Dupnik 's office was responsible for security and later oversaw local response and investigation of the 2011 Tucson shooting . Dupnik stated that he felt that the level of vitriol in political discourse created an atmosphere where violence was likely . " It 's not unusual for all public officials to get threats constantly , myself included . That 's the sad thing about what 's going on in America : pretty soon we 're not going to be able to find reasonable , decent people willing to subject themselves to serve in public office . " Conservatives criticized Dupnik 's comments as misplaced and uninformed . In an interview with Megyn Kelly , Dupnik stated that he had not seen evidence linking the shooting to discussions in the media , but believed the issue had to be raised
2011 Tucson shooting
2011 Tucson shooting
Clarence Dupnik