Gabby Giffords Walks On Stage Without Assistance, Addresses DNC To Standing Ovation
Source: Huffington Post
PHILADELPHIA ― Former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.), who was shot in the head during a massacre five years ago, addressed the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, saying presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will push to reduce gun violence.
Hillary is tough. Hillary is courageous. She will fight to make our families safer. In the White House, she will stand up to the gun lobby, Giffords said. Her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, introduced her.
Giffords headlined a gun control rally in Philadelphia Tuesday and her political action committee, Americans for Responsible Solutions, threw a party featuring the performer Kesha.
Clinton supports strengthening gun laws, including requiring universal background checks for firearms purchases and making it illegal for domestic abusers to buy guns.
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Chimichurri
(2,911 posts)rjsquirrel
(4,762 posts)I was crying like a baby.
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)cannabis_flower
(3,764 posts)Marthe48
(16,974 posts)She is just so tough!
NBachers
(17,119 posts)milestogo
(16,829 posts)I love her strength.
Judi Lynn
(160,542 posts)so special it reminds me she should never, never, never, NEVER have been vulnerable to a filthy, evil, maniacal monster with a gun.
The line was drawn long ago, it's a matter of character, and decency. Ghouls with guns stand alone, can NEVER win a human being to their side.
Mc Mike
(9,114 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)wryter2000
(46,051 posts)Thank goodness
Hekate
(90,714 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Well done!