Photos: Giffords asks Senate to act on gun control
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords made a short plea to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesdday, Jan. 30 to take action on gun control.
Giffords asks Senate to act on gun control
Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was seriously injured in the mass shooting that killed six people in Tucson, Ariz. two years ago, sits with her husband Mark Kelly, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, and gives an opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence. Supporters and opponents of stricter gun control measures face off at a hearing on what lawmakers should do to curb gun violence in the wake of last month's shooting rampage in Newtown, Ct., that killed 20 schoolchildren. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Giffords asks Senate to act on gun control
Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, second from right, who was seriously injured in the mass shooting that killed six people in Tucson, Ariz. two years ago, sits with her husband Mark Kelly, right, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, prior to giving an opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence. Supporters and opponents of stricter gun control measures face off at a hearing on what lawmakers should do to curb gun violence in the wake of last month's shooting rampage in Newtown, Conn., that killed 20 schoolchildren. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Giffords asks Senate to act on gun control
from left, Mark Kelly, husband of former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was seriously injured in the mass shooting that killed six people in Tucson, Ariz. two years ago; David Kopel, law professor at Strum College in Denver; Baltimore Police Chief James Johnson, chair of the National Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence; Gayle Trotter, senior fellow with the Independent Women's Forum; and National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre, are sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, prior to testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Giffords asks Senate to act on gun control
Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was seriously injured in the mass shooting that killed six people in Tucson, Ariz. two years ago, sits with her husband Mark Kelly, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Giffords asks Senate to act on gun control
Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was seriously injured in the mass shooting that killed six people in Tucson, Ariz. two years ago, center, arrives, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, to speak before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on what lawmakers should do to curb gun violence in the wake of last month's shooting rampage at that killed 20 schoolchildren in Newtown, Conn., From left are, the committee's ranking Republican, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., and her husband Mark Kelly, a retired astronaut, Giffords, right. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Giffords asks Senate to act on gun control
Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was seriously injured in the mass shooting that killed six people in Tucson, Ariz. two years ago, sits with her husband, Mark Kelly, right, a retired astronaut, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, prior to speaking before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on what lawmakers should do to curb gun violence in the wake of last month's shooting rampage at that killed 20 schoolchildren in Newtown, Ct. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Giffords asks Senate to act on gun control
Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, center, who was seriously injured in the mass shooting that killed six people in Tucson, Ariz. two years ago, accompanied by her husband Mark Kelly, right, takes her seat on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, prior to giving a statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence. Walking behind Giffords is Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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