The gunman wounded Representative Gabrielle Giffords and thirteen other people, including the neighbor who brought Christina.
On Wednesday, President Obama spoke at a memorial service held at the University of Arizona. He talked about each victim, including Christina Green.
BARACK OBAMA: "I want to live up to her expectations. [Applause] I want our democracy to be as good as Christina imagined it. I want America to be as good as she imagined it. [Applause] All of us -– we should do everything we can to make sure this country lives up to our children’s expectations. [Applause]"
Doctors say Representative Giffords continues to make progress, although they cannot predict the extent of her recovery. She was shot through the brain. Police believe she was the main target of the attack -- the first shooting of a member of Congress in more than thirty years.
Officials continue to investigate the twenty-two-year-old suspect. Jared Loughner withdrew from a local community college after being suspended last September because of fears about his behavior.
Arizona has some of the nation's least restrictive gun laws. Arizonans have a long tradition with guns -- even Congresswoman Giffords talked about owning one.
Mr. Loughner did not have a record of crimes or mental problems that would have prevented him from buying a gun. Two men seized him as he stopped to reload, and a woman pulled away his ammunition. Some lawmakers are proposing to renew a former ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, like what the gunman had. These can hold more than thirty rounds.
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