Former congresswoman Giffords seeks to rally women on gun push

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Shooting victim and former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords sought on Wednesday to rally women behind her push for stricter U.S. gun laws.

Giffords spoke of the risks that women face from domestic violence and stalkers as she called for increased background checks for gun owners.

"Criminals who have guns, stalkers who have guns, abusers who have guns that make them violent are an issue – for mothers, for families, for me and you,” Giffords told a panel discussion held at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington. "Women can lead the way."

After she was shot in the head during a rampage in Tucson, Arizona, in 2011, Giffords recovered but was left with injuries including a limp and a partially paralyzed right arm.

Giffords' husband, Mark Kelly, who appeared with her at the panel event, mentioned that the couple own guns themselves, but they back increased background checks to "keep guns out of the hands of those who will stalk and abuse it."


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