"Shame on you," Tucson shooting survivor yells after gun vote

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades on Wednesday, rejecting calls to tighten background checks on firearms buyers as they spurned the personal pleas of families of the victims of…

Room in U.S. Capitol dedicated to slain Giffords' aide

A room in the U.S. Capitol was dedicated today to honor Gabriel “Gabe” Zimmerman, an aide to former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was killed in the January 2011 shootings in Tucson.

Last hours before shooting show gunman unraveling

Jared Lee Loughner

What Loughner's parents knew: They watched his decline but didn't arrange for treatment

After the carnage at a northwest-side Safeway on Jan. 8, 2011, people milled about the crime scene. Then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was seriously injured by a bullet in her head. Six people were killed and 13 injured.

Tucson shooting: Last hours before rampage show Loughner unraveling

Jared Lee Loughner's mental unraveling is illustrated in thousands of investigative reports released Wednesday by the Pima County Sheriff's Department.

Tucson ammo seller lied to make Loughner go away

Jared Lee Loughner bought the handgun used in the Jan. 8, 2011, mass shooting about six weeks after his parents confiscated his first firearm, a shotgun, files released Wednesday by the Pima County Sheriff's Department show.

What Loughner's parents knew: They watched his decline but didn't arrange for treatment

Jared Lee Loughner's parents took away his shotgun and disabled his car nightly but didn't make sure he got a mental-health evaluation in the months before his Jan. 8, 2011, Tucson shooting rampage.

Tucson shooting: Major findings in Loughner files

Documents released Wednesday provide new insight into how the Tucson shooting rampage occurred and the motivations behind gunman Jared Loughner.

Tucson shooting: No mental health treatment for Loughner before Giffords rampage

The parents of Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner told deputies on Jan. 8, 2011 that he didn’t get a mental health evaluation even after Pima Community College officials recommended it when expelling him in October 2010.

Tucson shooting records from Jan. 8 rampage to be released Wednesday

Thousands of pages of reports about the 2011 Tucson shooting are set to be made public Wednesday morning.

Giffords, back at tragic site, asks for wider gun checks

Gabrielle Giffords

Giffords, back at tragic site, asks for wider gun checks

Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned Wednesday to the northwest-side grocery store where she was nearly slain on Jan. 8, 2011, to advocate for expanded background checks for gun buyers.

Rally urges Flake to back gun checks

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Rally urges Flake to back gun checks

Survivors of the Jan. 8, 2011, shooting and members of anti-gun violence organizations gathered Tuesday in front of Sen. Jeff Flake's Tucson office, a short distance from the grocery store where the shooting happened, to encourage the freshman senator to support proposed mandatory background…

Survivors of Tucson shooting spree push mandatory background checks

Tucson shooting spree survivors push background checks for all gun buyers

Giffords in TV ad urges background checks for all gun purchases

Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is urging key senators to support expanded background checks for gun purchases in a new television ad that is to begin airing Tuesday in Arizona and Iowa.

Judge OKs release of records from Loughner case

A federal judge on Monday acceded to a request from the Arizona Daily Star and lifted a court order that previously blocked the release of sheriff's records pertaining to the January 2011 mass shooting in Tucson.

Tucson shooting rampage records OK for release

A judge has lifted his order that prevented the release of investigation records in the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords two years ago.

Giffords speaks at Senate gun hearing

WASHINGTON — Wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords spoke briefly as an unscheduled witness Wednesday at the year’s first congressional hearing on curbing gun violence, adding drama to a session that was already slated to hear from a top official of the National Rifle Association.

Giffords, Kelly to lobby for gun control

PHOENIX — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched a political action committee aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Tucson shooting that killed six people and left her critically injured.