anywhere. Please excuse me for bringing this up in a separate thread, but I believe it's only a tangential question. (Also, Deeptrax seems to have infected and derailed that thread quite effectively, and I...

My mother called me a few minutes ago from the area in Tucson and said there was a massive amount of police, helicopters, and ambulances. She wanted to know if I had heard anything. Then on the radio I heard that Rep. Giffords was giving a talk and a gunman walked up and began shooting. Between...