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January 11th, 2011
06:03 PM ET
Your Thoughts on the Arizona Shooting
On Wednesday, you hear part of the national discussion happening around the shooting in Arizona. Here's one place where you can add your voice. Tell us about your thoughts on the shooting. Are there any lessons that can be learned from it?
Carl Azuz, Anchor
I think the people in Tuscon will be a little more careful. It was a bad thing that happened
the lesson that can be learned that is no matter what, violence is not a option and people need to be more respectful of others beliefs and ideas. doesn't matter if you republican or democratic. people need to learn to control themselves, even if that means keeping your opinion to yourself to be respectfull.
This makes me very sad because some innocent people had to die because someone was upset. So now I think all of us have learned that we just need to just be happy with each other because we are probably one of the best places to live in the world. I just hope people will soon learn this.
Be careful on what you do. If you have a gun you should first have control. Without control no one would be able to predict what tragedy you might cause. CONTROL then GUNS.
I think people take life to serious and they dont know how to let their anger out other than wanting to kill
Violence is NOT an option! The Lessons are that your beliefs don't matter in this World we know as Today! My Mom is Republican and My Dad is Democratic! I Don't think it matters!
Doesn't matter who you are that doesn't mean you can run around a grocery store shooting people.
The lesson that can be learned is be more protective when important people come to visit, exspecially when all the people who got hurt who didn't deserve to! It doesn't matter what color you are, a rebublican, or a democratic, or religon. This shouldn't of happend people need to be more careful about what they say or do.
When things like this happen, I often wonder "what were the signs that he was going to do this and why could no one see them?" The event honestly scares me because it could happen at anytime, anywhere without you having any idea until it's over.
I don't believe in the death penalty because I think it is cruel and inhumane, but so is what he did to the victims of the shooting.
The entire situation has me a bit torn.
This is another reason to be careful of the people around you. You never know what might be going on in peoples heads, what they are thinking, and what they are capable of- not only physically, but mentally and emotionally.
The smile on his face when his mugshot was taken shows he felt no regret about what he did to those people.
If you don't feel regret for killing people who are innocent you don't feel regret for anything. I think that what he did was wrong no matter why he did it. Taking down people that you don't know for no typical reson is crazy. It's sad that this happens to these people.
Why hould peoples' lives be risked. Violence Is not and is never the answerto any situation. No matter what, even though you don't like republicans or democrats, it should not be taken with violence. I learned that in no way, violence is not the way to go.
How about making it illegal to have a gun for civilians.
That was a terrible thing that happened in Tuson. May they be able to over come this terrible thing. The only lesson is that people need to think about what they do before they do that terrible thing.
I think it is out rages for somone to feel the need to kill inocent people ! what did they do to him nothin so he had no right to shoot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The lesson I think is that no matter what you believe the faith is always the same thing. Violence is scary but republican and democrat are opinions.
I live in arizona and i think this was totally unnessesary just because you might not like someone dosnt mean you have to shoot them and everyone around them. This was totally wrong and i think the lesson that needs to be learned is that no matter what vilonce is not an option if i was the guy who shoot them i would of just went up to her and said hey i really dont like you say what your fellings its a free country you aloud to do what you want but i say just because its a free country dosnt mean you can get away with everything
if you don't agree with another person opition thats fine thats apart of life you just need to stay under control
The lesson is, Violence is not an option, there's other ways. People need to control themsleves, Be respectful. The world has to learn that, or this will be every other day. that won't be fun.
There is no excuse for acts of violence such as this. This has proven to be a flaw in US defense; there wasn't enough security at this gathering to prevent it from happening. But if we lived in a civilized country, we wouldn't NEED that security. In the future, I would hope that we could prevent something like this from happening again.
I think that the guy who shot all those people should feel really bad because he shot a little girl! All those people were inasent.
i think that people should not be scared of this problem because its not something that you should not be scared of because another bad guy in jail and i think that the little girl had nothing to do with it.
I think you could benfit from the Arizonia shooting because, no one can go anywhere without thinking about death. No one is safe when they go anywhere. You never know whats going to come. Not everyone can be trusted.
It is a very tragic moment in history and the moment of silence on monday was just a few moment to honor all of the people who were wounded or who passed. The young and the old were all effected by this and it should of never happened or ever hapless again for that matter. R.I.P for who all lost there lives and sorry for all who have lost love ones also we don't think if we werenthere and that was a family member of ours but we can't stop every thing that comes out way and this is one of third things.
Why are people so vilent these days? There are other options but most people take the wrong one. shouldnt we work on trying to be kinder and more respectful in this world?
Also a lesson that can be learned is that this world isn't perfect so we all need to take safety checks.
I feel sorry for the kids who have to grow up with people like this in the world. Violence is never the answer.
When we came over in 1620, we learned to have religious tolerance. I think it's time we learn political tolerance almost 400 years later. It's strange to think of someone shooting randomly at a grocery store, because most of us wouldn't think about doing that same thing. You have to wonder what was going through that shooter's mind when he shot and killed a 9 year old.
I was sorry to hear the news. I was afraid of the shooting. So i couldn't sleep easily. The people who were killed and wounded by the shooter including representative Giffords can help to realize the dangerous violence in our happy lives. I appreciate them to know the dangerousness of violence.
This shooting showed a lot of people that violence is never the answer and that politicians should never be killed for what they do.
I think people can learn from this. people need to be restpectful of others jas which they want in return. just like the golden rule. People also need to ber able to control themselves and watch what they do and say.
This is what happens when you have freedom to carry arms....why arent there safeguards to insure that a person who posses a gun licence must have a cert of mental stabilty. – Liza, London, 10/1/2011 16:36 And yet, Liza, in Switzerland it is a legal requirement for most of the male population (military reservists) to keep their personal , often large caliber automatic, weapons at home! Why is Switzerland not also littered with bodies? It does not automatically follow that the carrying of arms leads to this type of lunacy.However it probably does help to ensure that Switzerland will continue to be the most democratic country in Europe where the state can make no major decision without first consulting the people in a referendum. Unlike here!
This is what happens when you have freedom to carry arms....why arent there safeguards to insure that a person who posses a gun licence must have a cert of mental stabilty.
i think people need to know the reason fot that, even if it was a terror
There is too much violence and I don't blame video games or T.V. It's society's fault for setting a bad example. But, there really isn't much of a lesson, just that violence is bad and to deal with your problems before they make you do something you will regret
I think its really gonna show how different American people act.
It shows how people can 'over react' to certin things and even if there wasnt a politcal motive there still has to be a reason why he did that. He cant just blame it on a 'minal illness' because everyone can say no. It seemed like he had thought about the shooting before maybe not with the same people or place but it seems like to me that he had time to really think over what he was going to do.
I think that it is sad that all these people had to die for nothing. And that the guy that saved his wife is an amazing person, and the other people that risked theirs are wonderful too! I hope the people that got hurt get better.
You know what? They sould hire security guards to protect some people; especially in the public
I think that whoever did this should go straight to jail especialy for killing a nine year old girl that girl should have not lost her like that quick
What happened in Arizona was rare and tragic. It doesn't matter if you are republican or democratic this shouldn't happen for neither of them. The nine year- old girl followed by the staff shouldnt've been shot.
I feel like the country is shocked, we think of ourselves in a pretty safe environment and the fact that this happened is a huge thing. It makes us think of what we have to do to improve in the U.S. I give my blessings to all family and friends who were effected someway either by death or something other and hope they will pull through. God bless America!
This only shows you how bad things are getting when it comes to the mental soundness of some people. The guy shot a 9-year-old girl. Just think about what kind of pain the parents must be in. Congressman or no congressman, the parents still lost their child.
I personally don't think any lessons were learned from it because there was no point for the shooter to do that in the first place.
I don't think it makes sense for this guy to kill so many people, also I think this guy should stay in jail for the rest of his life.
That story is sad, how could someone live knowing that they killed a 9 year old girl...I know that if i even thought of hurting or killing someone, I wouldn't even be able to live with myself!!!
lets make guns illegal, and have crazy people go to anger management or something. violence reaaally isnt the answer.
i think that if i were any one of those people i would be mad and sad that a guy would even think about doing that
While limiting the number of bullets in a clip, you can't really limit the number of shootings. people are just going to use more bullets, and do the same number of shootings, if not more.
I don't know why that happened but ether way I think that there thould have been more security, because that person was just able to walk up in plain sight and shoot.
People are not supposed to be shoot or killed,even if u are angry with your self or your past. People first of all should not be killing people,they should limit the use of magazines per gun so there should be less killings.
I think this is sad because innocent people had to die just because someone couldn't control their anger problems. This is an important way of showing that violence is not the solution to any problem. If this is how people always handled their problems people would be dying ever day. Also I Want to now how someone that may have mental problems gets a gun.
I think that this was very sad that just becasue someone was mad dosent mean that they can just go kill six people injure twelve and badly injure a U.S. senator.I think that the lesson that should be learned is that everyone should be happy with the people around us and the free country that we live in.I don't think that this was a political problem.
I feel that it was another tragic accident. I don't think the violence will ever stop though. As long as guns are legal for civilians there will be shootings.
I think this guy is just plain out crazy. There is no reason to take away lives because of the governmnet.
I live in arizona and i think this was totally unnessesary just because you might not like someone dosnt mean you have to shoot them and everyone around them. This was totally wrong and i think the lesson that needs to be learned is that no matter what vilonce is not an option if i was the guy who shoot them i would of just went up to her and said hey i really dont like you say what your fellings its a free country you aloud to do what you want but i say just because its a free country dosnt mean you can get away with everything
A lesson that is be learned from this is that gun control needs to be tighten so this doesn't happen again.
The guy who shoot the 9 year old and many more should be put in a mental hospital to be tested. If he is not because once he is bailed he will just continue killing innocent people and children
I mean if you are to think about it. There are crazy people in this world. We should always keep the right to bare arms. If we dont keep that, we wouldnt have the freedom that we have now.
i think in order for someone to carry a gun they need to have a mental stability test
They need to talk about every one else who where shot or why the police didn't do anything when the guy was talking about what he was going to do on his blog.
that they need to be a little bit more cautious where they have meetings
i think people need to check out the mental stability of the gun carriers
I think that people should be more careful when it comes to shooting
The tuscon Arizona shooting shows us what is happening in america.
It shows america is'nt the one that we used to live in. My Dad always says that americas golden age has passed. Thats probably true. The way I see it america has'nt passed it's golden age.You see there is two sides to every story. Some blame the shooter as a consperacy theorist. The truth is we kids are the future and if we start changing the world now, there may be a golden age once more. Now i'm not saying that america will be perfect, but it could be The America that our ansestors once Knew.
With owning guns comes responsibility and control. WIthout responsibility and control the world would be CRAZY!!!!
I think we should learn that it is just the man who shot her no one else did it is his fault.
Yes i beleive that there is a lesson that we shouldnt freak out because some peson came to talk to us we dont need to shoot them to make are selves feel better because it is like bullying but with a gun.
i think it would have been better to do the comuity thing in a building so that wouldnt happen and check people before they came.
People need to know about these things and the horror people can bring to other people. When a fellow citizen of mankind gets crazy from anger and obtains a firearm bad things will happen.
I think people should take caution where ever you are if someone inporitent is around.
I think that people get to political and take it to the next level and sometimes it costs people there lives or the lives of loved ones. They should have also checked the people who went to the place just to make sure maybe if they did, this incident wouldn't have happened.
People just need to understand others opions, and find better alternative of action
I feel as if the Arizona shooting was a very scary and sad thing. There was absolutley no reason for this guy, who had to connections to the congresswomen herself to shoot her and kill other people. I think that there is no lesson to be taught or learned, just that people that are sketchy should be watched closley so nothing like this ever happens again. Everything seems to be so violent today and it should change. It was a sad time and people need to pay more attention to those people who set off a red flag. I feel terrible for that congresswomen and especially the 9 year old girl and her parents that had to go through that loss.
I think that the man must have been going through some tough times in his life. I mean we all do he just took a different approach on how to handle it. People have their own opinions about political parties and would rather have one person have the spot then another but this is going way to far.
i think it would have been better to do the community meetings in a building so that wouldn't have as big of a chance to happen again. Also us really good guards to check people before they came to make sure no one had any kind of weapon or anything that can be used like a weapon.
I dont think that there are any lessons that can be learned from this. Nobody could of done anything, just someone that had a bad day (or was under the influence) couldnt control there anger, so they went out and did this. I dont think it was under political influence, if it was it would have happened sooner.
I think what happened to those people was horrible. i don't think it had to do with anything political. i think the guy was just a little bit crazy.
I think we as people need to stand up and be heard. No more violence. Stop fighting.
i dont think the guy was targeting certain people. he just had mental problems and was mad at the government.
I think this is a bad sistuation this person is getting them selfs into because if they do it they go to jail for un held handled gun.
I think people should watch what they say around certain people because some people culold be really insecure about goverment stuff
I think we learned that if it was related to political issues, that some people should be nicer. And even if it wasn't they really should be nicer anyway...
I think people should really not do things like this I understand that some people do need help and even if they dont people dont think about what there about t do. What i think people should learn from this is think before you act becuase you can really hurt someone by doing something you dont mean to do.
Something this tragic can only be beneficial if we come together and learn from the mistakes we have made. It was a horrible event, but we must come through it stronger than we were before.
I think there are lessons we can learn from this. I think that now everybody know that they have to watch what they say about anyplace and if they want to say somthing do it a little more privetly.
I believe the shooting was bad for the country because people can have the wrong political view about the United States and can think wrongly of us and also begin to make stereotypes about us just because a man with a unbalanced mental illness shot up a place in Arizona. It's not that bad in my view though because in Afghanistan this happens daily. It's still pretty bad though to think this happened in our own country.
This shooting in Arizona, was a perfect example of how someone who has a conflicting ideas can take their anger out on innocent people. Not only did he shoot government officials, but he also shot a nine year old. Unfortunately when things like this happen we see the ugly side of America and what people are capable of doing. Let’s hope that something like this won't happen again.
I thank that if somebody go in buy a gun they need to have control and responsible.
I believe, That the shooting in Arizona is terrible. I think that it was partly enocomic veiws, and I also think that he migh have been just straight up crazy. But the thing is that every body should have more security and take peoples threats more seriously.
i think people should be real careful and think things over before they do stuff like that
Personally I think they shouldnt have them in Parking lots, because it can be easier for someone to start shooting. Where if it was inside it wouldnt be as easy to get it.
I think it was uncalled for that someone that was trying to make a difference in our nation to be shot do to someone not agreeing with what she had to say.
I think that this could go either way or even both, either he was psyco or he didn't like this representative or politics. Honestly I think he was just coocoo and felt like killing some people and if that is the case, then he needs some serious help.
i think that it was not a goverment issue
I think the situation in Arizona is very sad and it makes me mad because we are suppose to be a More PERFECT UNION not a place were shooting and crims happen. Idk if you agree but yeah
I think that the shooting in Arizona is terrible and that if you have a gun then you need to have responciblity for it and that meens no matter what happens like not bellieving in something that someone else does.
I think that it's messed up that someone would do something like that it's probably because he has some problems and didn't do anything about it.
i was very sad to here what happend with the shooting the families who were affected by this traidy are in my prayers.
People do say that the shooting was encouraged by the political talk shows, but since it is almost impossible to test for evidence on the account of ideas in the mind, we will never know. From the given information, it seems more likely that yes, the shooter was indeed mentally unstable. One question is, what set him off?
After watching what happen to Congresswoman we can take action for our community and our world to prevent this happing just to change a little at a time we learned that we need to watch to the special people that make this world and community safe for everyone to live in. Pray for everyone who got shoot and injured in this Shooting in Arizona!!!
I personally dont think the attack had anything to do with the congresswoman's policies as much as it had to do with a mans altered mental status. Do I think that we can learn anything from this, maby we can beef up security around events like this so the man with the gun doesn't get in in the first place. He was obviously not trying to assassinate her for any good reason, he was just a sociopath who wanted to do something big.
I think it was very tragic and we know more of what our nation is becoming.
I think that the only lesson learned is to keep a watchful eye out for everything that happens around us. Maybe we can be more prepared fo stuf like this.
i think it very sad or tragic
its very sad 2 me because this stuff happens to other people
i think it was horrible. We shouldve paid more attention about shootings and maybe it wouldnt have been so bad.
I think that we all mite have learned something from what had happened.
Maybe now somethings will change.Maybe someone in the world will look at this and see that something needs to be done.
I do not think that there is a lesson to be learned from what has happened. There is nothing anyone can really do to stop random attacks like this... Maybe the people who take part in the government will take special precautions when interacting with the public...
I think that the lesson is important people should get more portection when outside.
I think that the only lesson to be learned is to watch suspicious people or people that may have some sort of mental issues. But I also believe that there was some sort of political tie to this. Maybe the Representative did something that the man didn't like in that case I think that we should always know where the representatives are going and what they are doing.
My toughts on the Arizona shooting are that the man who did it had so much hatred stored up in side of him and he decieded to do what he did. But i think that that was the worst thing that he could have done!! He never thought of the devestation that he would cause!!
I think that there is a lesson to be learned from this and it is that everybody should watch what is happening around them and take extra procautions for things like this.
My opinion about the delemias is that wait for the goverment to report to us and tell us what was trully happening. Also for the person who did this I'd truly like to understand what was going through their mind.
I think that the lesson here is that it doesn't matter what you and only you want. It matters what everybody together wants and that what happens just happens. That doesn't give anybody anywhere the reason to kill anybody I don't care who they are.
I feel very sorry for the families of those in the shooting. It was a very bad thing and I hope it will never happen again. What if that was a member of my family?
Why did the guy even get a chance to kill 6 people and hurt 14 others, ware were the guards when all of this happened. And I think that he should be in prison for a really long time for killing that little girl.
I think that there isn't a lot that we can do to prevent things like this from happening. It is hard to control them because you can't control the person. You can't change what one person believes or what the have in their head to do in their life.
I think that lessons that can be learned from the Arizona shooting is that there are good people and bad people in this world and that even though you are angry at someone dose not make it ok to out and kill some one or several people and if you really think that because you are mad at someone you are going to try and go and kill them then you may need help.
First off I'd like to say, what would make a person feel the need to do this?! I think all we can do is try to keep a watchful eye out for anything! This is something that is devestating to tons of people and families and we should do all we can to prevent it.
The shooting in Arizona was horrible. Other people shouldn't suffer because of someone else's problem. Sometimes I really wish guns weren't invented!
i think that they should be more aware of the people and things around them
I think we surely need more security if we did we could prevent this from happening, and we should be more aware of the things around us. it was tragic.
i think there is no lesson you just have to keep an eye out for people who do these things..nobody thinks the same as someone else so you can never know what will happen.all you can do is try and be as safe as possible.
I think the lesson that can be learned is these guys need to be reported when they are showing signs of being disturbed as he was.
The shooting in Arizona was a tragedy that should not be repeated. People have to realize that violence will not fix anything. By shooting the federal judge and Giffords, the suspect accomplished nothing except possibly going to death row! The lesson to be learned is that politics have to stay clean to work. If we start getting violence involved in it then bad things happen. My heart goes out to everyone in Arizona right now, whether they were related to someone who was shot/wounded or just in the community!
We can learn that we all have to work together or things like shootings will happen and other people will have to pay the price for you not liking something.
Why would anyone think they have the right to go around shooting anyone? This is without a doubt a tragedy! Mrs. Giffords will be in my prayers.
I think it's just plain wrong. Knowing that our country may not be safe anymore is scary. I don't want to wake up knowing I might be killed. I don't want to risk my life for my family.
I think the lesson is that everyone is going to have separate opinions and that will never change you just have to learn to accept and respect that.
I think we should use this to remind us that this world is dangerous and that our schools and even our whole county should strive for safety.
You know some times we should all think about what we do before we do it. The guy who shot all these people only had one person in mind. He shot them because he had the power. But just because you have the power to do something doesn't meen you should do it. With great power comes great responsibility. :]
Not to shoot anybody because it can be harmful. The shooter had no rights to kill a 9 year old girl. I hope he learn his lesson. I pray for the parent of the 9 year old girl.
I think that this guy was just crazy. He may have had a problem with the people saying stuff about the politics but, there reallly is no reason for anyone to have done this.
There are many lessons to be learned from the Arizona shooting, one of the most important is that even if the shooter did hate Mrs. Gliffords, or any other Congressman, Judge, or Governor, no matter what they fight for, the penalty should never be death. Everyone has their own opinions and you must learn to accept that.
Maybe there are some lessons to be learned, but killing is still killing, and killing is against the law. I feel no sympathy for the man, whether he has mental problems or not.
Now that this attack has happened, I thinking that police should try to protect political figures when they are out in THE open.
I think the shooting was horrible! People should learn that you need to be prepared for an emergency at all times. Nobody knew this was going to happen, but it did. 6 too many people were killed and 14 too many wounded. ALWAYS BE PREPARED! It's not always possible to stop it, but we should try.
I feel that this could have all been prevented much earlier on, probably starting with the parents & up bringing. It is obviously sad to all the lives lost, but there is nothing to do when a child has such angry & deranged feelings & thoughts. No one could have prevented his way of life, including the cliques he stuck with, as well as the family he was born into.
To suggest that the shooter was motivated by political rhetoric is irrelevant. Political rhetoric is not meant to incite violence and anybody who commits a violent act should be directly blamed for their actions, not the voices in the media whether they are conservative or liberal.
I don't see why he would do such a thing and get away with it, mental or not. I really hope the congress woman is okay, and that she gets a great full recovery. I think the shooter should be arrested, and that everyone should know that violence is not the answer, because sometimes, well, people get severly hurt. It definetly wasn't worth it in my oppinion, shooting a congress women because of animosity and getting a lifelong sentance of jail (what he diserves), opposed to a better way to expose the 'apparent' unfairness in her ways or whatever she did for the "random" shooter to shoot her. Though, I don't believe what happened happened without a motive . . . .
I also very much agree with Jack, about how political figures should be protected, because they are us. We are as good as our government and we need every one of them. Hope the congress women gets better!
i think that it is wrong for anybody to go around shooting people for any reason
It was a tragic thing that happened and I think the more shootings there are will influence others in the wrong directon. It just all needs to end.
Things like this are gonna happen until WE learn to have better security.... OR when other people learn that trying to kill or assassinate someone is not gonna do any good and it just harms others. If they are mad, or just have issues, than they need to talk, not let their anger out by hurting or killing someone or something.
It is terrible what the shooter did to Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the other victims involved in this tragedy. All we can hope for is the best for Giffords and hope the shooter is put behind bars. He has broken laws. We learn to be very careful, and what our parents say to us, don't talk to strangers, is very true.
a political speech may have influenced the shooter, but he was probably mostly insane. an angering government action may have pushed him over the top
i am very shocked by what happened in Tuscon, Arizona
i agree with misty.
I believe that it was out of place for the sheriff to voice his opinion, however he does bring a point.If we have political figures and the media shouting statements like "Don't retreat,Reload!" we'll have people who are unstable hearing this, and doing something violent.
The things people do, it's Sad that things like this happen. Makes me worried about leaving my house.
Yes there is. There should be a gun check before the speech to make sure that no one can hurt anyone if this happens it could save many lifes and prevent shootings.Shootings could still happen but they would rarely happen so i think there should be a gun check if not we should try are hardest to be safe.
i think it is just shocking and awfull
it is a ver tragic time because of what he did and it can not be taken lightly. To think that in this world someone can't live there life without fear is horrible and wrong.
its just wrong that the shooter would shoot and injure random people that could actually be innocent and that might not even have a clue on what is going on or the political speech might of motivated the shooter and just started shooting people randomly.
This shows that some people are heartless. That shooter might have been crazy, but thet doesnt excuse what hes done. On the other hand, all the people who feel sorrow have a right to do so because that killed many innocent people.To some of you six may not seem like many, to me those people are priceless. Those people had their whole lives to live, but they were cut short because of that shooter.They had families who loved them and miss them.
I think no matter what you have no right to kill someone. Even though you don't get your way you still don't have a right.
I believe the one lesson to be learned is that anything can be turned into a political battle or the blame game. Even a tragedy such as this is being used to try to hurt certain political parties and denounce the media as the cause of crimes such of this. This is showing what some have feared for a long time, america is far too politically divided. It used to be tragedy would bring us together but now it is being used as a wedge to drive us apart.
i want to say sorry to those who were lost and i hope that are society is more safe than what happened in arizona
I think they should have more security at thoes kind of things and i hope that the familys are ok
If you ask me,i think that the man who did this to Arizona should be gaven the death penalty or sentenced to jail for life.To kill someone is a terrible crime but to kill a congress women/man is a horrifying crime.
I think members of both parties in congress will learn to stop making hateful remarks about each other. Clearly, this is not a game, and there are some needed changes to prevent this from happening again. Hopefully our government will learn from this and actually start working together.
I thought this wasn't right at all, the shooting that he did was insane!
I heard how that 9 yr. old had gotten elected for student council and she went and met the congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords to talk about how it actually works in the government but was shot for doing nothing, very sad,
i'm sorry for the victims famliy!!! :'(
What happened on Monday in Tuscon, Arizona was a very tragic moment. The problem that needs to be addressed here is how a psycho was even able to get his hands on a gun. Our society can't afford to have dangerous people able to obtain weapons and be able to use them to kill innocent others. Hopefully this event will used as a warning to take action to try to reduce the violence i this world. Lastly, these poor families who had lost there loved ones, should receive the support from the community they deserve.
i thinkthe shoting was very wrong to do, even of something stupid like not liking someone doesnt meen you shoot them.
Violence happens everywhere, but I find it strange that if one of the people harmed isn't Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, I doubt that the media wouldn't care as much. It would probably be just another shooting in the world that people and the government would overlook.
I feel very bad for the families of the people who died and its very very cruel for the guy who killed and ruined the happiness of others. The last thing I want is this country having one thing common with all the others : VIOLENCE
Just because you have hatred towards someone does not mean that you can just take their lives. Just like the saying "Violence is not the answer", some people seem to disagree. The shooter's voice is only one in a million, but he seems to think that only his voice counts. Well, it doesn't. The nine year old that got killed from this was born on a tragic day (9/11), and killed tragically. One lesson that I have learned is that life is too short to hold anger against someone.
I think the people can learn to value other peoples lives.
i believe that there can be something to be learned here , but not for the citizen's ,but for the security in charge of protecting the senator.There should have been more security than there was,because with the security they had it would have been no problem for some ordinary guy to come up and do what he did.
I think he was not thinking when he tried to carry out his assassination. I'm sure he never intended to kill all of those people, but he did. He shouldn't have tried anything in the first place because committing murder is just wrong. I'm sure many families were hurt by their losses. He should not get away without a punishment for this. I think that he should be sentenced to life in prison, for not only attempting assassination but, also for the murders he committed. If he got away with it, I would be very upset with our justice system.
As I watched the Memorial Service tonight on CNN I was in awe of the unity that filled the building. The words of President Obama were moving and healing to all who listened. In times of great tragedy, we, as Americans, come together to support and sustain each other in our grief. Tonight was another example of how great loss and tragedy can help a nation come together and learn once again, the importance of love within a family, a city, and a nation.
I think that open events like this should have a little more security to them. There is no reason why a person should be able to walk on into public meet and greet event with a gun. Also this shows the risk of having open greet events, cause there people out there that are willing to go to extrem measures to get what they want.
I think that this never should have happened. I dont understand why no one did anything about the way he was acting. Although he had enough sanity to know that he was shooting at the congresswoman he still should be punished.
This could really happen to anyone but most likely to people in office. It is always a tragedy when some one dies.I don't think a speech is why the shooting occurred otherwise I don't think anyone else would be hurt or not as many people.
A sign of how things are in the world. The fact that things with politics has gotten to the point were a person would decide to attack a Representative. is just insane. They need to find a more secure way of making sure guns don't end up in the wrong hands. If they had done that before, this may have never happened.
We looked at this in Social Studies and it is really heartbreaking.I feel that if he was stable enough to shoot he is able to face jail time.
I think that we did learn something and that is that we should have more armed guards at these "meetings" and that we should have back round checks on the people who are going to be there.
I think that the shooting was very terrible thing to happen. A 9 year old girl was killed, thats just horrible if there is a death penalty in Arizona, he should be put to death.
I think that it was a sad event and I don't understand why the guy would do that.
I grieve with the families that have dead ralatives.
I think it was a little bizzare, but they haven't found out if he's mental or anything yet so he might just have been going through some tough times. Even though he shot her... find out his problem first... might have been an accident.
We should protect everyone in the House and the Senate. They should have one or two armed guards with them at all times. So a guy can't take a gun and shoot them in the head.
I think that the shooting in Arizona was a tragic event considering that many people were severely injured or killed. I also think that the government should be more secretive about there where abouts when they have meetings. There should be more security for government officals such as the congriss woman Gabrielle Giffords who was shot in the head and is still in recovery. The lesson learned is that no one can plan these horrible events but they can prepare for them to be safe.
I personally think that if your going to have a congress woman arriving anywhere, no matter how safe you think it is, you need to have better protection than there actually was.
I think shooting someone that doesn't even expect it that the gunman should go to prison or worse
This guy should not even have a gun in the first place cops should of taken the gun from him so this would never happen.
I feel so sorry for the people who lost their lives in the shooting. And I think why would someone shoot another person for no reason?
I think that the Arizona shooting was horrible, and I believe that the person who was shooting was well enough to have gun control. I hope who ever was the shooter gets caught and is sentenced to a while in prison.
I think that should have never happened. I don't understand why anyone would do something like that.
I think someone who shot an important person should go to prison because shooting someone with no reason deserves to be punished.
I Have only just heard of it and I think it is devestating.
Why do people kill its a question that no one can answer but why? I think its miraculas that she surrived she is one of the lucky people that you have another chance for surrvival. Geuss God gave her another chance.
Yes there can be something learned from the shooting. There can be a lot of bad people in the world, but we can do everything we can to prevent this from happening again. My prayers are with the congresswoman for a full recovery
As tragic as it may be, we still have other problems to take care of such as economy and foreign relations. To be honest, I think it's a simple waste of time and a distraction from more urgent matters.
My thoughts on the Arizona shooting is that it is an extremely tragic event. I believe that when many people get shot it is an act of terrorism. I believe that if a person is found guilty they should be in prison for life. A lesson we could learn from this tragedy is that there are many crazy people in the world that do crazy acts like this. Those are my thoughts on the events that transpired in Arizona this past weekend
I'm a little confused about why everyone is reacting the way they are to this shooting. Other shootings have happened before without this much support afterward. I hope the government gets better security to protect the important people like the congresswoman that was shot.
I think the person who shot the congresswoman should go to prison, sane or not.
I think that they should have security for people like the congress women.Maybe if they did this events like this wouldnt be so tragic.I think that almost every one feels like they wish they could do something to to help prevent things like this.A lesson that I have learnd is that there is bad people out there and all we can do is try to help these people and help thoses who have lost a love one in events like this or other events.All we can really do is pray for them.
well if he needed they help then how ddi he get the gun in the first place i think that they need to make that alot stricter
I think that guy should go to jail
In my opinion, the Tuscon shooting was a terrible mishap and I believe that in this country it is impossible to think you can go into a major city and not here about shootings like this. Everyone should be a little more careful.
i think that if that person is able to go around and shoot people that he/she is able to be punished to the full level of the law, because if he is that unstable then he should be in a mental hospital, i also think the problem is somewhat with the goverment because if they pay attetion then he should have been in a hospital somewhere, i also think that there should have been more protection in the area because they know anything can happen.
i do think that the shooting was a bad thing for someone to do and i do think that he should be behind bars and also i think that everybody deserved to live in he shouldn't take anybodys life for no reason at all. i think that the young girl was at the wrong place at the wrong time and now we all know that shes somewhere where she belong.........
I believe the lesson that needs to be learned soon is that despite what party someone is, violence is never the answer. If someone uses violence as their solutions, innocent people are going to get hurt. That is the case in the Arizona shooting. A nine-year-old girl was killed for no reason, but hatred of a political party.
Political opinions are morphing into violent statements. Some politicians are not very kind to each other and their words are too harsh. Such language might set the scene for a violent situation. What happened in Arizona was the work of one sick individual and does not speak for most people.
well what i have to say about the shooting is that it should have never happened. and i wish that it didn't happen so that all those people wouldn't have to go through this trauma and sadness. But hopefully America does not take a step back because of this situation, but takes a big step forward for all of the victims, and for all of America.
The guy who shot and injured all of those people knew what he was doing. I believe he planed everything out, and someone helped him. He needs to be locked up, because what he did to those people is unacceptable.
I think we can learn many things such as we SHOULD HAVE MORE SECURITY!!! She got shot by some crazy man when she could have been saved by sercurity. But aleast she is recovering! 🙂
In my opinion, if he is mentally sane enough to try to assassinate a member of the United States Congress, then he is mentally sane enough to stand trial and pay for the crimes he committed.
It was something terrible for both the survivors and the families of the people who were hurt. We need to increase security at events like that or else it is bound to happen again.
It just shows how people act and what people do in this world we live in. why werent we perpared shouldnt a congress women have even a little security in this world? Also why would he go after thst little girl she didnt do anything and all thos people who were killed for nothin.
I think more lives would have been spared if there was better security. And plus, if the shooter was so emotionally unstable, then why was he out in public with a gun rather than getting therapy?
Violence will never make peace. It will simply make things worse and more devastating to the family of the victim(s). Why people shoot others is because they are sick in the minds and only want more attention. This won't give you anything.
Things like this shouldn't happen...there should be more security, but i just wish people could be trusted enough to not need more security.
Who would do such a thing, to such innocent people?
I think that there should have been more security
Why would somebody do this? It is just insane. They may say that he is mentally challegened, but he had enough sense to think up this plan and actually go through with it.
I think that there should be more security for people like the congress women.Maybe if we did this events like this wouldn't be so tragic. The lesson that I have learned is that there is bad people out there and all we can do is try to help them and the people who have lost a love one from this event or other events.All we really can do is hope and pray.
When i heard about the Arizona shooting i was very upset. I was upset to know that innocent people had to die. I was thinking about this and I noticed something that was almost shocking to me. I noticed that all these people died from an insane choice from an insane man. I just hope something like this never happens again.
In my opinion I believe that the shooting was a terrible thing that happened. What kind of person would do this thing to innocent people especially a nine year old girl. I think what we should learn from this that we should create a better security and to create stricter laws on owning and using a weapon especially if you live in an urban enviroment.
Why would anyone want to do such a thing? That is just sad that someone in our world would do that. The people were innoccent, they would have never none that would happen to them. If I wwas there or someone close was there I would be very sad.
i think that the shooting was a very innaproperate chioce on anyones part people need to think twice about their actions and how it will effect our nation. Do you really want our gennerations kids growing up in a world full of hate, and injustice? People of the government should be able to work in peace no matter if you are white, black, democrate, or reblician, we all derserve to live in a world that is at peace starting with the U.S. We can make a difference
A person would be crazy to do such a thing, Why would any body try to hurt someone less lone try to assassinate someone from the house? That is such a poor move. Hurting others and family's is wrong,
It's a horrible tragedy. I hope that this won't happen again, but as long as there's evil in the world, anything's possible. But I do have one question: if anyone knew he was mentally unstable, why didn't he/she tell anyone until it was too late?
He never needed to do that shotting and my thoughts go out to all families who lost love ones
In my opinion, the shooter should be insane, or drug. Who would kill that innocent people without even reason? I wish that shooter regret for what he'd done. we should do our best to prevent this happening again, I mean, all of us.
I hope many injured recover soon.
I think that the Arizona shooting could have been stopped in its tracks. I don't think that anyone should be able to walk into a place with a gun, unless they have had a medical examination, for further protection for themselves, and everyone around them. I think that the man that did this had to know what he was doing, to have a plan like that, and carry it through. I think that higher security could be one answer. I know that people are hurt by this, but I don't think that giving this publicity is helping matters very much. I think that the man that did this is happy because the President spoke about it, and so did other people around the world. Hopefully, we can take this sad experience, and learn from it.
I believe that Arizona should increase its security, and not allow the citizens to carry a loaded gun on them. I feel in the the right to bear arms. All citizens can have a gun in their homes to protect themselves and their families, but should not be aloud to bring a loaded weapon around with them. I cant believe that people have to settle their problems with violence instead of just talking it out. When people can understand that violence isn't always the answer then there would be a lot less shootings.
I think the lesson that could be learned from this is watch the people around you. Watch the words that you say about people.
Dose everything happen in Arizona.? It seems like everything dose but in different area's... like the flood.. and that guy needs to be put in a mental hospital ... thoes people did not deserve to die or even to be injred .. i hope he sees what he did and know that his punishment is right and that nobody is going to like him and i was very sad when i heard about that little girl it made me cry .. that is just horrible...and i thought that it was funny that the first person to stop him was a 60 year old grandma but then i thank the guys who takeled him and that people in other states should be happy for what they have not complain of what they dont have yet.!(:
It's sad to think that no matter how far humans advance, there will always be crazies that think they can solve the world with violence. I think the whole world has learned that no matter what political party you are, no matter where you're from, no matter the color of your skin or what language you speak, we're all just people. People need to stand up for each other. What that man did was aweful, and this probably won't be the last time someone does something like this. We need to join together as a nation. It shouldn't matter if you're Republican or Democrat. If people just got along, this never would have happened.
I feel that the Arizona shooting was a very scary thing! I mean thing aobut it.....if that was your family or you were there whil the shooting was happening. It makes you feel and think about how greatful you truly are! 🙂
i think it is just sad and that guy should thrown in jail.
I'm personally sick of hearing politicians blame each other for the shootings. No one is to blame but the mentally unstable person who did it. I think the main lesson to learn from this horrid event is more thorough evaulations of people who appear to have mental issues. We will never be able to "uninvent" the gun, and there will always be issues in politics. However, we as a country can control how ourselves and others around us react to it.
This was a terrible thing that happend and i hope it wont happen again. all these people now have to suffer from the loss of their loved ones. something that should change because of this is SECURITY we should be better protected. today this world is full of bad things and it needs to stop now so that everyone is safe.
I think that there should have been more security, because if there was this may never have happened. Our goverment just doesn't want to be blamed for anything! Overall these tragic deaths could have been avoided, but thats juts my opinion.
i dont think it matters if he has some mental issue he should be prosucated and thrown in jail
i think they should put the man how shot at them should be sentenced jail for life
Only a crazy person would do such thing. A lesson that we could learn from this story is that you should never, ever play with a gun. Guns are dangerous and you should only use them if you are a police or someother sort.
i think this is terrible. i feel really bad for all the families that lost someone in this event. i think that a person should go through many tests and a deep background check before buying a gun. People should know who the real person is before buying a gun and make sure they do not intend to do anything bad. Also, i think there should have been more security around an important person.
Tucson Arizona did not diserve this tragic event. No where diserves this tragic event.Everyone that passed away that day, woke up that Saturday morning expecting to have a normal day.Gabrielle Giffords does every thing she can to help our district.She was just doing a generous thing that day.And maybe this happened because some one disagreed one some one elses opinion.This is America,everyone has freedom to speech.Free to express their feelings,their emotions.That's all this might be over,just because some thing some one else believes.When some one says they like orange juice, you don't have to agree. I just think that this is a terrible,tragic event that I think should have never happend. R.I.P. to all that has died.
He should have not had a gun in the first place. He is not stabble and not to be trusted. With his mistake every families has to deal with it.
people who do this are wrong... i cant beleive anyone would go that far. he shot a little girl and gabby gifford i think that is very wrong and people need to be more logical. lately people in the u.s have been very unreasonable.. dont you think?
i think whoever did this has either a mental problem or just hates people from Arizona but that still doesn't make it right I wouldn't want to meet him at all.
This event makes me very sad. Innocent people died because someone was upset. Instead attempting to voice his disagreements and views peacefully, he thought violence was the answer. I think we all have learned that we just need to just be happy with each other and talk, not fight. We can take a lesson out of this – if you have a gun you should first have control, because without control no one can predict what tragedy you might cause. Also, I think it is disgusting that people are already making “excuses” for his actions, i.e., he must be insane. Bottom line – he was caught and he should fess up and take responsibility for his actions.
This is very dramatic but it is attracting to much spotlight we should just leave it for now and focus on the unemployment rate and the nations economy. Just give are condolences and go back to are normal lives.
I think this event that happened is one of the many things that is tearing nation apart. You have people saying that it was influenced by people like Glenn Beck or Sarah Palin, or saying that he was an Conservative Republican. He was part of the Independent Party. And also some of his favorite books were Mein Kampf and A Communist Manifesto. Another argument going after this event is gun control, gun control only punishes the law abiding citizens not criminals. Criminals will still find ways to get weapons if there is another weapons ban, like the Assault Weapons Ban of 1994.
The lesson that can be learned is arizona police should be more protective twords not just only famous people but also the citizens of arizona,especialy when inocent by standersgot hurt. This shouldn't have happend police need to be more aware of important events.
I think who ever did this should definitly go to jail. There should have been better security to keep this from happining.
I think that the shooter should get a death penalty, crazy or not. it is a wicked thing to do, and I think it would be unjust to the families of those who died to keep him locked in a prison. If I were a member of one of those families, I would wish for the shooter to have the fate that he caused the people who died.
I think we need better security, more civalized citisins, and i feel sorry for the familys of the ones who died in the horrible tradgedy.
Unfortunatly, many years ago, the federal government shut down many of the mental institutions and let go of all the patients. Now, there are still many people who need mental help. If those institutions had not been shut down, this man could of gotten help, and this may not have happened.
Someone needs to be held accountable. He didn't need to do that and although he may be not able to process what he was doing, but people cannot just get hurt like that and no one gets held accountable. I think he should go to prison, insane or not.
i think the guy who shot her should be arrested for life
It's a sad situation when innocent people die because they decided to watch their congresswoman speak in their local food store. Arizona and other states in our country need better gun laws. How can a psycho path be able to buy a hand gun so easily? I feel terrible about the little girl, my sister is the same age, he deserves life in prison, and that's too good for him.
I think the shooting in Tuscon, Arizona was a horrible moment in history. It goes to say that a person with mental disablities should be in a hospital not in the open! I feel for the youngest to the oldest of these victims of this mental shooter. I think that this "person" should be put to justice and tried in a court of law. This "person" should not get off on killing 6 people and injurying 14 other just because he has mentaal issues! The lesson that can be learned from this is that you have to keep your beliefs to yourselves no matter if your a republican or a democrat.
Was this shooting really necessary? Why would anyone want to hurt someone, and why would a randm person just decide to shoot someone?
I think this is a major tragedy and never should've happened. There should've been more security protecting the congress people so no one would've been shot.
It's really shocking to me to hear of such a tragedy as this Arizona shooting. How could someone get away with plotting to go on a shooting rampage without getting noticed? I grieve for the families who lost their innocent loved ones, but know that this country can take this as an opportunity to grow stronger as a nation to get rid of such violence as best as they can. Most people are too afraid to stand up to say something in the midst of a violent act of crime, but in the end, it could make a huge difference to the people who suffered through it, or lost their loved ones. Citizens of the United States should learn a lesson from this and think about what they would do in such an act to help the victims. Even a simple call to the police could have been made at the first sign of a gun. I know that it wasn't the fault of the by-standers in the incident, but more action could have been taken to stop it. It pains me to think about innocent people dying because of the mental instability of a man who obviously needed help that he was not provided with. From this point on, the United States should take a great step foward in trying to prevent tragedies such as this from happening again.
what the 22 man did was cruel and inhumane. Hopefully nothing like this happens again.
The lesson of hurting someone should be taught to him. I dont think that is the people that need to learn that. I think the people need to understand that it happens and its horrible and vile, but what we need know that them as by standers should know that nothing about this is thier fault.
I think people like this is crule and they might get treated badly but that doesnt mean they have to do stuff like this. If not your going to see alot more of this. I know we cant rid of chaos and evil but we can at least get rid of a little.
I really don't know what to feel at this point. Its was very heartbreaking and i am very heartfelt to all of the families. I'm very sorry for actions of others and i wish it just could've been prevented.
I think why would some one do this its realy dome I feel bad for the the people who got ingured
I cant believe no one even suspected anything. were there no signs at all ?
I am so sorry for all the familes i hope this will blow over quick but probably not.We will all be hurt by this
The lesson that can be learned is to be more cautious when important people come to visit, especially when all the people who got hurt who didn’t deserve to. It doesn't matter what color you are, a republican, or a democratic, or religion. This shouldn't of happened people need to be more cautious about what they say or do.
I've been learning about this story, and when people mention "deranged and mentally ill people" are the ones shooting people, they have to realize along with this that there are soldiers shooting people to defend us from threat. Isn't it possible the man who committed the shooting felt he was defending people from something?
It is really too bad that politicians these days are under so many public threats. A democracy is hard to maintain but I think we could be doing a much better job keeping our people civilized.
I think Congresswomen Gabrielle Giffords and her party should have had enough sense to carry more security!!!!!!! I know that sounds judgemental, but it should be a lesson to ALL of congress. There could be more fatal shootings, just like this.
the guy should be tried and sent to prison for killing an important person in the government, but why did he do it if he had no political problems?
what is happening in our country, were going so low as to killing people for no reason. Don't they think about the thousands maybe millions of people they might hurt by doing so?
The Arizona shooting was a terrible tragedy for the politicians, friends, and families of the victims. What confuses me is that why are most people only talking about the politicians that got hurt. Everyone part of the shooting should be acknowledged especially the courageous people who brought down crazed guy.
I think that the Shooting in Arizona came to a shock to everyone living in the area, and people around the world. Courts and other people are saying that the man who shot 19 people was mentally unstable, I think that that is a very weak excuse for murder, and that the man should be thrown in jail.
In my opinion they should have had made security stronger and checked everyone of there belongings before the Arizona Meeting began.They also should have checked everyone's mental state because there people who are mentally ill and will hurt someone I've we don't know about it first hand.Also my thoughts go out for the deaths of them all.
Yes the lsson learnedd here was that if you shot you go to jail sp the bottom line is just do not shot
I think the shooting in Tucson should teach people that no matter who you are, you are always in danger.
i know the shooting was wrong and the worst that could that could have ever happen and i wish to give my condolences to the families that have lost there family members or friends but maybe this was a way to tell the politicians to listen to the people maybe not everybody is being herd and so i wish that this had not come up to happen but we need to start listening to the people.
i think that we should think about all of the other people that were killed, instead of just the senator. because this person could have had tried to kill other people to for a purpose. this man could have killed that little girl on purpose. like he could have killed that old man for a reason too.
I think that the shooter should go to jail even if he is mentally unstable. People knew about him being mentally unstable and didn't help him.
i think that we have nothing to learn because anybody can go on a shooting spree but i think that it should be indoors or something and have a metal detector thing in the door way so something like this can be avoided
I think that the shooting in Arizona was very unnecessary. People should be able to believe in what they want to believe, that what freedom of speech is for. We should also consider not just the senator, but the other people that we killed/injured.
I think that the shooting was a terrible tragedy. Theres nothing that can be done now except remember the people that lost their lives.
I think the shooting is sad and wrong. Those people were innocent and didn't deserve to die. If someone is mentally unstable they should get help and not be aloud to have guns or be near any weapons of any type.
I wish this didn't happen. I think some of it was political. The shooting of the judge, congress women, and the child, and the other people was terrible. I feel bad for the girl- she was going to meet her congress women. And, now she doesn't have that wonderful life ahead of her. The girl getting shot was very bad, but I think we also need to recognize everyone else that was killed and/or injured. Violence is never the answer.
This truly is a tragedy. My heart goes out to all the people affected by this.
I was very sad when I watched this with my mom. A young child was killed they said the man that shot these people was a victim of bullying I don't believe that is a reason to Hirt others at all. There is Lot of help for bullying these days
I love how everyone here is wondering where the guards were at a supermarket... I mean, it's to influence people to vote for them... They aren't going to have guards for everyone who's running for some form of office. We have gun laws that are more than acceptable, and we don't need to restrict them. Cars kill more people than guns but we're not restricting them... If someone at the area was legally carrying a concealed firearm, this would've been a non issue because the "terrorist" would've been incapacitated before he did anything. Society needs to understand that just because something or someone did something wrong or illegal doesn't mean we need to prevent the weapon he used. What if he ran in with a knife? Would we restrict kitchen knives and pocket knives? This is what bothers me... people need to understand a problem and what's wrong before they complain.
Honestly, Society will be our own destruction. We are literally throwing away our lives by hate, racism, and greed. If our world and the people die from Global Warming, I really won't be surprised. Its because of all of us that our world, and people, are coming to an end. So really...why hate? Its just pointless. I feel sorry for the families of the people who were killed, they have my deepest apologies for what happened.
I believe that for man to strike at 20+ people he needs be have been angered somehow. guys don't just come out of nowhere and shoot at people.
The thing that happened to the people in Tucson will help think more about how dangerous this country can be. A guy coming up to a group of people and shooting them is just like someone coming up to you and hitting you, it is a very strong form of bullying that will always end in tragedy.
People in Tucson will learn how bad ther ual area can be ..... some are good nothing happens some where else there could be shooting now.... now we have to think about birds fallying out of the sky.
This shooting shows just how corrupt our world is becoming. I can't imagine what the families are going through right now. Although I am glad that Giffords is doing better. I think we need to pay a little more attention to the people who are mentally disabled, to help prevent these kind of things from happening.
I think the shooting was a terrible tragedy. I feel so bad for the families that lost their loved ones, especially the little girl. I understand that the guy was mentally unstable but how come nobody informed people of this until he went on a shooting spree..someone needs to step up and take responsibility.
I that people in Arizona will be a little more careful. it was no one's fault. I Think that the guy is unstable. i feel bad for all the shooting victims and thier family. i hope that the house speaker gets better. I am pulling for all of them.
I think that the Arizona shooting was unbelievable. When things like this happens it makes you wonder what kind of world we live in. I can't imagine anyone wanting to go out and shoot people; its ridiculous. Our country should crack down on these issues more. I don't think there is any excuse for this behavior.
The Arazona shooting was a terrible tragedy. My prayers go out to all of the family members and house members, I think that this nation needs lots of prayer.
I think that there is no reason for all of this violence. Maybe when he was younger he was teased and that he had a choice and he knew what he was doing. I think that he should go to jail and stay there.
The guy didn't need to take his anger out on other people but it was sad
I believe he was just a man with problems.e could have been mental, or just didn't like his life. He did look scary.
i think who ever did it is unstable in the head.
They should put that guy in jail forever, what he did was very wrong. Nobody should every die from something stupid like that.
It is very sad to no that a 9 year old got shoot. This is a tragical event. The guy who did it, his life is over!
The shooting in Arizona is a very terrible event. Many people, and families, were hurt by it. Eve+n though most people only heard about Gabrielle Gifferds getting shot, we have to remember everyone else affected by the shooting. The shooting was a very terrible event in America, and the man who did the shootings, was obviously not normal. We can learn that, even though this country is good, some people are crazy and not normal. Hopefully, an event like this will not happen again.
Just because your mad doesnt mean you have to be doing crazy things. All those loses , All the people who saw the shooting . It was a tragety what he did now will be a regreat later on. Because he can never take that heartbreaking moment back.
I think this shows that anything can happen at any time to anyone. Security should become tighter and be highly considered to be added and public places. As well as being ready for anything. People should think about public places like malls and should be checked for weapons before being allowed to enter. If security became tighter, maybe this would stop happening so much.
What he's done now is going to be a regret later on. All those people who's family died because of one stupid mistake will never be forgiven.
it dosent matter if your a democrat or rebublican
I think the shooting is a horrible thing that has happened. But I also think that gun-control is not the solution to the violence. Banning weapons is only going to make things worse, and history can tell you how banning things in the past has worked. There really isn’t anything that we can do to help prevent this…except for being more watchful of our surroundings.
I think this tradedgy could not have been prevented, yes there were some signs of him not being in his right stat of mind. But there wasn't enogh signs to show authorites that this could have been stoped. I also think no one could have lead this man to belive bad things about Mrs. Giffords. I think it was just his own wrong doing and that he should be put into jail for his wrong doings.
It doesn't matter if he ment to hurt her or if he was just drunk, what matters is that he hurt her and killed 5 people in the process. He should be thrown in jail.
i think the guy who did it doesn't have a life
i think that the arizona shooting was a terrible impact on americas troubled times . in order to live in peace and equality we must all respect each other.
I blieve the guy should be put to death by being electrocuted for all deaths he has caused especially that little girl and the congress woman and the congress man that lost his life because of the guy
that guy new what he was doing becauseto have a gun you have to be stable to have a gun and he said that he planed it out. he needs to be in preson for life.
Well I live directly in tucson and a few miles away from were it hapend but I belive this could have been avoided by having securaty there regardless if she did'nt want it. She is a public figure and you cant asume that everyone wont do something stupid. Its sad that other lives were lost but maby if there was secuaty there they could have took him down when he shot gabrial and then citizens would not have to.God bless the ones that were lost and and the little girl who did't live a full life also a full recovery to gabrail giferts.
My opinion on the Arizona shooting is that it was a horrible thing that residents from Tucson, Arizona had to experience. I think that we need better security so that these kinds of tragedies can be prevented and innocent lives can be spared.
I think that the shooting is a horrible accident. The guy that shot those people was insane. He has a serious mentall problem that needs to be fixed. But before we deal with him, we should morn for the innocent people who's lives were taken. RIP, their families are in my prayers.
This was an absolute tragety. I cannot imagine hating someone so much as to kill them and 6 others. What he did was completely unneccessary. If you hate someone that bad, write them a letter discussing what you want changed or even go to therapy. Don't kill people. They have families and loved ones whos lives are now very disrupted and turned upside down. I know personally how it feels to lose someone close to me, and to have 6 families have that happen under such stupid and irresponsible circumstances is beyond me. That guy needs help. For God's sake, HE WAS SMILING IN HIS MUGSHOT!!!
Some lessons that you can learn from this is that hate is never a good thing. It can cause some of the hugest trageties in the world, in fact, it already has. Nobody needs to go to such extremes to voice their concern or diliking of a situation. If you are really having issues, get help.
My main focus is the tragedy I Arizona it must be really hard to believe that one of your family members had to die that way because that is the worst way to die, not to mention the wounded people I guess we can only hope that they will be ok.
My main focus is the tragedy I Arizona it must be really hard to believe that one of your family members had to die that way because that is the worst way to die, not to mention the wounded people I guess we can only hope that they will be ok.
They should have higher security when theres congressmen around becuase there are higher risks of shooting in our time becuase of the corruption in America. I believe this whole event is going to bring higher gun control laws.
thats so sad
He never needed to do that
i am for some one die i him sad
its so sad they died know familes are sad of loved 1s los.t he didnt have to shot them.
I thought it was sad .
I think that people should stop blaming politics and other crazy reasons for why the shooting happened. The guy was mentally unstable and so it probably had nothing to do with anything else.
I dont like people to kill people its sad because peoples family can get hurt and killed . The people who are bad shouldnt be they should have a fun life and some friends it will make there family happy.
I think that the girl that got shoot was sad.
Ican not beleve that she gone.she was a good person.
I think it sad for the girl that got shoot by the gun.
Why is it that easy to buy a gun anywhere! People should be tested first before buying a gun.The shooter had to be mentally stable to be able to hold up a gun ,have a target ,and hit the target . These death crimes are horrible.I'm sorry for all the people that lost any family members!
I thinck the guy who shot her sood be punished because the 9 year old girl is inasit.
Why bother giving guns to anyone when you can just allow police officers and other military personnel to be in possesion of one. Plus, the person who shot all those inoccent people should be put to prison for 10 lifetimes for all those lives he has taken.
I mean, what's the point in killing innocent people. It gives no gain. Just a lot of losses.
Honestly? What kind of person does that? Even if they had problems, you don't just come out and assasinate important people. There wasn't enough security!
Just goes to show that you should be careful wherever you go. For those of you who have lost loved ones in the shooting may the Lord bring peace to your soul.
Why would anyone want to shoot innocent people, especially young Kristina Green? He should've told someone right away about his problem.
I completly disagree with the shooters mentality.He is not right in the head.God bles the U.S.A!!
I hope all of the ones that got shot and surfived by this guy gets better. Its good that the people that stop him did it when they did befor he shot more people.
I think that if the congresswomen hadn't been shot than the president wouldn't have recognized the shooting or have raised the flag at half-staff. People die in shootings everyday and the president didn't acknowledge them.
You see if there was peace on Earth and no Democrats or Republicans there wouldn't even BE a problem. Ughhh. Sometimes I just don't understand the world.
Ithink the goverment need to put more security and also that the killer is just plain CRAZY!!!! It is also a sad loss for all the families.
It sad how the girl was born on 9/11 not a lot was born on that very day.I do feel sad for all the family's who lost their loved ones .
To bad someone didn't stop that guy sooner. That propebly would help save some of the people lifes and the ones that got injured.
This shows that theres a lack of security . Whoever shot the congresswoman did not care how protected she was.
I think the Arizona shooting was a terrible thing that happened. Whoever did it should feel ashamed. I feel bad for all the families who lost loved ones.
I think the shotting was wrong and tottaly uncalled for!!!!!! I still dont under stand why he did it but its just not right!!!
I think the shooting is just plain terrible. Think of all the parents and family that has a son or a family member not coming home. It also disgusts me. I hope he gets caught and put in jail for what he has done.
I think that it was bad because 6 people died and 13 were hurt.
I think this was great tragic event that should have never have happened.
This could have been avoided if there were any signs at all if given
I think the shooting in Arizona was a wake up call for the citizens to step up, and put better security on public events.
I think that the shooting was on purpose, and to be specific the person who did it wasn't thinking about the rest of his/her lifeahead of them.
I live in arizona and i was so dissapointed when i heard about the shooting. I was shocked in horror that someone would do something so bad to a person of the state. What would make someone think in their right mind that its okay to hurt such a caring person. Democrat or republican it doesnt matter... You are a person that cares about the United States of America.
I think people in touscan will be more careful. They have learned a valuble
lesson that you never know what could happen. What happened was very, very sad and awful.
As much as it is tragic, we can't let this distract us too much from the big picture. The United States as a whole has a lot of problems right now.
i feel horrible about what happened with the shooting.my class room had a moment of silence,and i prayed for the victims.
i think it was crazy that person should not had a gun at all.
The lessons I think that can be learned from this is that there should be more security. A lot of people don't like it when they see security because some people think that security don't do their job, when they do because they make sure that nothing bad will happen. Adding more security to going to these places and such will make people safer and feel safer.
I think in reference to the shooting that it's great that people are looking to the positive side with Rep. Gifford's recovery, but I think we as a nation need to pay notice to how someone gets to the point of public shootings, not just in this instance but in recent school shootings as well, how can a person get that far with no one noticing, it gets chalked up to "if I had only answered my phone when he called", or he was creepy but seemed harmless, how can a person go from being seeming harmless to murdering 6 people and injuring many others, and no one notice any changes?
It was a sad tragedy and I hope things like that never happen again. I wonder why they would do something like that? God created this world for a reason and not to go out killing people like that. What happened was terrible and I hope this non-sense never happens
I think that some of the people got death threats in the past means that they should of had more guards and cops thier for those people.
I think its a good thing that president Oboma did a good thing when he gave that speech.
It is a super bad tragedy to all of us. It didn't need to happen. And it shouldn't happen ever again. It just proves that this world isn't as safe as we all thought. I can not belive that someone would have the nerve to shoot Congress men and women. I am so sorry for the little girl who was born on 9/11 to go through such a thing. She can't enjoy the rest of her free life. To be born on such a tragic day mush be terrible. It is just so sad that ANYONE would do such a terrible thing. My love gose to everyone who has expiranced that day.
To bad we are going to have more stuff like this in the future. Stuff like this is going to happen for a long time.
To bad everbody can be normal. Then stuff like this wont happen as much.
I think that who ever would even think to do that to someone should not be alive
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SOMEONE WOULD DO THAT TO SO MANY PEOPLE IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME. I HOPE THAT THE VICTIMS WHO SURVIVED STAY SAFE AND I WISH THEM THE BEST.
They should have had some guards there to keep everyone there safe. I don't think the shoting was nessasary.if you don't agree you should just keep quiet or tell someone that you don't agree with what's going on.
This just shows the many flaws in the American Government. There was a lack of security at the meeting, it should have never gotten this bad. This was an attack on all Americans, not just the victims of the shooting. There should have been more security protecting the victims. This incident just shows how when someone disagrees with the American government, they feel its okay to use violence to end it. My respects go out to the families of the victims, may they rest in peace for all eternity.
When i heard about this shoting, I didn't really know what to think. I was shocked because so many people died before somone stopped the shooter, and also sad because such a young girl was killed. I hope all the victims peace and i wish their families good wishes.
The lesson that can be learned is be more protective when important politictions come to visit , exspecially when all the people who got hurt who didn't deserve to! It doesn't matter what color you are, or what political views you have,or what religon. This shouldn't of happend people need to be more careful about what they say or do. Also we need to help others and watch their backs
This was a terrible tragedy that has worried people across the nation. I hope it won't happen ever again. Question: if someone saw the signs of the gunman being mentally unstable, why didn't he/she tell anyone?
I hope this guy gets in prison for a long time. I would put him in prison for life if I could dicide.
I herd the congress lady is doing better. I wish I could hear more on the othe people a little more to hear how there doing.
I agree with that one teacher and his class. People do have to learn to control themselves and be happy.
This guy realy needs some help. He must have some problems to do what he did.
I wish this would be the last of this crime stuff. But I know that would not happen. There would alwys be crimes, and people making them. Most of those people need help to.
I wonder what coused this guy to do this. It might not be that letter thing. It could be anything. She might no have even was the main target.
This shooting is a horrible tragedy. If someone knew he was mentally unstable, why didn't they say something, and how did he get a gun?
There should be no need for violence in this world, but people have always been violent and you cant really change that. The one thing that i think is a wierd conicedence is that every time something like this happens the shooter seems to be mentally ill, so i wondered what causes them to think they have to injure people? do they need to feel some satisfaction or do they not know what theyre really doing? i dont mean to sound mean, but it makes me really sad to think how someone could do that. my thoughts go out to all the families who lost their loved ones. i wish we could stop things like this from happening.
I think it was terrible, whether or not he's a madman. We'd all love to know why he committed this foul crime, but it still doesn't change the facts: he's a murderer. I'm very sorry for all those lost lives. Personally, if he's got all the mental problems they say he has going on, I don't think it'll have anything to do with parties or political views. If he's THAT crazy, I sure hope he has a better reason than, She's a Democrat! It'd better have been something good, like, She and all the other people I killed murdered my first born child and spat on its grave. Even then, I tell you. I thought we were CIVILIZED.
I wonder if the shootr is going to get the death penalty? If they have it in that state.
I think the the guy should go to jail PRONTO!
Maybe events like that should have more security.
To those who would call Jared Loughner evil are mistaken. This man is mentally ill not evil. He is a victim of an illness that steals your mind and distorts and twists your perceptions. Mental illness is a disease of the mind. Cancer is a disease of the body.. The only difference is how mental illness stigmatized. The cancer patient gets support and compassion. The mentally ill get scorn and mistrust and are isolated and ostracized. The mental health system in America is in tatters with budget cuts. The mentally ill, Who need support are getting left to fend for themselves. If America is serious about the issue of mental illness and Loughner was getting quality treatment for his illness. Gabrielle Giffords might still be alive.
i think the shooting was uncalled for and the guy deserves to be in jail. i feel bad for all the families that lost a loved one!
I think this is a lesson we all have to learn- it doesn't matter whether it was democrats or republican's lives that were wasted, it is just wrong that this kind of thing happened.
i think this is cazy! it was the shooter's fault! even though he's mental he knows right and wrong, that was totally WRONG.
Why would someone do such a thing? 9 years is way too young to lose your life because of someone who's still alive. Even if he goes to jail.
I find the Arizona Shooting quite sad really. Our country has come to this? Merely 10 years ago, we were able to live in harmony, without a single care. But now we have to worry about being SHOT? That's just terrible, and i hope that our cuntry can go back to how it was
I think that they should kill the man who killed the nine year old girl and caused many damage to other people and the congress woman
Have you heard the saying "guns dont hurt people, people hurt people" Before buying guys you should have to go through a mental examination ,not just a background check
The fact that he tried to kill a member of congress has no affect on what happened. I think the fact is he killed innocent people who had no idea it was coming. Like the rug being pulled out from under them
Who in their right mind would ever want to hurt anybody? You have to be seriously mad at someone to want to hurt someone. But don't just go around with a gun and hurt someone. Find another way to let ou your anger.
The Tucson shooting was a sorrowful and violent event. I think it was meant to happen, though. These tragedies help bring us all closer as an American family. During the rough times in our nation, we need things to bond us together.
I think that the shooting was terrible. If someone has a problem with anything in society, then they should have a "talk-out" instead of a "shoot-out". After all, my aunt says "The will to kill should not fulfill!"
i feel bad for people thant lost there loved ones in that shooting infact i feel bad for any one who last a loved one i know i feel bad for myself i lost my twin brother in a farm accident i feel bad every day...............there are shooting a lot now the police have to be more carefull
I HOPE THAT CONGRESSWOMAN GIFFORDS IS OKAY AND FEELS A LOT BETTER I WISH MS.GIFFORDS THE BEST.
He never needed to do that shotting and my thoughts go out to all families who lost love ones
First up, people who have guns need to be checked out, to see if they are crazy our not. Why would that guy even want to shoot? There was no reason for him to, and he killed innocent lives.People like that should be locked up in a mental facility.
I think that someone maybe could have seen this coming.Even in high school Jared Loughner,the man who shot those people,even talked about killing people.His teacher had him transferred to another class because he was scared of him.They should have seen it coming
I think gun laws should be MUCH stricter! There is no reason that politician had to get hurt and that little girl had to die! That man killed a little girl, she never got a chance to really live; her life was ended wway too early and it could've been prevented with stricter seacurity and gun laws!!!
I think that the shooting was totally innaproperate. Its terrible to think that you can't go out and meet your elected offical without risking your life. This was a huge tragedy, and its hard to feal safe when guys like that are out there.
I think people need to keep control of their minds... This guy killed a 9 year old girl.... How worse can people get?!?
People shouldnt have guns unless their trusted with them. People who are trusted with guns wouldn't go in a grocery store, and start shooting people. It's unfair.
it's shocking and horrendous.
the psycho who committed such a terrible crime should get punishments that he deserves.
but i don't find it suprising as it happened in america where guns can be easily and legally possessed..
and i think the best way to ensure tragedy like this will never happen again is to outlaw the possession of guns.
What we shouldve realised is tht he wasnt mantally stable. Its difficult to know what to do if tht is the main reason he shot all those ppl.
I dont understand why he would do something like this. I every disagree with the shootting. Im prays are with all the families that lost their loved ones
Its unfortunate that Rep. Giffords and others had to be injured, and it was entirely unnecessary. However, I think this opens America's eyes to the fact that we aren't invincible. There are people out there who are being affected by everything our government does and sometimes, like an animal who has its cage rattled, they lash out. I feel as though this stands to be a reminder that we aren't just numbers in a society.
I think a few simple lessons COULD be learned from the shooting, but like most disasters, nothing more than a short (or long) period of mourning has been done about it. For instance, national security could be improved technologically. I have no idea why people care so much about privacy. It's not as though the GOVERNMENT is going to tell all its friends about what it read about your party last night. It's not going to go around gossiping about your love life and the phone call you shared with your companion the other day. People should suck it up. If we can't give up our privacy for the lives of our fellow Americans, we are no better than the people who killed them.
I'd say the best thing that can be learned from this is that you really don't realize how good you have it until it's gone.
While guns should not be taken away from civilians, people should be watched more closely. I don't mean that the police should be watching your every move, just that people be careful what they say. What you say to the geek down the hall could be the difference between living another 24 hrs and living another 90 yrs.
A lesson to be learned is that violence is never the answer! It always turns out bad. People need to listen to others because if someone has a depression issue it can lead to a shooting!
The Arizona shooting makes me sick to hear that people in our country are comiting cold blooded murder for their own political plessure
I think it was not fair to the people who got killed or hurt and the people will never recover.
The Shooting of Gabby Gifford’s and all those other people that were shot and injured because of one man, that was a mystery they think that it was because he was mentally insane and crazy.
I think we can learn to watch out for certain behavior. I have read articles about the shooter and the kind of behavior he displayed could have and should have been recognized.
I think it was horrible that he shoot and killed those six people. I am upset about the other people that got shot, too. I think that they need to mention his parents more. Even though he was a adult he was living with them and they raised him. He is a very sick man. I think what we can learn from it is that we need to moniter exactly who buys a gun. It does help if we make laws but even if we do make better laws there will always be a criminal out there.
It was a very horrible, and sad thing that happened. They need to mention his parents more. I don't care if he was an adult, they raised this human and he was living with them. I think we can learn that we need to moniter exactly who buys a gun, or weapon. If we make better laws that would help, but there will always, always be a criminal out there. It had nothing to do with one party or the other. Jared's friend even said something like: He didn't listen to political radio. So people also need to stop blaming the tea party and the rest of the Republicans. He is a sick man however you say it.
people need to stop with the gruges i think that the shoter was just trying to blow of some steam and just went after everyone he saw.
I think that the person thought it was a game. They didnt really have a reason for doing what they did. To me they wasted a lot of time and money and he should be tried to the fullest extent.
i think it was a horible event that took place on that night but alot of people are blameing security is that fair i mean if u were a security guard what would you do?
It was really wrong i didn't like that ... It's a Shame what people in there state or country have to deal with . I'LL PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST THERE LOVES ONES
I think that violence should stop so we can all agree and have a better also safe environment for other kids. Nobody should go through any shooting or any other kinds of danger.
Personally, I think it was a horrible tragedy. Yet, politics still find a way to take an advantage out of the situation and criticize how the country is and isn't progressing. At the end of the day, it could affect anyone politic or not.
I think we can learn a lot of lessons. Like having more security at an event. We also need to have my gun laws to prevent something like this from happening again. I think this is a horrible tragedy and my prayers are with the families as they try and sort out what happened.
people lost loved ones and the shooter went to jail you shouldn't go out and shoot people no mater why.
I think it was the worst time that ever happened to giffords. Even though i llive in chandler AZ i would not be in that part of Tuscon I just hope that anyone involved would be o. I also hope the 9 year old girls parents are ok because their daughter is dead.
i was shoked that there would be a shooting. i dont think the person was meaning to kill anyone i think he was trying to scare the governer but he did kill and i hope he fells bad. he killed a 9 year old girl i think thats bad what if he had a kid and somone shote his kid he woild feel so bad i think that people who shoot are dumb and need to think what will happen than just to do it. they could of shoot there friened our family or someone they knew they just need to think of what will happen if the do snythinh that will harm anyone.
When things like this happen, I can't help but think of all of the family members of the people who were involved in the incident. I hope they are all doing okay.
i think why went i heared it is not right what they did for shooing some of the more wanderful people in this world .i think what did they do to them for them to get shot .
i think it was a tragtiy to start with. andgive my best whishes to the seniter
My question is why was such an unstable person lose in Arizona. If he hadn't been out at all those people wouldn't have died and no one would have had to suffer through this tragic event.
I think we can learn a lot from this tragedy. As Americans we always pride ourselves in our ability to come together in a time of despair, this time however, we started pointing fingers. If anything good comes of this, hopefully it’s the full realization of President Lincoln’s words “A house divided against itself cannot stand"! Instead of throwing the blame around and widening party lines, as Americans we need to come together, like we did at 9/11 at Katrina, we need to be a UNITED States, not go around blaming each other. This event split people, but it also brought America closer together. Once the blame stopped going around, Republicans and Democrats alike finally found something they can agree on. They all and we all as Americans agree that this was a terrible event, all Americans no matter what party agree that those who stopped the shooter were heroic, and all of us senators and constituents alike take hope from every message of recovery that comes from Rep. Giffords. This proves that Democrats and Republicans can agree on something, a lesson that, hopefully, will be used in this new session of Congress
I think that we need more people to gard most events so people don't lose there loved ones because it hurts alot i would know because i lost my twin brother in a farm accident 8 years ago it still hurts a i think about him all the time.
i think that the shooter has ruined peoples life like the judges wife and kids
he should be in prison for life no quetion ask
What happened was terrible and can be prevented. If we help troubled, mentally ill, collage students, and in general troubled people then there will be a less likely chance that something like the shooting in Tuscon will happen again.
I think what happened was horrible. I think that she is significantly recovering, which is fantastic, im glad they caught this person who did this to the congress women, best wishes go out to the families for their lost.
I think that the shooting never needed to happen. I am so happy that she is making such a good recovery and hope the recovery will continue. I feel sorry for the people who died in this incident and for the people that survived I only hope for the best for you.
it is not important who you are what you support ,we have to find out live together peacefully and not to hurt innocent people.If you have aproblem something you need to share with other people no to attack them...
Its a tragedy what happened to them people. People should be focusing on the famlies whos loved ones have passed.
i am deeply sorry for the families who have sufered loses. We Should have stricter laws on the purchase of guns and ammunition, especially without mental health evaluations. We could possibly have more security for our Gov't from the Gov't.
I think that that the shooting was just evil and heartless.The man who did it was truly unjust.My concerns and prayers go out to the families that lost their loved ones.Even though what the man did was wrong and can never truly be forgotten,hopefully with the families can forgive the man that hurt them in so ways.Yes,I understand that the man was mentally unstable,but it doesn't justify what harm was done.
As much as our defense system has changed, it still isn't perfect. We really need to step up the defense before another assasination occurs.
crazy!!! a little store shooting? more peps i hope they feel better and this dude gets what he deserves!<3
the shooting was a tradgedy... there is evil in this world but they should've have tighten up their security...its partly there fault because the gaurds werent carefull enough.
I believe that this incident is a reflection of all of the hate speech irresponsibly uttered by many people. That type of speech produces an environment conducive to people beginning to believe that it is permissible to act in violent ways. A speech that diminishes respect for other people can lead to violence.
My thought is it is sad to see another american die. The world changes everyday and gets worst. We are suppose to help one another not hurt each other. One day we will find the peace to stop.
I think there's no reason for that kind of violence. There's always a better solution. No one should loose there life because of something like that, and I feel bad for those innocent people:'(
We can all agree that the shooting is not something that should have happened. The shooter is mean and cruel. We can hope that that this kind of thing will stop.
Was this an attempted assasitination, or a terroist attack? It was really what the murder thought. It's heartbreaking to see that all these people die, but this has happened before. Some stories are never heard. Violence is not an awnser, why does this happen?
Gabriel Giffords and those who were shot did not deserve to be. They all seem kind and thoughtful. The shooter should feel sorry for shooting these kind people.
It thought it was sad that so many people died in this tragic incident. It is a shame that Ms. Giffords got hurt.
It was unfair that inocent people had to pay the price for someone's anger! It was not their problem, and even though we have a right to speak what we want, it doesn't have to be in a violent way!
This should tell the people in arizona to be more careful now. it would be awful if more people died knoawing that we might have been able to prevent it. I hope that people will learn from this and that they will be careful. I also hope that there will be a day that we dont have to worry about shooters of gangs or even being mugged.
Well first off I think that what happened to all these people is a horrible event. They did not deserve to die and they were not ready to die. The family of the little nine year old must be devastated right now. I just cannot imagine living in Tucson Arizona right now and having your life be interrupted and disturbed because someone took out a gun, shot, and killed people in your community who you cared about. I hope that in the future the families of the deceased will be able to move on with their lives But I do think that there is a lesson to be learned from this terrible event, the lesson is that we have to be more aware of people who could potentially have a mental problem. We should have more thorough tests to try and find out if a person has a mental illness or not. Also guns should not be given out to people who do not pass a mental stability test. This is my opinion about the Arizona shooting and what I think we can learn from it.
Its sad that Americans are shooting Americans they should join the army if they want to kill.
I think that the shooting in Arizona is a sign that congress need to put stricter laws on weapon sales because weapons only should be sold to people without a mental/violent background. If the laws of weapon sales were stricter, the act of violence against "congress" and the public would be reduced.
I Felt Sad About the Shooting. The Lives Of The People There Were Taken In A Second. Christina Taylor Greene, The 9-year old girl, Was One Of Them. God Bless This Inspirational Girl!
I thing he had no rights to dvo that he took his anger on other a shot a little girl(she was born on 8-11-01)allmost killed a juge.that shows how much vioeance is in this world he dident care about who was harmed and who was killed all he thought about was him self.me and my dad were in the car talking about it we had the same opinion.it is not right.
I think that we all need to learn to get along , the incident was unnecessary. innocent people were killed and people should think about how there action will effect people around them.
I think that we can most defiantly learn a couple of things form the Arizona shooting. first of all i believe that we can never be to careful,there are always opportunities to reassure peoples safety. Also and most importantly, we need to pay closer attention to people with a mental disability. I am not saying people with mental disabilities are harmful and not to be trusted, it is just that we have no idea of what they are going to do and what they are thinking. mental disables should have more options for medication and controlling their disability at younger ages so we could prevent further damage. if we also treat them like any body else, they could feel like they fit in and belong for a change.
A lesson that can be learned from this, is that we need to stand together both democrat and republican as one nation. We got to be strong and not be seperated by our differences.
This is a prime example of the nations poor security. We need to hire more officers,and decrease the amount of crimes.
The shooting was un called for and should have never happen. The man should have been reported when people thought he was going crazy. If people had reported him Congress Lady Gifford would not be in the hospital.
There are a lot of crazy people out there but I dont think that killing the women from the government was on purpose. This guy killed a lot of people at that shooting so I'm sure he wasnt aware that this women was from the government. Although killing all those people was very bad.
I believe a lesson will be learned. The Arizona shooting was awful but the people know that something unexpected can happen at any moment and they should know to live life to the fullest. I do not think shooting those people from the government was the killers intention, I believe that he killed those people because something was wrong with him, not because they were from the government.
I think that this is just sad. Next time that they would have meetings i think they should protect them more. If we wouldv had just a little more of protection at that meeting i think it would have saved the people or at least helped a little more.
I think that the Arizona shooting was very inappropriate and destructive. There is no reason to shoot and try to kill someone just because you disagree with them on political issues. I also think that for now on, people of power should wear a bullet proof vest in public. Lastly, I think that it is not right that people got hurt even though they were just hanging out with the target.
The Arizona shooting was totally unexpected and is still shocking many today. During this time doors should have been locked or secured with security guards watching. While the shooter came why didn't the men watching the cameras didn't alert others. Therefore, there wasn't cameras which is where they did one of the mistakes not putting cameras for safety purposes.
My reaction to this article is that why couldn’t peers or authorities predict this incident what about to occur. At school where always talking about bulling and the negative effects it has on people and how the anger gets stored up and the only way he could get it out was through aggression and violence. When they interviewed some of his old class mates all they could say was negative things about him, which is hard to believe that he didn’t have one friend! Also nobody intervened, not his parents, not his teaches, no one!
I think that it was wrong of this man to try an assassinate a congress member just because he was either told to do that or because he didn't agree with her opinions. I hope that he is punished to the limit because he has not only commited a crime, but also killed a few other innonscent people. And all of my best wishes to the famillies of the shooting victims and their friends.
I believe this act is most horrendous and believe it could have possibly been controlled. Lives were taken on account of this and many were severely scathed. We need to come together and find a way to organize peace abroad, so that this can never happen again or be prevented effectively! As for the culprit of this affair, he needs to be punished to the highest degree being that his enmity was directed to a congresswoman, no quandary about it.
what i want to know...what goes through there head. why would that guy want to shot inicent people they didnt do anything wrong its not like its there decision what goes on in arizina.
I think the shooting in Arizona was horrible. I feel the people in Arizona are most likely angry with the senseless killing of a young 9 year old girl. The world needs to protect each other.
lots of lessons!
Not only for the people in Tuscon, but all over the U.S, even the world. Just because it happend there doesn't mean it couldn't have anywhere else. It was just a struck of fate. We should be more careful, better security should be used, though there will always be a mistake. We are only human.
I think this traumatic event should teach us to hold people accountable for their actions.
I think the shooting was very horrible. The people did not deserve to be killed. I mean really a 9 year old girl. What was he thinking.
I think the shooter was definitely insane. The shooter was only 22 years old, but threw his life away by shooting all those people. And even if he only meant to harm the congresswoman, why did he continue with the crowd, killing a 9-year-old girl and several others?
I think that the lesson to be learned is that we can't be to careful when a senator comes to town because something bad could happen just like the shooting in Arizona. Also I think that security needs to be powered up a little bit so if someone tries to kill someone they'll think twice about it.
I think this could of been a whole different situation then my class mates think. i think this was both political and the shooter had just went crazy and snapped. He decided he would kill senator Gifford, the things she believed in but can you ever really kill a dream no matter what you think politically doesn't just mean you can kill some one he should be in for life.
I think it was so horrible. The world is changing everyday on million of people. Life is getting harder and harder. There are sick people out here now day most people cant even walk to the store or go get gas. Most of all just live in there homes with out getting shot. The world needs to get better people are killing over nothing. Life is not easy you have to try your best to live.Just know life anit easy you have to protect your children and your family.
I think the man that shot all of those people that was so disrespectful.Maybe he did not even care about his self and did not even care about his family.He just went crazy and started to kill people.I hope he stays in jail for the rest of his life for doing that.That was wrong of him to do that.That is all I got to say.
In my opinion in Tuscon, Arizona. I think it was politically based. But at the same time I think the shooter was crazy for shooting everyone. No matter how mad you are you just can't go around shooting people. He went to Senator Gifford speech and he probably didn't like what senator Gifford was saying politically and he was probably super mad that he want to shoot her and kill her.
I think that the man that was shooting should be taught a lesson because he just went in that Safe way parking lot and shot a 9 year old child and 5 others and it's a good thing they called the police because the people who were there thought of what they should do and they did the right thing. that tragic man is crazy enough.I'm glad hes in jail because if that was me what would of happened?
I can't believe that guy would shoot a little girl.
What did that guy think he was a king?
What if I went around shooting people.
Then people will say that I'm crazy.
That would be the worst thing that would happen to me.
I think the man that shot all of those people that was so disrespectful.Maybe he did not even care about his self and did not even care about his family..I hope he stays in jail for the rest of his life for doing that.That was wrong of him to do that.That is all I got to say.
i believe that this incident is reflection of all of all of the good speech produces an environment conducive to the people beginning to believe that it is permissible and there was 6 people that got killed and the 16 people that got injured. And that is all i have to say thank you
I think the shooting was the most stupid thing I have ever heard who would shoot at that type of person that they now that they was going to go to jail so why would they do it and her killed a little 9 year old girl what man will do that.
That's a sham killing a little girl for no reason. "You should be so ashamed who ever killed her"!
I think that people need to stop and think about what they do. Before they do something wrong because thinking about it. I feel bad for that nine young nine year old girl that had got shot but I cant believe that six people were killed and six-teen people were injured.
Its terrible, no person should ever have a reason to shoot and kill someone. A little 8 year old girl was killed for no reason. So were 5 other people too. If you have a problem get help.
I think that the point of shooting is ridiculous.Why did he do that?The shooter must have had a terrible day. But the point is shooting a little girl. You can't apologize for killing a little girl I mean you can but who you say sorry to they won't accept it .She died she can't come back.
I think the Arizona shooting in Tuscon was very wrong. Why in the world would someone do something like this. It is terrible to see so many people killed, hurt, and more. What bothered me the most was the 8 year who old got shot.
That was not cool how that guy shot into the crowd and kill many people. That should be illegal that was not fair how they lost there lives like that.
That poor nine year old girl it was not fair she lost her live at a young life.
All those people lost there lives like that so sad I fell bad for them.
I think there should be no reason for anyone to kill someone it's just wrong. On the other hand, I like that the fake people to guard the ships that are getting attacked by the pirates
I believe that the shooting was not good at all.I have Love, Joy, Hope for the families that lost their loved ones because that is very sad. I wonder what was he thinking when he was shooting? He should remain silent.WOW six people were killed because of him. Innocent people who didn't even do anything to him . That also hurt my heart because I can imagine one of my loved ones getting injured or killed, and I can't picture them getting killed or injured. It's bad enough out in this world now. People are on welfare and can hardly feed their families everyday . No one really has the money to bury their love ones.
p.s I have sympathy for the families who lost their love ones .
The shooting was terrible. I feel sorry for the families who lost loved ones.I think that the shooter was either crazy or mental. If I had my way there would be no shooting allowed.What lunatic will sell someone a gun. A gun should only be legal if used to defend yourself. I think that the guy was angry at someone. But why take out your anger on innocient people.I bet
the lost of the 9 year old girl was devistating to her family.If i was a judge
I would put him in prison for 26 or more years.
MY THOUGHT IS IT IS SAD TO SEE ANOTHER AMERICAN DIE. THE WORLD CHANGES EVERYDAY AND GETS WORSE.WE ARE SUPPOSE TO HELP ONE ANOTHER NOT HURT EACH OTHER. ONE DAY THE WORLD WILL NOT GO ON WITH OUT THE PEOPLE DIEING THEN WHO'S GOING TO CARE FOR THE WORLD NOBODY WILL IF WE KEEP FIGHTING AND DOING WAR THAT STUFF DOES NOTHING BUT KILL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE KIDS OR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO HAVE KIDS WE NEED TO LEARN TO LOVE AND CARE ONCE AGAIN NO MORE FIGHTING NO MORE WAR NO MORE SHOOTING PEOPLE BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE THEM NO MORE!!!!!!
What is this world coming to it seems like people are dying everyday.
The world is getting more sinister, criminals by the minute. I just hope
the world doesn't suddenly become filled with maniacs.
It was sad for all the families who lost their love ones. The world gets worst
every day. Why would any one do such a thing. One day this world will
change.
I think the shooting was very bad but I don't feel affected by this event. I am not well informed about it. I feel that I should have more feelings but I do not.
My thought is why a person would kill or try to kill others. We should try to stop this and make peace with others.
I thought it was horrible. Plus i would of keep my eye on the guy because he does look scary.
That it must stink for the familys of the victomes that got shot i mean why would they do that how do they think the familys feel.
The shooting was very sad...There one way to end it we can take guns away and make a law that says "Store from here on out will not be able to sell weapons or guns. If you would like to buy one you have to ask the police."
I think it is just unfathomable someone that heart less would do that to Congress woman Gabriel Giffords and others
There is no excuse to kill other people. Its terrible and sad and to know that there are people out there willing to put other peoples lives in danger. Its unacceptable and wrong.
I think that the shooting is horrible. It's so sad to hear about it from the newspaper and the TV, but it's a miracle that she's recovering so quickly.
I think that the shooting was horrible...but it was the polices fault also because they werent carefull enough to watch out for this stuff.
i think its very bad and people should not do ittt!!!!!!!
The shooting is just utterly terrible. The know that someone would do that to Gabby, and the 9-year-old who was killed. I give all my love and support to the families whos loved ones were harmed or killed in this event.
my opinion on the shooting is that people should respect who leads this country wether the shooter knew who she was or not i think that he should not have had a gun in the first place (publicly) he shold have jut calmed down and thoughtabout what he was going to do
I believe that the person who did the shooting should have never even thought about shooting those people in Tucson. I bellieve that they should use medal detecters when something to do with the government is being held.
I think shooting is an unacceptable way to take out a persons anger. There are many better ways to do this.
i think that this tragic event could have been avoided. friends and family of the shooter have made statements that he was quite anti-social, and that he made them uncomfortable. plus, his school wanted him to take a psych eval. all signs. and even if no one suspected he was capable of such a horrible crime, the signs were clear that this young man needed psychiatric help.
I think this tragic event could have been avoided. Friends and family of the shooter have made statements that he was quite anti- social, and that he made them uncomfortable. Plus, his school wanted him to take a psych eval. All the signs were clear. And even if no one believed that he could be capable of such a horrible crime, the signs were clear that this young man needed psychiatric help.
this is so horrible and if that was my wife i would get that guy so ququick if she died. The good thing is that she is still recovering!!
I am sorry for the families of those hurt in the shooting. I think that the lesson to be learned is that there should be more security around Politicians . We have moved forward since the JFK assaination, but maybe we aren't totally prepared. I think that with every incident that happens like this we will learn from it and only be that much more prepared for the future, and preventing accidents from happening.
i learned that person who has a mental illness can be a indiscriminate killer. they have no answer because they are mad psycho. and they can get guns at everywhere in the usa.
i think that their should have been some security
we need to learn that there will always be some one crazy like that. also, wouldn't it be a good idea to let people have conicled carry permits? those would stop something like this tragedy in its tracks!
i think that his dad when shouldve stopped him when was saying goodbye. Thats obviously something bad waiting to happen
The arizona shooting was only a matter of security. Imporve the security and we can prevent this from happening in the future. If we don't improve the security in the U.S. this will most likely happen again and will keep happening until we take force.
just save the senator and we will all be fine. 🙂
I think it was devastating what happened to the 9-year old girl.
I find sad that such a young girl died in the shooting and that others almost died.
That man new what he was doing becasue you have to be mintly stable to have a gun.
THAT GUY AS SOME PROBLEMS YOU DONT JUST KILL 17 PEOPLE BY ACCIDENT AND THINKS ITS FUNNY THAT LITTLE GIRL DID NOTHING TO HE FOR HEM TO KILL HER. ALSO HE NEW WHAT HE WAS DOING IN ORTER TO HAVE A GUN YOU HAVE TO BE MINTLY STABLE. THAT GUY NEEDS TO BE IN PRISON FOR LIFE NO QUETION ASK!!!!!!
the shooting was an unnecessary event and could have/should have been prevented. i am extreamly sorry for the congress woman but it is a miracle that she is recovering. yet to me something was all wrong to be having a national moment of silence for her and the other victoms, when every day some one some where is dying. i know she is important to our country but still. at my school we do have a moment of silence before the pledge, but i do not see why we can't have an individual moment for all the soldiers that are dying for our country when she may not even die. please trust that i am truely sorry for the incidentbut what about our troops??
I think no matter what religion we are we are still americans, and just because we are different doesn't we shoot.
The shooting was a bad thing and all but we can't keep this form letting on lives move forward.
I think the lesson is, is that you can't trust just anyone, anyone could be dangerous.
This incident was horrible. People are saying that we're lucky the congresswoman survived. What about the 9 year old girl, or the five other people who died? This was a terrible thing, and America should do anything in its power to avoid an incident like this in the future.
how would you feel if you were the one with the gun?
I think it's crazy. Why would be want to shoot others. Or kill.
I personally don't think the attack had anything to do with the congresswoman's policies. Well, not as much as it had to do with a mans altered mental status. Do I think that we can learn anything from this, maybe we can beef up security around events like this so the man with the gun doesn't get in in the first place. He was obviously not trying to assassinate her for any good reason, he was just a sociopath who wanted to do something big.
I think that security will tighten in public events. But I also think we should be careful about what we interpret this as. It wasn't the gun that decided to kill those people. It was the person with the gun so we shouldn't interpret this as a way to help change the right for guns.
Why would someone even do that? what were they trying too do get there selves put in jail or something? i think that was totally wrong look how many people were injured and killed he should be put in jail for the rest of his life! if he did not like someone at the store there was probably a better way to solve things then killing people.
I think that the shooting was a very unfortunate accident and those innocent people had a life to live and for someone to just take it away from them because they're angry is very inconsiderate and selfish. There are plenty of other ways to solve a problem without going out of control.
What happened in Tucson was an awful tradgedy, that in my opinion, could have been stopped. I've heard that about 4 out of 5 times the attacker tells someone about the shooting before doing it, so, if someone did know about the crime that was going to happen, why didn't anyone speak up to prevent it?
I think that the father of the kid should of at least ask where he was going and that little girl was inncent what did she ever do to him .they need more secerity expessially if someone importent to our state was there
thats just sad that a guy would do something like that i know i wouldn't do that
From the Az shooting I think that it teaches us that we all should be careful where we go when there is someone important or big crowds. I don't think that guns need to be banned but maybe a restriction on where they can go and the kinds of people who have them. The shooting really opened everyones eyes to see that shocking things happened everyday and the only thing we can do now is hope for the best and learn from our mistakes.
You should not shoot people at all and especially not 9 year olds.
this incident is a horrible thing to happen to our society. many were killed including a nine year old girl, a federal judge, and one of the senators personal workers. it is always sad to hear about these certain types of violence and killing
I feel bad for the people out thier who got hurt if my one family members got hurt by a gun shot I will be very sad
Why would some one kill an innocent little nine year old, a judge, and Giffords!!!!!
I think that the shooting was a very terrible act. I Believe that their is no reason for anyone to kill anyone especially innocent people like the ones harmed in the Arizona shooting
I think that what the man did was wrong but with his "condition" , i think he probably didn't no right from wrong . I think the government should be on the look out for things like this ,so it does happen again. i know it sounds weird, but i sort of feel bad for him cause he might not have know what he was doing , if it was a dream or not .
I think it can stop
Why are thay doing that.
I think it's bad because people can die.they do not have food too.
i think that the shoot was horrribl.Because it could ofkilled some one
That it is wrong to shoot a girl .
i think that the shooting was reaellybad from hearring it on tv and newspapper,it is so sad to me that a littel girl got shoot.
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i do not think that arizona shooting is not right becase we would not like that at all that is all t. the a good day
poor girl,she did not have to die,why do people get guns with them that is sad
This is a very tragic moment. There is also a lesson to be learned here. The lesson is that going around shooting people doesn't solve anything or anyones problem.
I think that what happened was horrible and whoever did it should be in Major trouble.
It's just plain wrong what happened at the shooting. I mean shooting a really smart 9 year old, who had a kife to live???!!!!!!! It's just not nice, it's all over the news. I hope the person who murdered and injured all those people learns his lesson and never shoots anyone ever again.
I think it can stop .
what I think about the shooting is I thought the guy who shot 3 people was mentle
This is just outrageous. A demerit system is a great enough way to keep students and their behavior in check.
I think the shooting was a wrong thing to do, because important people have died from a shooting at the store from a guy.
I think that we cant do anything about this but, I dont know why the person did that he was maybe on drugs or drunk or something. Why did he do this to these inicent people. He needs to get some help!!
it was so wrong he had to be mean to usa and Tuscon
It was a very sad event and I think that the person who shot the innocent people should go to jail.
This shooting has had an impact every where. It is just a terrible thing to do. People died and many where injured. I think this is a horrible act. No one should have suffered, but they did. The only person who should have suffered was the shooter.
I think he shoud feel rlly bad about shooting everyone and the little girl. I think this shows how life isnt as safe as people think it is. People should really look at life how they have it and be grateful
This shooting was a very terrible accident and I was very sad to hear about all the people who died or who were injured. Just because people have the right to bear arms doesn't mean they have the right to go around shooting people when ever they want.
I think the shooting was a very terrible thing that could happen. Violence is never the answer. I hope this person goes to jail and gets some help so he never hurts anyone ever again.
I can't believe that anyone could be so upset that they would shoot senior citizens, a nine year old girl out to do great things, and a congress woman. Violence is NEVER the answer, especially if it means killing lives. It's horrible, and I hope the families and friends of the people who were shot recover quickly.
I think this is very sad and no one should be doing this. Violence is never the answer and he should not have done this. This is very sad that so many people got killed when they didn't do anything. I feel very bad for all the families who lost there loved ones. This was a terrible thing.
Horrible
A quote from Ronald Regan's son, Michael, says;
"... I then asked the head of the secret service, "Why were they able to shoot my dad?" And he replied, “Our job is to protect the president of the United States, your father. We can protect him from everything, except the “crazies.”
What happened to my father was a “crazy” incident, and as was the Arizona shooting. You can’t stop these things from happening, it’s inevitable.”
I think that this shooting was absolutely horrible and sad and completely wrong. I also feel bad for the people that were shot.I hope that whoever did it gets caught and is put to jail for life or is killed.
I believe that what happened on that day was extremely sad. The person that shot the Congresswoman, in my opinion, is probably not right in the mind. I am so glad that she survived what happened even though the poor 9 year old and the other people didn't. That was very sad and I hope that this won't strike our country again. No one has the right to shoot someone when they are going out there in their community to help. It was very tragic and unpredictable.
i think the massacre is terrible. And to think that someone would ever even think about killing or shooting congress........ i think he should be in a death sentence with the jail walll and cruddy toilets. i think that people should not own guns and if they did they shouldnt have any criminal record and they should be able to use them at shooting ranges with someone supervising them like little kids.
I think that the shooting was a bad thing to hear but the man was probably crazy so he didnt know what he was doing.
Wow, that must be really scary for them, not knowing weather their family made it through or not! That would probably teach them to take more percautions around suspicious looking people.
The shooting is truly a sad loss. Their were some innocent lives lost and I wish they could have another chance. I truly wish the man would have considered it and have decided not do it. I think there wasnt much of a lesson because it couldnt have been avoided.
I think the shooting was uncalled for and should have never happened. The guy had his own opinion and it may have been the same opinion to other people but I feel he may have taken it a little too far.
I feel sad about all the people who died and got hurt. I would never want that to happen to me or to anyone I know. I don't know why anyone would do that. I also feel sad for the the loved one of the people who died. I also think that act of voilence was unnecesarry and wrong.
I don't think that can be learned is not to do violance. If you don't think the way other people think keep it to your self. If you belive something differnt then others. Its some other persons opinon care about you not them.
I feel sad about all the people who died and got hurt. I would never want that to happen to me or to anyone I know. I don't know why anyone would do that. I also feel sad for the the loved one of the people who died. I also think that act of voilence was unnecesarry and wrong.
I think that shooting is bad because then a kid could learn from it and kill someone. I only think that there should be shooting only in a war. Also if you do shoot it should only be if you were fierd upon not just randomly and its really sad that someone died.
GANSTERS & People that think they're cool just because they have guns are just so ridiculoue & they need to quit it & be more mature about them selfs.
I think the shooting is very bad. It didnt really effect me, but i feel bad for the familes of the people who went through this. I dont get why someone would ever want to do something that bad.
i think this shooting was terrible. I wasn't effected by it but i feel bad for the families that lost loved ones. I don't get why anyone would want to do something like that.
i THINK THE PERSON WH DID THIS SHOULD JUST GO ON DEATH ROW. HALF OF MY FAMILY LIVES IN az AND WERE SCARED TO DEATH. THIS IS A HORRABLE ACT AND HE SHOULD BE PUT DOWN IN A HORRIBLE WAY.
The shooting i thought was tragic. To hear about it was not so good. To kill other people is not cool at all. To take a life of a person is just rude and not very good because after you do that the police are comming after you and you cant stop them from arresting you. You can't say oh that was an accident you shot the person so you are going into jail for a while. It is just not cool.
I don't think people should have guns for protection, even if it is for the house. Fire arms are dangerous and shouldn't be sold to people. It should only be used for the military and police. Not just any person should have a gun.
What i think about this tragic mishappening is that it was completely unexeptable and bad, and i would NEVER EVER do that!!!!!!! that man is seriously disturbed and has a serious mental problem. He needs help right away.
What I think about this shooting that happened really isn't anyones fault because that guy was psycho and had lots of stuff wrong with him.
This shooting is a horrible thing, and the man who did this should be punished. Though it is a miracle she is alive, those people who died should be remembered. A lesson from this would be to give backgound checks before buying weapons, and better security at these speeches.
This was a very trgic event, just because you don't like someone or their beliefs you don't shoot them, you just ignore it. I also thought it was horrible that the shooter shot many other people such as a senior citizen and a nine-year-old girl. what is wrong with the world?
I feel that it was bad that it happened but it is a miracle that she is recovering nicely. People should not dwell in the past they need to move on with more awareness.
The Arizona shooting was terrible and that guy wasn't thinking when he shot someone from congress. The government should punish him severely for shooting the congress woman.
I think this shooting is horrible! Its really sad that someone would do that. Im very glad that the congress woman is recovering and was able to survive. I dont know who would ever try and kill people, especially congress people!!
I believe that the shooter didn't respect other beliefs and the lesson here is to respect others beliefs. Also i read online that the shooter was apparently anti-government.
In my opinion, the shooting thing is not to kill, but to protect youreslf. Violence isn't the answer to get revenge. This is not what the right people are doing.
I think this is a very sad thing that happened, people don't deserve to die, no matter what. The guy that did this must have been deeply disturbed. I hope that the families of the people who died are okay.
In my respect it, to me, makes no sense for innocent people to DIE for no real good reason. This event was so horrendous, and very, very sad.
It is a terrible way to handle things by shooting and taking people's lives. Even for the bad guy, you can't just shoot people whenever you feel like it, it's wrong. Like how would you feel if someone came to you and just shot you adn say oh well your died.
It wasn't the best way to handle whatever this person was feeling. I don't know how anyone could just go around shooting people they don't know just because they're angry. It's not fair, and it's wrong.
I feel that killing other people for no reason is unacceptable. Maybe if it was in self defense then it would be okay but no reason? It's not okay.
The shooting was very unfortunate. We are Americans and that much of foul play is what might bring us down at some point.
I think the shooting is dispicable because it is so worrying and sad to hear this on the radio and T.V. but I am glad to hear that she is recovering very fast and I hope she is treated nicely by her friends, family, and neighbors.
No one should have to go through that experience. All the families that have to deal with the death of one of their loved ones just isn't fair. The shooting was a traumatic experience there, whether they were shot, one of their loved ones were shot, or they were just standing their. Even the ones that saw this happen on the TV or the web were effected. I don't know about everyone else but this makes me full of questions. Why was and what caused this man to be so full of emotion that he took nine innocent lives and wounded others? Is this likely to happen if someone else tries to talk to public? Are we, as American citizens, at the beginning of a new war but we just don't know it yet?
The lessons that can be learned form the shooting is that there are still people that live in America that will kill and murder for reasons unknown to us, but that exist. As well as people "heros" in America that will sacrifice there lives for others.
The shooting in Arizona was horrible. That should have never happened. Who ever did it should feel really bad.
It was hage confusion in USA!
A lot of people died because of this terrible shooting!
As we could see on president Obama's speech, I think it means they have to be more cooperate and be one.
Anyway, I'm so sorry about this accident.,
I was so upset when I found out about the shooting. It was not fair that the little girl died. It was a terrible thing that happened. An act of violence like that is uncalled for. I feel bad for the families of the injured/killed victims. I pray for them a lot, and I hope that they will feel better over time.
i think we can learn from the shooting, even though technology is advancing, there are still better ways of security... maybe since so many people are hearing about the bombing, they would be more willing to give up some privacy for safety!!!
I think its terrible. How could they sleep at night knowing they almost killed her
it was a very bad thing
I think the shooting is devastating. It is so sad how people have such low and bad minds to do a shooting. They should think how it would feel if they got shot. How would you feel?
This shooting was super sad. It has to be really sad for the family's of the victims, because that's got to be everyone's worst nightmare.
i didn't like it because it is bad.
I don’t care because in Afghanistan there is always shootings and they don’t care I feel bad for the people that got hurt but their is no need for this much news about people in the shooting
It is horrible what happened in Arizona, but think about the shooter, how much has to be wrong with you to do something like this. I feel sorry for him that he is that messed up.
Although the shooting in Arizona was very terrifying for some of the people who live there, they have now learned that they need to keep their kids safe as well as themselves. Their community needs to be more strict about weapons and need to work together to make Arizona a better place.
This event is horrible. The man with the gun had a mental illness and he was kicked out of the college he went to. Even though he never went back to school, he was somehow able to buy a gun. How is that possible? He killed six people including a nine year old girl. I feel so bad for her family because not only was she killed at a very young age but she was born on September 11, 2001. Her parents have been through a lot and they deserve to be recognized.
That is pretty wrong of that stupid person who was just going to kill that congress person and ended up killing a little girl.
I believe this event had a great effect on America. I think that this never should have happened although no one could have stopped this. I hope that in the feature there will be better security for our country so this kind of thing does not happen again. The sad and depressing event changed a lot of people's lives in a bad way.
Viloence is not an option. You dont just go around shooting people because your angry at somone or something. You need to control you actions and use your words. If you do use your words then other people can help you. So the lesson from this is control your actions.
People who even have the nerves to walk into a store with a gun obviously have mental problems. It is unfortunate that people died in this shooting. The shooter doesnt realize how many people are affected by this.
First of all, I would like to send my condolences to the families who lost loved ones in the shooting. What happened was not ok. People shouldn't just go around shooting other people just because they are mad. If you are going through a hard time in your life, you should talk to someone about it.
I think that this is a real tragedy and it is extremely sad for not only the families of the victims, but to everyone that hears about it. it is amazing that Congress Woman Giffords is doing so well and i think i speak for everyone when i say i wsh her a speedy recovery.
This shooting had nothing to do with the killer's personal beliefs. He might have a mental illness, but no one helped him. You have to remeber to help those who need it, even if they don't want it. I don't think they should ban guns. Think about it, there's probably more people who defend themselves with guns than people who kill people with guns.