Candlelight vigil for victims of the shooting in AZ at the steps of Capitol Hill - pics

[Kadie]

WASHINGTON - JANUARY 8: People stand beneath the Capitol Dome during a vigil on Capitol Hill January 8, 2011 in Washington, DC. The group gathered to offer their thoughts for U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), who was shot in the head at a public event entitled 'Congress on Your Corner' when a gunman opened fire outside a Safeway grocery store in Tucson, Arizona. It was reported that eighteen people were shot, including members of Giffords' staff, and six are dead, including one young child. One suspect is in custody.


WASHINGTON - JANUARY 8: People stand beneath the Capitol Dome during a vigil on Capitol Hill January 8, 2011 in Washington, DC. The group gathered to offer their thoughts for U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), who was shot in the head at a public event entitled 'Congress on Your Corner' when a gunman opened fire outside a Safeway grocery store in Tucson, Arizona. It was reported that eighteen people were shot, including members of Giffords' staff, and six are dead, including one young child. One suspect is in custody.


People gather for a candlelight vigil for the victims of the shooting in Arizona at the steps of Capitol Hill in Washington, on Saturday Jan. 8, 2011. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, of Arizona, was shot in the head Saturday by a gunman who opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with voters, killing a federal judge and four others in a rampage.

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1. Peace and love to the victims and families of such terrible things.

:hug:

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2. Indeed.

Thank you.

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3. K & R

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4. Washington Post Report

Just after 7 p.m., several dozen well-wishers gathered on the steps of the Capitol for a vigil for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and the other victims of Saturday's shooting spree in Tucson.

Many were native Arizonans who were stunned at the violent incident back home and seeking some comfort. others connected it to the current political atmosphere.

"We wanted to send some kind of message nationally that maybe it's time for us to stop inciting violence by bringing guns to rallies and that type of thing," said Jason Gooljer, 31, who helped organize the event via Facebook around 4 p.m.

When asked if he partially blamed Alaska governor Sarah Palin, who posted a U.S. map on her Facebook page last year depicting gun crosshairs over Democrats she wanted to defeat, he said, "of course her language played a part. We'd like to see this stop."

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2011/01/reports-arizona-rep-gabrielle.html?hpid=topnews?hpid=topnews