Arizona, "capital" of "anger, hatred, intolerance"

Police still do not know the reasons behind the shooting to the elected Democrat Gabrielle Giffords, who has killed six people Saturday in Tucson. It could even be that it is not political. But it comes at a heavy climate for several months in the State of Arizona, where a controversial bill on immigration reform and health insurance have exacerbated tensions.

During the midterm elections in November, Ms. Giffords had retained his seat after a particularly bitter battle against a Republican candidate from the Tea Party. Alfredo Gutierrez, a former elected parliament of Arizona, said the election battle "had never been fired" in his state. Arizona is one of the U.S.

states where the laws on control of firearms are among the most lax. Consequently, according to Alfredo Gutierrez, "the number of arms and the number of angry people who have access to is staggering." The Washington Post reports how a man had brought a weapon at a public meeting similar to last August, Ms.

Giffords. Clarence Dupnik, sheriff of Pima County, is in charge of the investigation after the shooting. Speaking to the press on Saturday, he slammed the abusive environment and the inflammatory rhetoric that currently exist in Arizona, denouncing "the vitriol that comes out of some mouths to call for demolishing the government." "Unfortunately, I think Arizona has become a kind of capital" of "anger, hatred, intolerance," he said.

"We have become the mecca of prejudice and intolerance." During an interview on MSNBC in March, Gabrielle Giffords denounced the harsh statements against him from the Republican camp. She particularly referred to a map released by the former candidate for vice-presidency, Sarah Palin. This map, prepared by his political action committee (PAC), showed an America riddled with rifle sights.

Each finder designated a district that wanted to conquer the Palin camp. The 8th District of Arizona, that Gabrielle Giffords, was "targeted". Saturday, Sarah Palin has presented its condolences to the victims, condemning the attack.

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