Arizona Shootings: Jared Lee Loughner's Trial Likely To Be Moved To Southern California

Reno-era policy kept Jared Loughner off FBI gun list
Source: Washington Post An old policy memo from the Clinton Administration paved the way for accused Arizona gunman Jared Loughner to buy his first firearm. Put in place by then-Attorney General Janet Reno, the policy prohibited the Military from reporting certain drug abusers to the FBI, which manages the national list of prohibited gun-buyers, federal officials said. Loughner attempted to enlist in The Army in December 2008 but was rejected because he failed a drug-screening process, Army of...

Security Video Reveals Tucson Shooting Horror
Law enforcement at the scene of the multiple-fatal shooting in Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 8, 2011. (Arizona Daily Star, Kelly Presnell) Authorities have analyzed nearly two dozen Surveillance videos in the massive investigation of accused Tucson killer Jared Lee Loughner, some of which clearly show a gunman shooting Federal Judge John Roll in the back as he and an injured congressional aide try to scramble under a table, officials who have viewed the footage said Tuesday. It also shows the gunman wal...

Proposed magazine ban another pointless feel-good exercise
  Las Vegas — Yesterday’s introduction of Federal Legislation to limit the capacity of ammunition magazines may have an impact on gun makes like the folks at Washington-based Olympic Arms — provided it passes, which industry odds-makers here at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show don’t believe has a prayer  — but it likely would not prevent a determined nutball from carrying out mayhem, as detailed in yesterday's Seattle Times.  Olympic ...

Mother: Giffords to be moved to rehab center Friday
Source: CNN Tucson, Arizona (CNN) -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords -- who will be moved to a rehabilitation center in Texas later this week, according to her parents -- had worries about her safety long before she was critically wounded by a gunman at a public event, her husband said. "We've discussed it a number of times," Mark Kelly told CNN affiliate KVOA in an interview Tuesday. "She felt that, that was a possibility, pretty much exactly what had happened ... there have been threats against her an...

Videos show details of Tucson shooting
TUCSON - Authorities have analyzed nearly two dozen Surveillance videos in the massive investigation of accused Tucson killer Jared Lee Loughner, some of which clearly show a gunman shooting Federal Judge John Roll in the back as he and an injured congressional aide try to scramble under a table, officials who have viewed the footage said Tuesday. This Story Reno-era policy kept Jared Loughner off FBI gun list Videos show Tucson shooting in detail, sources say Videos show details of Tucson sh...

Tucson Shooting Caught on Video
Washington Post reports: Authorities have analyzed nearly two dozen Surveillance videos in the massive investigation of accused Tucson killer Jared Lee Loughner, some of which clearly show a gunman shooting Federal Judge John Roll in the back as he and an injured congressional aide try to scramble under a table, officials who have viewed the footage said Tuesday. It also shows the gunman walking toward Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and firing his first bullet into her face from two to thre...

Video: The very dumbest political soundbites about the Arizona shootings
A time capsule from Reason TV that’s way, way shorter than it could have been. I assume the video editor planned something longer but had to stop after two minutes from his sheer soul-crushing despair at the state of American punditry. Or maybe his mistake was limiting himself exclusively to video material. For instance, by doing that, he had to omit this useful example of “civility” from Loughner Victim turned leftist hero turned death-threat suspect Eric Fuller: James Eric ...

No intention to move Arizona shooting trial: Justice Dept
Stumble This! WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There are no plans to move from Arizona the trial venue of the suspect in the Tucson shooting that killed six and wounded 13 others including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the Department of Justice said on Tuesday. After saturation media coverage of the event and Federal Judges in Arizona recusing themselves, there was some media speculation the trial would be moved to another state. However, Department of Justice officials threw cold water on those suggestions. ...

Official: Video shows congresswoman shot in face
(01-19) 08:19 PST Tucson, Ariz. (AP) -- Surveillance video from an Arizona Grocery Store shows moments of mayhem and a judge's heroism as a gunman shoots Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in the face, then turns the gun on a crowd of people waiting to meet the congresswoman, an Arizona sheriff's official said Wednesday. Pima County Sheriff's Chief Rick Kastigar said he watched the first part of the surveillance video, which shows 22-year-old Jared Loughner shooting Giffords in the forehead from about 2 ...

Video Of Tucson Shooting Shows Judge Protecting Giffords Aide
Surveillance video from the shooting in Tucson reportedly show Federal Judge John Roll trying to save the life of one of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' aides before he himself was fatally shot. According to an officer in the Pima County Sheriff's Department, the video shows Roll trying to guide the aide, Ron Barber, to safety. "It's very clear to me the judge was thinking of his fellow human more than himself," said Richard Kastigar, the investigative and operational bureau chief of the department...

Jon Stewart On Sarah Palins Response To The Arizona Shootings
Once again, The Daily Show nails it: The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cThe Daily Show on Facebook...

TRIGGER HIPPIE: Jared Loughner: Reefer Madness?
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Southern California median home price remains flat
The median was also being tugged down by weak sales of new homes, which reached their Lowest Level for a December since DataQuick began keeping records. "It's hard to ignore the ongoing slump in the Southland's new-home market," Walsh said. "What happens next will hinge largely on the pace of the economic recovery and the manner in which lenders manage their inventories of distressed properties, which are competition for new homes." Foreclosures accounted for 34.3 percent of resales last month...

Was the Chinese Navy Behind Two Incidents in Southern California Last Year?
Was a crippling cruise ship “fire” and a mysterious “missile launch” late last year the work of a rogue Chinese Navy “sending a message” to President Barack Obama? We may get a clue this week, when the Carnival Splendor arrives in San Francisco for dry dock repairs. On November 8, the President was travelling in Asia and South Korea. He arrived to a contentious meeting with the Chinese at the  G-20 summit the next day.  Journalist/author Jack Cashill...

Southern California's home price gains slowed in December
That was the weakest year-over-year gain in the median -- which is the point at which half the homes in the region sold for more and half for less -- since the closely watched measure began rising in December 2009. The median sale price fell on a year-over-year basis in the counties of Los Angeles, 2.7%; Orange, 5.7%; San Bernardino, 1.3%; and Ventura, 1.4%. San Diego and Riverside counties were up 0.9% and 2%, respectively. Low Mortgage rates and low prices gave the Southland a sales boost in D...

Feds will seek Loughner trial in Arizona
Source: Politico Federal Prosecutors intend to move forward with the case against Tucson shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner in Arizona, a Justice Department spokesman said Monday, knocking down a report in the Washington Post that suggested prosecutors were planning to take the case to San Diego to avoid the emotion stirred up in Arizona by the apparent Assassination attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) "The Department plans to bring the case in Arizona and will oppose any change of ven...

Lawrence O'Donnell Yells at Arizona Congressman for Not Agreeing With Him on Gun Control
In a fine example of the new civility at MSNBC, Lawrence O'Donnell on Tuesday actually yelled at an Arizona Congressman who didn't agree with him about the need for Gun Control following the shootings in Tucson. The discussion on "The Last Word" really got heated after the host made the case to Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) that additional security at Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' (D-Ariz.) Congress on Your Corner event wouldn't have mattered because "The overwhelming maj...

Official: Video shows congresswoman shot in face
Posted: Jan. 19, 2011 TUCSON, Ariz. -- Surveillance video from an Arizona Grocery Store shows moments of mayhem and heroism as a gunman shoots Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in the face, then turns the gun on a crowd of people waiting to meet the congresswoman, an Arizona sheriff's official said Wednesday. The video shows 22-year-old Jared Loughner walking around a folding table behind Giffords, going up to her and shooting her in the forehead. Share your thoughts on this story. Some comments may no...

Unexploded Bomb in Spokane Labeled Domestic Terrorism
But Jared Lee Loughner, who stalked a Democratic congresswoman, then murdered half a dozen people, putting Rep. Giffords in a trauma ward fighting for her life, with many others wounded, is simply a “shooting” or reduced to an alliteration: “The Tucson Tragedy,” on many Cable Networks. A backpack found along the route of the Martin Luther King Jr. march in Spokane contained a bomb “capable of inflicting multiple casualties,” the FBI said Tuesday, describing th...

America's Blood Sport of Buying Trophy Killer Guns: The Tuscon Glock
© unk Glock Pistol When is rising consumer demand bad for America? When it comes in the form of guys buying guns used in killings as blood-sport collectors' trophies. That's what happened in Arizona after the Tucson massacre, when the sales of the Glock Handgun used by the killer soared: Greg Wolff, the owner of two Arizona gun shops, told his manager to get ready for a stampede of new customers after a Glock-wielding gunman killed six people at a Tucson shopping center on Jan. 8. Wol...

Video shows a 'deliberate' gunman shooting Giffords at close range
Surveillance video of the Tucson shootings show the gunman shooting Gabrielle Giffords and other Victims at close range and also depicts Federal Judge John Roll, who was killed in the mêlée, trying to shield a bystander, The New York Times reports. Six people were killed and 13 injured in the assault, including Rep. Giffords, who remains hospitalized with a shot to the head. The horrifying shooting is captured in a brief video clip from a store security camera, according to Richard Kastigar, ...

The FCC's Cynical Forum Shopping
In an unusual step last week, the Federal Communications Commission released public guidance in an effort to encourage "forum shopping" for Lawsuits challenging the FCC's order to regulate the Internet. Forum shopping is the practice litigators use to get their cases heard in a court -- in this case, a Federal Court -- they believe will more likely deliver a favorable ruling. But in this case something else is at work. "The FCC knows its jurisdiction over regulating the Internet is tenuous at be...

Obama administration appeals Virginia healthcare ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama Administration on Tuesday appealed a ruling by a Federal Judge in Virginia that declared Unconstitutional a key part of President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law. U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson last month backed the argument by Virginia's Attorney General that Congress exceeded its authority by requiring Americans to start buying Health Insurance in 2014 or face a fine. The Justice Department, as expected, filed a notice with the U.S. District Court for ...

Obama administration appeals Virginia healthcare ruling
By Jeremy Pelofsky WASHINGTON | Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:10am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama Administration on Tuesday appealed a ruling by a Federal Judge in Virginia that declared Unconstitutional a key part of President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law. U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson last month backed the argument by Virginia's Attorney General that Congress exceeded its authority by requiring Americans to start buying Health Insurance in 2014 or face a fine. The Justice Departmen...

No intention to move Arizona shooting trial: Justice Dept
After saturation media coverage of the event and Federal Judges in Arizona recusing themselves, there was some media speculation the trial would be moved to another state. However, Department of Justice officials threw cold water on those suggestions. "The department plans to bring the case in Arizona and will oppose any change of venue motions," DOJ spokesman Matthew Miller said. "Federal law dictates these offenses be tried in the District (where the Crime occurred). The Justice Department is...