"We are better than this. We must do better."

 

Representative Gabrielle Giffords and husband,  Space Shuttle Captain Mark Kelly.

U.S. Astronaut Mark Kelly.

 

From the BBC-

  Day of mourning
 
Flags across the US were flown at half mast on Monday, and Mr Obama said the nation was "grieving and shocked".

The president praised the "extraordinary courage" of the people at the scene who wrestled the gunman to the ground, saying they had shown "the best of America".

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The crew on board the International Space Station (ISS) also paused for a brief silence. The commander on the ISS is Ms Giffords' brother-in-law, Cmdr Scott Kelly.

"As I look out the window, I see a very beautiful planet that seems very inviting and peaceful. Unfortunately, it is not," Cmdr Kelly said.


"We are better than this. We must do better," he added.