Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) takes her seat at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about gun violence. Giffords was wounded in a January, 2011 shooting. Her husband, retired NASA astronaut and Navy Capt. Mark Kelly holds her hand.
Giffords arrives —
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) takes her seat at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about gun violence. Giffords was wounded in a January, 2011 shooting. Her husband, retired NASA astronaut and Navy Capt. Mark Kelly holds her hand.
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Senate Judiciary Committee member Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) talk to Giffords and Kelly before the hearing.
Preparing to testify —
Senate Judiciary Committee member Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) talk to Giffords and Kelly before the hearing.
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"Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying. Too many children" Giffords told the Senate Judiciary Committee at the hearing. "We must do something."
Giffords delivers the opening statement —
"Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying. Too many children" Giffords told the Senate Judiciary Committee at the hearing. "We must do something."
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Giffords' husband, Kelly, called for a "careful and civil conversation" on new gun limits and a broad acceptance of society's responsibility to keep firearms away from dangerous people.
Kelly calls for new gun limits —
Giffords' husband, Kelly, called for a "careful and civil conversation" on new gun limits and a broad acceptance of society's responsibility to keep firearms away from dangerous people.
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Senate Judiciary Committee members (L-R) Sen. John Orrin Hatch (R-UT), ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Sen. John Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Sen. John Charles Schumer (D-NY) listen to testimony at the hearing.
The full committee —
Senate Judiciary Committee members (L-R) Sen. John Orrin Hatch (R-UT), ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Sen. John Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Sen. John Charles Schumer (D-NY) listen to testimony at the hearing.
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Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, is sworn in.
NRA's Wayne LaPierre —
Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, is sworn in.
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President of the National Rifle Association, David A. Keene, listens to LaPierre. LaPierre blamed the government for failing to enforce gun laws and said new restrictions, including background checks, won't stop criminals from using weapons in violent crime.
NRA shifts blame to government —
President of the National Rifle Association, David A. Keene, listens to LaPierre. LaPierre blamed the government for failing to enforce gun laws and said new restrictions, including background checks, won't stop criminals from using weapons in violent crime.