Divisions Persist In Tucson In Wake Of Giffords Shooting

TUCSON, AZ -- Late on Sunday afternoon, the site of the mass shooting in Tucson that left six dead and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) in critical condition in a local hospital remains sealed by Sheriff's deputies. Past the stretched yellow caution tape and the flashing lights of the deputies' cruisers, folding tables covered with red cloth appear to still be where they were during the Giffords constituent event that ended in a hail of gunfire Saturday morning.

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The imagery from the tragedy of Saturday is still that fresh. And the emotional response to the shooting from both sides of the political spectrum remains raw. Tucson local Alex Winant came to the corner of Ina and Oracle Sunday to lay flowers near the spot where Giffords was shot.

Winant, a transplant from California, said he supported the reaction to the shooting from Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, who Winant said was right on the money when it comes to the problems in Arizona Dupnik has said were exposed by the shooting.

"I feel like it's OK to be racist here," Winant said. He said...

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