Rand Paul on shooting: 'Weapons don't kill people'

Rand Paul on shooting: Weapons dont kill people
Stumble This! Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) may only be an eye doctor but he didn't hesitate in offering a medical diagnoses for the man that allegedly shot Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) Saturday. "I looked at some of the writings of this young man," Paul told Fox News' Bret Baier Sunday. "From a medical point of view, there is a lot to suggest paranoid schizophrenia, that this man was a really sick individual," he said of Jared Loughner, the man suspected of shooting Giffords. "Absolutely we need to...

Palin narrative disintegrates: Arizona shooter obsessed with Giffirds since at least 2007
The meme that Palin is somehow responsible for the Arizona shooting was a totally false canard from the getgo, and those whose first response to the shooting was to even think of Sarah Palin are in need of serious psychological intervention. Besides, shooter Jared Loughner is a left-wing wacko who's favorite book is Communist Manifesto. His favorite YouTube video is of the American Flag being burned. But facts, of course, never stop the momentum of liberal derangement. But the 'Palin is respon...

Fox News Head Tells Hosts 'Shut Up, Tone It Down' After Giffords Shooting
Roger Ailes, the conservative who heads the Fox News Channel, has told his traditionally outspoken hosts to "shut up, tone it down, make your argument intellectually" in the wake of the massacre in Tuscon that is putting overheated right-wing Rhetoric under intense scrutiny. After the Arizona Massacre, Will Congress Ever Be the Same? "I told all of our guys, shut up, tone it down, make your argument intellectually," Ailes said in an interview with Russell Simmons, the global hip-hop impresario, ...

In the wake of the Arizona shootings, would you support tighter gun control? | Poll
A man walks by the Glock Handgun billboard at a 2003 NRA meeting in Orlando, Florida. The shooter, Jared Lee Loughner, in the attempted Assassination of Gabrielle Giffords and the Murder of six others in Tucson used a Glock 9mm semi-automatic pistol bought in Arizona. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Yes, absolutely, and if the tea baggers demand to have their rifles taken from their cold dead hands, then I would hope the government would oblige them....

Rand Paul's Bill Frist moment
Rand Paul'S Bill Frist MOMENT.... For those of us covering Saturday's events in Tucson, it's almost unavoidable to engage is some armchair Psychology. Very few people IN Media have professional training in Mental Health issues -- and I certainly include myself in this media group -- but we nevertheless feel comfortable characterizing Jared Lee Loughner as obviously being a deeply sick young man. Of course, when we say this, we're not making a medical diagnosis or claiming any kind of professio...

Rand Paul has absolutely no imagination.
Quoth the Buddha: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said on Fox News Sunday today that the Mass Shootings in Arizona yesterday are "unrelated" to Arizona's Gun Laws: "The weapons don't kill people, it's the individual that kills people." ...

Pima County Dem Chair: Time Will Prove Loughner To Be A Right-Winger
TUCSON, AZ -- Conservatives gloating about the biography of the suspected shooter of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) will eat their words in the end, according to the chair of the Pima County Democratic Party. "Here's what I think you're going to find," Jeff Rogers told me in an interview today. "I think you're going to find that he was [a conservative]." [TPM SLIDESHOW: Dem Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Shot In Arizona] I met with Rogers in his downtown Tucson office this afternoon to discuss the ...

Jared Lee Loughner Mug Shot (PHOTO)
Jared Lee Loughner's Mug Shot has just been released by authorities. Loughner, the alleged shooter of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others, shows off an eerie grin and hint of a black eye in the photo. He was quickly identified as a suspect Saturday, taken into Custody and has since been charged. Loughner has been called a "fringe character" and his YouTube and MySpace presence has been closely examined. His behavior at a community college prior to the shooting has sparked questions about whethe...

What to do next?
The Saturday shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords and assassinations of Judge Roll and Christina Green, among others, has left many people looking for answers. Finger pointing has been rampant, with some on the left saying it was the fault of Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and the Tea Party. Some on the right have noticed that Jared Loughner was a fan of the Communist Manifesto and Mein Kampf, and assumed he was part of the left. As details emerge, he seems to be a mentally ill young man who ...

Gunman in Arizona Shooting Held Without Bail, Assigned Lawyer Who Defended McVeigh
PHOENIX -- The nation got its first look on Monday at the 22-year-old loner accused of trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Jared Loughner, head shaved, a cut above the right temple and his hands cuffed, scanned a packed courtroom and sat down. His attorney, who defended Oklahoma City bomber Timothy Mcveigh and "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski, whispered to him. The judge asked Loughner if he understood that he could get life in Prison -- or the death penalty -- for killing Federal Judge John...

Rand Paul: 'Weapons don't kill people'
Two senators said Sunday that Congress shouldn’t make a priority of toughening Gun Laws in the wake of the deadly shooting in Arizona that severely wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. “I do think we need to responsibly enforce our existing gun laws,” said Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on “Fox News Sunday.” But he said that “we need to make sure we move to the challenges in front of us, getting people back to work,” dealing with the Debt and Deficit and Afghan...

Tea Party Express: Left trying to 'smear' us
The Tea Party Express blasted liberal criticism of the movement on Monday in a fund-raising email to members, saying the left is trying to "smear" them and Sarah Palin. The email defends Palin, who has taken heat from some liberals who say her PAC went too far in using a graphic with crosshairs on specific Congressional Districts, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Some have said the Rhetoric is at least partially to blame for the Tucson shootings. The email notes that the liberal si...

The Left Never Wastes a Tragedy
Ben Johnson, FloydReports.com The Left never stands so tall as when it stands upon dead bodies. Whether it is Bill Clinton blaming the Oklahoma City bombing on Rush Limbaugh, Democratic mayors suing gun manufacturers after school shootings in Arkansas and Colorado, Democrats turning Senator Paul Wellstone’s memorial into a campaign rally, or Cindy Sheehan vastly overstaying her 15 minutes of fame, the Left never lets a tragedy pass without blaming it on its political enemies and pushing ...

Rush Limbaugh: What if shooter were named Muhammad?
PALM BEACH, Fla. – With waves of media stories suggesting possible causes for the Tucson, Ariz., shooting ranging from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to hateful Speech on Talk Radio and the Internet, Rush Limbaugh is now posing a new question. "Just ask yourself this. If the shooter had been a 22-year-old named Muhammad, would we be hearing that Muslim Talk Radio and the Muslim Internet blamed for it?" the top-rated host asked today. "No, we'd have been told that we can't blame Muslims fo...

Rand Paul: Giffords Shooting 'Unrelated' To AZ Gun Laws
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said on Fox News Sunday today that the Mass Shootings in Arizona yesterday are "unrelated" to Arizona's Gun Laws: "The weapons don't kill people, it's the individual that kills people." Paul condemned the shootings, which included Rep. Gabrielle Giffords among its Victims. She remains in critical condition after being shot in the head. Paul said that though Arizona is only one of three states that allows people to carry Concealed Weapons without a permit, "I don't think ...

Jared Loughner Mugshot Released
Authorities have released the mugshot of Arizona shooter Jared Lee Loughner, which is now being tweeted by the media, including Good Morning America and others. Presented without comment. via ​ ...

Loughner mugshot released
The Pima Country Sheriff Department released a mugshot of suspected-gunman Jared Lee Loughner, 22, on Monday afternoon. Loughner was arrested Saturday at the scene of the shooting that killed six people and wounded 14 others. He's been charged on five counts of Murder, Attempted Murder and attempted Assassination of a member Congress. He made his first court appearance on Monday. ...

Report: Loughner Got Bullets at Walmart
(Wall Street Journal) - Arizona shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner was turned away from a Walmart store when he tried to buy ammunition -- but was sold the bullets at another Walmart nearby, hours before the rampage, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Federal investigators probing the shooting are focusing on the sequence of Loughner's actions as they try to establish that he was acting with some planning despite his apparent Mental Health issues, a...

The Face Of Crazy
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Jared Lee Loughner: seeking insight from his reading list
Jared Lee Loughner's favorite books include many with anti-government themes....

Arizona Shooter To Get Unabomber's Lawyer
Looks like Jared Lee Loughner, the shooter in this weekend's horror in Tucson, has got himself a lawyer: The Federal Public Defender's Office has recommended Judy Clarke to work the case. Clarke, no stranger to such high-profile defense work, previously helped defend Timothy Mcveigh, the Unabomber, 9/11 conspira...

"How Did He Fall Through the Cracks?"
The weekend shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, which killed six bystanders, shows the consequences of an economy that focuses primarily on financial gain, and ignores the human cost. As About.com Guide to Conservatives Justin Quinn asks: The shooter was identified Saturday evening as Jared Lee Loughner, a man whose Internet ramblings (which were taken down after the shooting) further identify him as mentally ill. ...The real question for the people of Arizona should be how som...

Jared Loughner appears in court
Jared Loughner, the main suspect in the shooting of Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, has appeared in court and has been remanded in custody....

Suspect in Arizona shooting held without bail
PHOENIX (AP) — The nation got its first look on Monday at the 22-year-old loner accused of trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Jared Loughner, head shaved, a cut above the right temple and his hands cuffed, scanned a packed courtroom and sat down. His attorney, who defended Oklahoma City bomber Timothy Mcveigh and “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski, whispered to him. The judge asked Loughner if he understood that he could get life in Prison — or the death penalty —...