The Tucson Shooting

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Mourning the Victims of the Arizona Shooting

The nation grieves the murders of six people after the assassination attempt on Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords More »

After Tucson

The shootings in Arizona have prompted a national conversation on guns, mental illness and the state of our political discourse More »
Point: Arms and the Unbalanced

Heated rhetoric doesn't help, but the real need is to reassess policy on guns and the mentally ill More »
Can Arizona Mellow Its Wild West Image?

A new mood seems to be gaining hold among the state's politicians and ordinary folk — but don't try to take away their guns! More »
The First Lady's Open Letter

The First Lady broke her silence about the tragedy, issuing an open letter to parents that outlined her thoughts on the shooting More »
The Real Lesson of the Tucson Tragedy

On Jan. 8, a man at war with 'normal' unleashed other forces also at war with normal, people who are turning our politics into a freak show for their own cynical or sanctimonious reasons More »
Are We Becoming an Uncivil Society?

The debate about charged political rhetoric preceded the tragedy in Tucson — and then was revived by it. TIME posed the question above to leaders and thinkers on the right and left. Here are their responses More »
Scenes from a Grieving City: Tucson, January 2011

Photographer Matt Slaby takes the pulse of the stricken city in the aftermath of the tragic shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others More »
Fire Away

You might think attacks like the one in Tucson would lead to tougher gun restrictions. But you'd be dead wrong More »
A Mind Unhinged

Did political rhetoric push suspect Jared Loughner over the edge? Psychological research shows that's highly unlikely More »
A Brief History of Presidential Mourning

As President Obama speaks at a memorial ceremony for those killed in the Arizona shooting, TIME takes a look at the evolution of presidential mourning More »
Arizona's Tale of Two Sheriffs

The state was once known for the antics of the right-wing Maricopa County Sheriff. After the Tucson shooting, however, the left is in thrall with the guy in charge of Pima County More »
The World of Jared Lee Loughner

Scenes from the Tucson home and neighborhood of the alleged Arizona shooter More »
Palin's Response to Tucson

Sarah Palin released a video on Facebook expressing her grief and outrage over Saturday's shootings in Tucson More »
The Chutzpah of Palin

It really is hard to fathom why Palin felt the need to record and release this message right now More »
The Lawyer Who Will Defend Loughner

The defense attorney comes to the side of the accused shooter in Tucson, Ariz., with an infamous list of people she has saved from the death penalty More »
The View from His Schools

The accused shooter in the Tucson massacre did not always display bizarre behavior. His classmates remember a different person. But they also saw him change More »
Photos: Messages for the Tucson Victims

The Tucson tragedy inspires an outpouring of grief in words and pictures More »
Loughner's Six Warning Signs

The lessons of the Virginia Tech shooter are almost analogous to those of the Tucson suspect. But what exactly could have been done to prevent the tragedy? More »
Late Night TV Grapples With Shootings

Jon Stewart all but tore up his script for a show that was far more sober, and emotional, than surely most of his fans was expecting More »
How Marijuana Use Aborted Loughner's Military Career

Loughner didn't fail a drug test when he tried to enlist — he admitted to using pot and was automatically disqualified More »
Did Extreme Talk Pull the Trigger? Wrong Question

One of my first reactions to the sickening shooting in Arizona, and to the charge that it resulted from violent imagery from politicians and media figures More »
Photos: A Brief History of American Assassination Attempts

The shooting in Tucson is just the latest in a long line of attempts on the lives of American politicians. TIME takes a look back at the gun-toting men who succeeded — and those who came all too close. More »

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