Showing posts with label Gabrielle Giffords. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gabrielle Giffords. Show all posts

Friday, January 14, 2011

Lawmakers scared after Arizona shootings?

Is more control needed to control guns and ammunition? So far, proposed legislation has focused on prohibiting magazine clips that allow a shooter to fire off numerous rounds of ammunition without reloading. The shooter in Tucson, using a Glock semiautomatic pistol with a 33-round magazine, shot 19 people, six fatally - and wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., still in critical condition. Full article at http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2011/0114/Gun-control-Some-action-but-mostly-silence-in-Washington-after-Arizona-shootings