Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ words during a brief opening statement at a Senate hearing on gun violence were careful, slow and deliberate.
But they were firm: “Too many children are dying,” she said Wednesday, breaking up the syllables during her testimony to open a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun laws.
“It will be hard, but the time is now,” said Giffords, who has embarked on an arduous recovery after being critically wounded at Tucson Safeway while meeting with constituents in early 2011. “You. Must. Act. Be bold. Be cour-ag-eous. Amer-i-cans are count-ing on you.”
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Steve Frank