Posted on 01/09/2011 12:35:24 AM PST by FTJM
A surgeon of the Arizona hospital where Gabrielle Giffords is being treated said in a press conferece Saturday that he’s “about as optimistic as it can get in this situation” for Giffords’ recovery. She was out of surgery at the time of the press conference, and was “responding to commands,” according to Peter Rhee of the University Medical Center of Tucson.
The hospital reported that they had 10 patients from the shooting. A 9-year-old girl died in the shooting, Rhee said, to gasps in the room of reporters. Five of the patients are in critical condition and in surgery. Giffords, Rhee said, was shot once in the head, “through and through…on one side of her head and it went through her brain.”
Mayor Bob Walkup of Tucson called the incident a “tragedy…for our community and our country,” and urged media to be careful with the facts in a fluid news situation.
“Those that are fighting for their lives, this is really the time for us to say our prayers,” Walkup said.
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He used a pistol..... How many bullets does a magazine hold?
Imagine how much differently this could have gone had there been one CCW holder present to stop him.
Apparently, the shooter missed vital brain areas. The fact she’s coherent indicates no real damage was done. She’ll make it.
Yup. Like I always say, its people who kill people. When you’ve got a nutcase running lose, you’d want someone there to stop him. The police won’t. Its up to each of us to protect ourselves.
Remember... when seconds count, the police are only minutes away.
She’s still in critical condition and the surgeons did all they could. Her life is now in the hands of the True Judge Of The World.
All of our’s are. Always have been. There is no possible way it could be different.
Shooter used pistol to shoot 18.Here comes the gun grab from congress.
I’m praying for her recovery. It’s a shame that a psychotic (liberal, but that’s no more relevant to an honest portrayal of the tragedy than conservative would be if the facts had been different) crossed the line into violence and so many innocent people were hurt or killed.
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