The shooting of United States representative Gabrielle Gifford on the 8th of January , 2011 appeared on 19 front-page stories ( 21.3 % of coverage ) , with majority of these news reports directly referencing the identity of shooter , Jared Loughner . Posting online prior to the shooting incident , the Tucson shooter stated , “ I ’ll see you on National T.V. ! ” and continuing with “ I have this huge goal at the end of my life : 165 rounds fired in a minute ! ” . Although many media outlets published information about the mass shooting and identification of the offender , coverage focused primarily on debate surrounding reforming gun control laws within the United States
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