Gabby Giffords on Kirk Shooting

[TheProle]

Gabrielle Giffords, the former Arizona congresswoman and a Democrat who nearly died in a 2011 assassination attempt, said on social media that she was “horrified” to hear that Mr. Kirk had been shot. “Democratic societies will always have political disagreements, but we must never allow America to become a country that confronts those disagreements with violence,” she said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/charlie-kirk-reaction-trump.html

[bottomofthehill]

1. Thank you Congresswoman Giffords

For speaking so eloquently. There are few who have her understanding, please take her comments to heart.

[Stpaoulboy]

2. She is 100% right.

What she said.

[ancianita]

3. This is assuming that this killing was politically motivated. They don't know that no matter what Utah's governor says.

[BidenRocks]

4. That gov is way over the top.

My tv got a Fuck You! as he spoke.

[ancianita]

6. To make political hay over this murder is bearing false witness. It's wrong no matter what the chyrons say.

No levels of law enforcement even have the killer or murder weapon yet, so media must not amplify any statements about this before all the facts are in.

[Skittles]

10. the execution is wrong no matter WHAT the motivation

seriously

[ancianita]

14. And no matter where.

Utah. Of all places. All the governor had to do was politicize this and now the story fabrication machine is going on in the background for political operatives to use this for more political drama.

[UTUSN]

5. K&R

[emiami]

11. Instigating

Donald Trump has and is instigating violence in this country. The atmosphere of disturbance and chaos Trump seems to thrive on creates anxiety which permeates society. The negative effects are becoming deadly.

[highplainsdem]

7. K&R

[Ping Tung]

8. Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. Isaac Asimov

[Skittles]

9. she gets it

[3825-87867]

12. I guess there's a difference

between openly killing someone for their political beliefs and rounding up basically innoccent people you THINK are automatically criminals because of their heritage, skin color, language or your own racist views, deriving them of any rights or humane treatment (you enjoy) then sending them to some hell hole of a country (that may have compensated you) to be enslaved, tortured and/or eventually killed there knowing you and your friends had a hand in their deaths.
Doesn't sound that different to me.

[myohmy2]

13. too late...

"...but we must never allow America to become a country that confronts those disagreements with violence."

...we're already a country that confronts those disagreements with violence...

...republicans are always laying violence down between the lines of just about everything say...

...just listen...