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Lawmaker proposes making Giffords shooting national memorial
A planned memorial for the victims and survivors of a Tucson mass shooting that targeted U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords could become part of the National Park System.
Congresswoman Martha McSally, R-Ariz., plans to introduce legislation to make the January 8th memorial in Tucson a permanent national memorial. She plans to introduce the legislation Friday to make the memorial an affiliated area of the National Park Service.
McSally is expected to hold a news conference on Friday announcing the introduction of the “January 8th National Memorial Act.”
The January 8th Memorial is expected to be completed in 2018.
Read more: http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/01/04/lawmaker-proposes-making-giffords-shooting-national-memorial/
