Valley Oak
01-30-2013, 10:52 PM
I had to hold back tears when I watched this today at home. A gunman shot Representative Giffords in the head in 2011 in Tucson, Arizona. Giffords survived but with substantial brain trauma. Former Representative Giffords spoke today in the US Senate in favor of gun control. You go girl!
https://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/jan/30/gabrielle-giffords-senators-gun-violence-video
(https://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/jan/30/gabrielle-giffords-senators-gun-violence-video)
Click on the image after clicking on either of these links to see and hear her speak.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/2013/01/30/us/politics/100000002033846/giffords-speaks-at-senate-gun-hearing.html
https://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/jan/30/gabrielle-giffords-senators-gun-violence-video
(https://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/jan/30/gabrielle-giffords-senators-gun-violence-video)
Click on the image after clicking on either of these links to see and hear her speak.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/2013/01/30/us/politics/100000002033846/giffords-speaks-at-senate-gun-hearing.html