Debra Simmons says the most important lesson to be learned is that public officials could use more security.

For Virgilia Singh, a 23-year-old entrepreneur from Phoenix, Arizona, the recent shootings in Tucson made her realize that the problem lies far beyond Arizona’s borders, and “how messed up our country is politically.”

For Virgilia Singh, a 23-year-old entrepreneur from Phoenix, Arizona, the recent shootings in Tucson made her realize that the problem lies far beyond Arizona’s borders, and “how messed up our country is politically.”

When 19-year-old Patrick Larkin returned to college after winter break, he joined a grieving community in Tucson, Arizona still trying to understand the devastating shooting centered around Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords on Jan. 8.

For Jarrett Benkendorfer, a student government representative at the University of Arizona, the mass shooting in Tucson on Jan. 8 was much more than a story he read on the news, it was a tragedy that affected his entire community. 

Cashier Madeline Ruth was on her way to start her shift at the Tucson Safeway on Oracle Road when she received a disturbing text message from her sister, Samantha. 

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