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Gabrielle Giffords challenges U.S. Congress to find courage on guns

Thomson ReutersMay 9, 2013 04:25

By Aaron Pressman BOSTON (Reuters) - Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on Sunday, asking the U.S. Congress to act more courageously on the issue of gun control. "We all have courage inside," Giffords, who herself survived being shot in 2011, said at the Kennedy Library in Boston. "I wish there was more courage in Congress. Sometimes it's hard to express it."

UPDATE 1-Gabby Giffords to testify at US hearing on gun violence

Thomson ReutersJanuary 30, 2013 10:00

(Refiles to add dropped letter in paragraph 8) WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords, grievously wounded in a 2011 mass shooting, will make an appearance on Wednesday at the first congressional hearing on gun violence since last month's Connecticut elementary school massacre. According to a senior Democratic aide and a person familiar with the proceedings, Giffords will testify at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

REFILE-Giffords to testify at U.S. Senate gun violence hearing:sources

Thomson ReutersJanuary 30, 2013 09:15

(Fixes title and typo) WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, nearly killed in 2011 shooting attack, will make an unannounced appearance on Wednesday at the first congressional hearing on gun violence since last month's massacre at a Connecticut elementary school, sources said. Giffords will be accompanied by her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly. The couple recently founded Americans for Responsible Solutions, a private group to combat gun violence.