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Daniel Hernandez, the 20-year-old intern credited with likely saving the life of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, hugs her husband, NASA shuttle commander Mark Kelly, as Michelle Obama applauds at the "Together We Thrive: Tucson and America" event held to support and remember the victims of the Tucson shooting, at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Ariz. on Jan. 12, 2011.
We saw a lot of pictures from the service tonight. Most of them were good. A few of them were exceptional. This one of intern Daniel Hernandez hugging Mark Kelly almost brought me to tears. How do you thank the young man who saved your spouse? A big hug is a good start.
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"There is nothing I can say that will fill the sudden hole torn in your hearts. But know this: the hopes of a nation are here tonight. We mourn with you for the fallen. We join you in your grief. And we add our faith to yours that Representative Gabrielle Giffords and the other living victims of this tragedy pull through," Obama said.
Obama urged more civil discourse after a heated week of debate on the origins of the tragedy.
"As we discuss these issues, let each of us do so with a good dose of humility," Obama said. "Rather than pointing fingers or assigning blame, let us use this occasion to expand our moral imaginations, to listen to each other more carefully, to sharpen our instincts for empathy, and remind ourselves of all the ways our hopes and dreams are bound together...."
President Obama delivers a speech memorializing the victims in Tucson, and asks the country to 'listen to each other more carefully.'
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Thre is a solution, if a certain group will "man up" and be reasonable.
It is possible to set up a system where professionals like teachers, doctors, social workers, and others, can enter reports into the database use to clear gun purchases. The would enter brief descriptions of questionable behavior, and also rate the incident, from 1 to 9, vague unease/oh my God! The gun seller would only see the flags, and the ratings. If he say, saw 3 "1's", he might go ahead a sell the gun. If he saw 30 reports, rated all over the map, then he would know to call in a professional to go through and evaluate the actual reports. There would have to be an appeals process, but such a system would have stopped Loughner cold, and Christina Green would still be alive.
How about Dupnik doing his job? Instead of blaming talk radio and others, why did he not provide protection for the Judge and others at the event. Where are the arrest records, domestic violence is one of the ways you can be denied a gun purchase and obviously the shooter( won't dignify him by saying his name) had been arrested for that before the day. Why did not the sheriff hold him for the 72 hours mental health evaluation as allowed under Arizona Law.Instead of being so political( speaking against the Az immigration bill ) why did he not just DO HIS JOB?!?!
Folks, chill a bit. the laws for 24 hr hold on 'mental' folks is a very gray area and we don't have all those facts. How about the notion that each and every person who wants a gun must pass tests, psychological exams, background checks and a 6 month waiting period. Or better yet - ban all guns, everywhere; no more guns - period. But, there are perfectly resonable folk who like to hunt for their supper and treat the weapon properly. There are folk who live in fear / iffy areas of a city who feel safer having a gun for protection and they as well treat the weapon respectfully. But this citizen prays for the day that all the guns will be melted down for plowshares. (certainly a better use of the metal)
I have to say, this is the first memorial service I've ever heard of that had a slogan and a t-shirt associated with it. Seems odd to me.