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‘Mama bear’ shielded daughter from a mass shooter. Their relationship wouldn’t be the same
Karina Bland, Arizona Republic
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Mass shooting survivors Emma McMahon and her mother, Mary Reed.
Emma McMahon and her family were near the end of a line in front of a Safeway supermarket outside Tucson. It was a sunny January Saturday morning and they were waiting to see Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was hosting an event she called Congress on Your Corner, a chance for constituents to bring questions and concerns.
Emma, then 17, was a senior at Salpointe Catholic High School. She had worked as a page for Giffords in Washington, D.C., but somehow she d never gotten a picture of herself with the congresswoman. That was her goal for the day.  ....

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