Tucson Tea Party, Others React to Arizona Shooting

Shortly after the news that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was among the 20 that had been wounded or killed by a gunman in Arizona, the Tucson Tea Party began its research into whether the Jared Loughnerhad any ties to its group.

In addition, the National Rifle Association has issued a statement condemning the heinous attack. And the state of political discourse in Arizona is getting a closer look.

“I know our people and there’s nobody that would fit the profile that would do something like this, especially since we knew right away that many people had been shot,” Trent Humphries, the group’s co-founder, told