(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- In the wake of Tucson attack that critically injured Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford's, some are suggesting elected official adopt strict security measures when meeting with constituents. North Carolina U.S. Senator Richard Burr believes this is bad idea.

"This is the last thing we need to do is running around with our own security," said Burr.  "What we need to do is make ourselves available to the American people.  The American people need to engage in the political discourse.  We need to be able to learn to have our differences on policies.  Let those differences be examined on election day and not in some personal fashion like was chosen by this individual."

N.C. State University political scientist Dr. Andy Taylor does not see any evidence that conservative political rhetoric drove suspect Jared Loughner to the Saturday shooting rampage in Tucson. "From what we know about Jared Loughner he didn't listen to talk radio.  He didn't watch these shows that are accused of motivating this kind of action.  It is being thrown out there that there is this iron clad connection between what conservative commentators have been saying in the news and what Jared Loughner did on Saturday. It's preposterous,"  said Taylor.

Both Taylor and Sen. Burr appeared on News Radio 680 WPTF's Bill Lumaye Show.