[Trilby]

This is terrible news.


"Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, 40, has been shot at a public event on Saturday in her home state. There are conflicting U.S. media reports about whether the congresswoman and several others who were rushed to the hospital following the shooting spree in Pima County, Arizona, survived. Authorities are reporting the suspected gunman was taken into custody.

FBI agents were rushed to the shooting scene near a Safeway grocery store in northwest Tucson where Democratic Congresswoman Giffords was hosting a public event to speak with her constituents.

Witnesses say a gunman ran up and fired off 15 to 20 shots. They say the young man shot the congresswoman in the head, before trying to run off.

But witnesses say he was tackled by a bystander, and taken into custody.

President Barack Obama released a statement at the White House saying the shooting was a senseless and terrible act of violence that has no place in a free society.

Right before the shooting, the congresswoman for Arizona’s 8th congressional district had used the micro-blogging site Twitter to write that her first so-called “Congress on Your Corner” event was starting. She asked people to let her know what was on their mind.

Giffords was re-elected to her third term in November. Her office was among the politicians whose offices were targeted with vandalism and threats during the health care debate in 2009. "

This saddens me. I don't know what else to say. This country is nuts.

Why doesn't anyone shoot insurance executives?