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| Arizona Shooting Suspect Charged |
| 2011-01-10 |
| [An Nahar] Arizona's district attorney announced Sunday five charges, including murder and attempted murder, against a man accused of shooting 19 people, including a US congresswoman, in Tucson. Jared Lee Loughner is "suspected of shooting US Representative Gabrielle Giffords, Chief Judge John Roll, Giffords' staff member Gabriel Zimmerman and approximately 16 others Saturday in Tucson," the prosecutor said. Naming him officially for the first time, US district attorney for Arizona Dennis K. Burke said Loughner will make an initial appearance in court on Monday in Phoenix. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 However, no laws are not going to prevent such incidents. Excuse the double negative. However, no laws are going to prevent such incidents. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-01-10 15:32 |
| #3 Loughner; a crazy seeking to live (or die) in infamy. Already, I have heard calls for stronger laws about speech directed towards Congress members and more gun control--coming from the left. How about accepting that the guy was a goofball? This guy scared his classmates to the extent they wanted to be seated near the exits in case he showed up with a firearm. He had been asked by the professor to leave class but he refused to leave. It seems to me the laws are sufficient to deal justice. However, no laws are not going to prevent such incidents. Draconian gun laws don't prevent gun crime. One only has to look at New York City, Chicago, Washington, D.C. as examples of cities where outlawing guns does not prevent outlaws from acquiring and using guns in crime. One guy who tackled Loughner was packing. Things unfolded so quickly that his firearm was not of much use. I would imagine this citizen also thought, "If I draw my firearm, what's to prevent others from thinking I'm a part of this shooting melee?" |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-01-10 15:30 |
| #2 Loughner is being charged under Section 351(c) of the US Code for shooting U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords. The section provides a maximum penalty of life imprisonment for the attempted assassination of Members of Congress, Cabinet Members and other federal officials. He also faces two counts of federal murder for the shooting of U.S. District Judge John M. Roll and of Gabriel Zimmerman, an aide to Congresswoman Giffords, and two further counts of attempted murder of a federal employee. The murder charges carry a penalty of death or life imprisonment. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-01-10 12:39 |
| #1 To clarify, the US district attorney announced 5 federal charges, and the suspect is in federal custody. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-01-10 01:02 |