'Shame on you!' Giffords furious after senators defeat gun proposal. Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords lambasted the 46 senators who voted against an ill-fated bipartisan proposal to expand background checks on firearms sales and vowed to continue her fight for tougher gun laws.
“Speaking is physically difficult for me,” Giffords wrote in a New York Times opinion piece published online after the Senate rejected the compromise on Wednesday. “But my feelings are clear: I’m furious. I will not rest until we have righted the wrong these senators have done.”
I am going to need your help. Are you with me? nytimes.com/2013/04/18/opi…Giffords, a Democrat, was seriously hurt in a 2011 shooting that killed six and wounded 13. She and her husband, Mark Kelly, have been vocal advocates for stricter gun laws since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, in December.
— Gabrielle Giffords (@GabbyGiffords) April 18, 2013
Together, the two gun owners formed a nonprofit group, Americans for Responsible Solutions, which lobbied Congress and tried to beat back efforts from the powerful National Rifle Association.
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