Wednesday, January 12th will be an evening of sadness as a memorial service will be held in Tucson, Arizona for the victims of a shooting rampage on Saturday (1/8).

Six people were killed and 14 others were wounded in that shooting.

The center of that rampage was an assasination attempt on Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.

She continues to recover after being shot in the head by the 20-year-old shooter.

This attack shows just how vulnerable politicians may be.

We talked to Quincy Police Deputy Chief Ron Dreyer to see what local law enforcement does when politicians come to town.

"We pretty much rely on their staff and their security to tell us what they expect of us. Most politicians don't like a lot of high level visible security, they want the people to feel their accessible, they can talk openly. So in most cases their not asking for anything high level," said Dreyer.

Deputy Chief Dreyer says local law enforcements approach to security changes depending on the circumstances and the event.

He says over the past two years the Quincy Police Department has provided more security than any time before.

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