[Sabertooth]

As for Nunn, I can't remember where I read that--it might have just been speculation here even. But according to his bio he became a Senator in 1972, so he would have been elected by the middle of Novemember 1971--so it is conceivable he was on the list.

No, elected in '72, sworn in in January of '73. A lot of the bios say he served from '72 to '97, but they're incorrect. We elect Senators in even years and they take office in odd years. Nunn was a Georgia Congressman from '69 to '73.

What do we know about the Stennis shooters in January of '73? The official story is that it was a mugging in his front yard.

Who mugs and shoots Senators at their homes?

Wonder if the shooters were vets?

[Hon]

"What do we know about the Stennis shooters in January of '73? The official story is that it was a mugging in his front yard."

That's an excellent point, and Stennis is somebody who had been in my mind since I read about that near-fatal shooting.

It's hard to find any info about it. You're the first person I've seen call it a mugging--or even say where it took place. It's generally just mentioned very vaguely.

He would have been one of the prime targets, if you ask me. He was an UR-hawk.

[Texasforever]

Wonder if the shooters were vets?

Was anyone charged for the shooting?