Giffords had been named as a political campaign target for conservatives
in November's elections by former Alaskan governor Sarah Palin for her
strong support of Obama's reforms. Palin had published a "target map" on
her website using images of gun sights to identify 20 House Democrats,
including Giffords, for backing the new health care law. At an event in
2009 which was similar to the one Giffords was holding today, a
protester was removed by police when his pistol fell to the supermarket
floor.
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The country is full of loons. Those are not gunsights; they are common surveyor's location points.