The man who shot this woman point blank in the head? She's Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ).
Giffords, 40, took her seat in Congress in 2007 and has advocated for immigration reform, among other Democratic-led issues. She was among 20 members of Congress who were on former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's so-called "hit list," depicted in a graphic online with targeting crosshairs over their individual districts, still viewable on her Facebook page. "Palin has crosshairs on our district; people have to realize there are consequences to that," Giffords told MSNBC. Link.
Back in June 2010, Rep.Gabrielle Giffords's (D-AZ) Republican opponent Jesse Kelly had an event at which voters could shoot an assault rifle with the candidate, promoted as thus:
Get on Target for Victory in November Help remove Gabrielle Giffords from office Shoot a fully automatic M16 with Jesse Kelly
