"Amid Tragedy, Tucson Shows What It's Made Of"

SCOTT SIMON, Host:

We've met people who consider themselves conservatives who say fine with me if two men want to get married, and people who consider themselves liberals who say just don't mess with my right to own a gun.

G: Because of the people of Tucson, the terrible events in which six people were killed and 13 wounded will not just be remembered as a crime, but for the glimpse Tucson gave us into the resilience of the human soul.

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