Prior to the 2011 Tucson shooting , Kirkpatrick was described as " an ardent gun rights supporter . " She voted " to allow guns in national parks and against the reinstatement of a ban on the sale of semi-automatic weapons . " In 2012 , her campaign website stated that Kirkpatrick " pledge d to oppose any attempt by the federal government to undermine the Second Amendment and infringe on our constitutional right to bear arms . " She stated that the shooting in Tucson caused her to rethink her support of gun rights and that " everything is on the table " as a potential solution to the issue of gun violence
2011 Tucson shooting
2011 Tucson shooting
Ann Kirkpatrick