ARTICLES RELATING TO US SHOOTING

Gun victims to attend Obama's speech

2013-02-11 22:37

President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats in Congress are bringing victims of gun violence to his State of the Union address providing faces and voices to the carnage that he wants to curb.

Biden, top US gun lobby to meet

2013-01-10 17:02

The US vice president is confronting perhaps his toughest meeting on gun violence policies as he prepares to meet with the country's top gun lobby.

Holmes took self-portraits before attack

2013-01-09 22:34

James Holmes used a cellphone to take self-portraits the night that police say he shot up a Colorado cinema last year.

Ex-congresswoman takes on gun lobby

2013-01-08 22:24

Former US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, a famous survivor of gun violence, has launched a major initiative to press for tougher gun laws.

US town reels from deadly shooting

2012-12-15 07:27

Hundreds of shocked residents of a US town have attended a mass paying tribute to the victims of the elementary school massacre that left at least 27 dead.

Man kills 3 and himself at US mall

2012-10-22 07:28

A gunman who opened fire at a suburban Milwaukee beauty salon where his spouse worked killed three people and wounded four others before taking his own life, police say.

Scepticism over Obama's gun plea

2012-08-08 13:12

Despite a rash of mass killings, many Americans are sceptical of calls by President Barack Obama and others for "soul searching" on ways to reduce gun violence in the United States.

Mass shooting incidents in last 20 years

2012-08-06 08:12

Here is a timeline of some of the worst shooting incidents carried out by one or two gunmen around the world in the last 20 years:

Shot US lawmaker's aide wins Arizona poll

2012-06-13 08:45

Shot US lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords's former aide Ron Barber has won a special election for her Arizona seat in Congress, according to official results with most votes counted.

Florida shooter will turn himself in

2012-04-02 21:26

George Zimmerman will turn himself in to authorities in the event he is charged with a crime in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, his defence attorney Craig Sonner says.

WH shooter - assassination charge

2012-01-17 21:25

An Idaho man has been formally indicted for attempting to assassinate President Barack Obama and on other criminal charges after he allegedly opened fire on the White House in November.

Giffords makes dramatic return to House

2011-08-02 12:02

US Representative Gabrielle Giffords has returned to the House of Representatives for the first time since she was shot last January.

Tragic romance eclipses Endeavour flight

2011-04-24 23:06

It seems like a miracle - Mark Kelly commanding the next-to-last space shuttle flight with his wounded wife, Gabrielle Giffords, expected in Florida for blastoff.

Giffords takes next step in recovery

2011-01-20 18:32

In the latest milestone in Gabrielle Giffords's recovery, the US congresswoman has stood up, even as preparations get underway to move her to a Houston rehabilitation centre.

US shooting suspect's trial venue changed

2011-01-17 12:03

The trial of the alleged gunman who critically wounded a US congresswoman and killed six people earlier this month is likely to be moved from Arizona to California, say reports.

Boston girl gets Tucson victim's organs

2011-01-16 22:37

The father of the youngest victim of the Tucson massacre in the US, says some of her organs have been donated to a young girl in the Boston area.

Giffords moving arms and legs

2011-01-13 20:09

Doctors say Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who survived an assassination attempt in Tucson, is moving both legs and both arms, has opened both eyes and is responding to friends and family.

Warning signs on day of US shooting

2011-01-12 22:48

Investigators have revealed more disturbing details about the events leading up to the assassination attempt against a congresswoman, including a menacing handwritten note with the words 'Die, bitch'.

Obama Arizona tribute expected to unite

2011-01-12 10:13

President Barack Obama will lead Americans in national mourning after an Arizona shooting tragedy unleashed a polarising national debate about the violent rhetoric rocking US politics.

Giffords breathing on her own

2011-01-11 21:20

Doctors say the Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is breathing on her own after being shot in the head.

No bail for Arizona shooting suspect

2011-01-11 08:46

A US judge has ordered that the 22-year-old loner accused of trying to assassinate a US Congresswoman and killing six others be held without bail.

Obama leads mourning nation in silence

2011-01-10 20:49

President Barack Obama has led the American nation in a minute's silence to honour the 20 victims of an attempt on the life of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.

Clinton denounces Arizona 'extremist'

2011-01-10 15:13

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has denounced the gunman who attacked a congresswoman in Arizona as an "extremist" and has called for the world to reject radical ideologies.

Shooting victim, 9, was aspiring politician

2011-01-10 11:02

At age 9, Christina Taylor Green had already been an aspiring politician with hopes of being the first woman to play major league baseball.

US gunman 'fixated' on congresswoman

2011-01-10 09:02

The young man charged with shooting a congresswoman had posted essays that were barely coherent but focused ruthlessly on his goal of meeting her, say officials.

 

Biden to hand over gun plans to Obama

2013-01-10 22:17

US Vice President Joe Biden has said he would get the results of his probe into curbing gun violence to President Barack Obama.

US determined to curb gun violence

2013-01-10 15:09

Vice President Joe Biden has said the White House is determined to act quickly to curb gun violence and will explore all avenues.

US triple murder defendant gets 195 years

2013-01-09 22:33

The final defendant convicted in a brutal schoolyard attack that killed three college-bound friends and left a fourth seriously wounded has been sentenced to 195 years in prison.

2 dead in shooting at Las Vegas hotel

2012-12-15 11:21

Gunfire has erupted in the lobby of the medieval-themed Excalibur Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas strip, killing two people in an apparent murder-suicide.

Giffords shooter given 7 life sentences

2012-11-08 21:47

The gunman who shot US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in a massacre that left six others dead in Arizona has been given seven life sentences plus 140 years in jail, reports say.

Recovering Giffords wows convention crowd

2012-09-07 12:00

Former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, still recovering from being shot in the head, has made a moving appearance at the Democratic National Convention to lead the pledge of allegiance.

Sikh shooting: Wisconsin home searched

2012-08-06 12:05

Police are searching the apartment of a gunman who killed six people at a Sikh temple in southern Wisconsin, looking for clues to his motive.

Democrats stop the haemorrhaging

2012-06-14 11:21

While the Democrats have had a rough couple of weeks, they have managed to stop the haemorrhaging with a bit of good news in a special election.

Ohio school shooting - 2nd student dies

2012-02-28 19:59

A second victim has died after a student opened fire on classmates at his Ohio high school.

Giffords marks anniversary of shooting

2012-01-09 10:57

Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords led a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, one year after a shooting spree that killed six people and left her gravely wounded.

US university shooting leaves 3 dead

2011-05-11 18:53

A shooting inside a parking garage at San Jose State University has left three people dead, including the suspected gunman.

Gabrielle Giffords's progress 'encouraging'

2011-02-18 11:57

Representative Gabrielle Giffords is laughing at jokes and eating sushi and even spoke the word "better" when asked recently by her husband how she was doing.

Pain sets in for Arizona shooting victims

2011-01-17 13:04

The profound pain is setting in as victims of the Arizona shooting spree - and their tight-knit community - enter the toughest part of their healing process.

US: Gabrielle Giffords' condition improves

2011-01-17 09:04

The gravely wounded US Representative Gabrielle Giffords' condition has been upgraded from critical to serious after a procedure to remove her from a ventilator was successful.

US shooter posed in G-string with gun

2011-01-15 23:25

The suspect in the mass shooting in Arizona posed for photos with a gun, dressed only in a bright red G-string, and had the film developed on the eve of the rampage that killed six people and gravely injured Gabrielle Giffords.

Obama: Let’s not turn on each other

2011-01-13 08:51

Speaking at a memorial service for victims of the Arizona shooting, President Barack Obama has urged Americans not to turn the tragedy into an "occasion to turn on one another".

Sarah Palin slams 'blood libel'

2011-01-12 18:40

Sarah Palin has slammed as 'blood libel' charges that overheated political rhetoric contributed to a weekend shooting rampage in Arizona.

Giffords shooting: Rhetoric blameless

2011-01-11 22:50

Americans reject the view that heated political rhetoric was a factor in the Arizona shootings which killed six and critically wounded a congresswoman.

WikiLeaks slates violent US rhetoric

2011-01-11 11:17

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange has called for US politicians and commentators who engage in violent rhetoric to be prosecuted, after the attempted assassination of a US congresswoman.

Tucson heroes tackled gunman

2011-01-10 22:48

While the gunman who attacked a US congresswoman and others was reloading, bystanders, including a man who had just been shot in the head, disarmed him.

Sheriff: US shooting suspect unhelpful

2011-01-10 19:27

A social outcast with wild beliefs faces charges he tried to assassinate a congresswoman in a shooting rampage that left six people dead.

US shooting: Obama to lead moment of silence

2011-01-10 12:05

US President Barack Obama will lead the nation in a moment of silence to honour congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the six people killed and 14 wounded in a shooting.

US shootings suspect to appear in court

2011-01-10 10:00

A 22-year-old man charged with trying assassinate a US congresswoman by shooting her in the head during a rampage that killed six people and wounded 14 is due to appear in court.

Congresswoman Giffords communicating

2011-01-09 20:57

A surgeon at the University Medical Centre in Tucson, Arizona, says Gabrielle Giffords is able to communicate.

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