Tucson Victim Arrested at Town Hall
Arizona gun law allows for concealed weapons. Gabrielle Giffords district includes Tombstone, Arizona. You may remember the town for the infamous Earp-Clanton battle, fought near the rear entrance of the O.K. Corral, on October 26, 1881. It was even made into a movie.
Tombstone, Arizona – Allen Street in 2008
‘You’re dead!’ victim yells at Tea Party spokesman
David Gregory asked in today’s Meet the Press round table, “Could the events in Arizona change our attitudes about security and civility in politics?”
Well, this isn’t what anyone hoped would happen next: A week after the deadly shooting in Tucson, Arizona, a man who had been shot at the scene made a death threat against a Tea Party spokesman at a town hall event sponsored by ABC News. The man, J. Eric Fuller, was reportedly irritated by the remarks of two of the event’s speakers, Republican Rep. Terri Proud and Tucson Tea Party spokesman Trent Humphries. He snapped a picture of Humphries and said, “You’re dead.” Police immediately escorted him from the room and charged him with threats, intimidation, and disorderly conduct. The event, hosted by Christiane Amanpour and taped for an ABC News special, was titled, After the Tragedy: An American Conversation Continued.
Americans, it appears, have not learned anything. Conservative talk show hosts and their like thinking guests continue to speak in the same way as do the liberal hosts. Of course both sides claim the mantle of civility.
Congresswoman Giffords is not the first representative in recent years to be impacted by the use of guns. California Senator Dianne Feinstein was in her office as president of San Francisco County when she heard the gun shots that killed Mayor George Moscone in 1978.
The use of weapons is nothing new in America. It’s been going on since the America won its freedom from Great Britain. Remember the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr? In just a few days or weeks we will all have moved on to the next issue.
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