On Saturday January 8th a US congresswomen named Gabrielle Giffords was at a Tuscon supermarket when she and 19 shot. Of those 19 six were killed including a nine year old girl and a federal judge. Giffords was shot in the head, she was rushed to hospital immediately after she was shot. The doctors treating her have stabilized her she is in critical but stable condition. A slight change in the swelling of her brain could mean death, and as of right now there has been no change. Her primary physician Dr. Michael LeMole says that her body is responding to simple commands. The doctors at her side have left her in a medically induced coma.
To pay respects to those lost in the shooting president Barack Obama and his wife led a national moment of silence.
The man that is accused in the shooting on the weekend will be in court today (Monday). The name of the man is Jared Lee Loughner, 22. Loughner is charged with one count of assassination, two counts of killing an employee of the federal government and two counts of attempting to kill a federal employee.
I believe that a shooting like this is unacceptable. It is important for the people of the USA to stand together and to remember those who were killed. The USA should be on full alert to fix this and bring the man to justice. It is amazing that Loughner has already been taken into custody. Another amazing part of this story is that Giffords has been stabilized after being shot in the head. Scientists say that if she was shot in the right side of the head it would have meant instant death. With today's technology we have been able to bring back a life from a near death situation. This doesn't mean that she is out of the woods yet but it is progress. It is very bad that people in America are still killing other people it is unacceptable and not neccecary.
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2011/01/10/arizona-shooting-court-appearance.html
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