Giffords pleads to Congress to curb gun violence
By Associated Press in Washington | China Daily | Updated: 2013-02-01 07:35
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Shooting victim and former US congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her husband, retired NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, prepare to give an opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing on gun control on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday. Mark Wilson / Getty Images via Agence France-Presse |
A former US congresswoman who was shot in the head in a 2011 mass shooting begged lawmakers at an emotional hearing to act quickly to curb firearms because "US citizens are counting on you". Not everyone agreed, underscoring the national political divide over gun control.
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