Gabby Giffords Walks On Stage Without Assistance, Addresses DNC To Standing Ovation

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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]

1. She's my hero

[rjsquirrel]

2. So moving

I was crying like a baby.

[RebelOne]

5. Me too. I was all choked up and trying not to cry.

[cannabis_flower]

3. I am so happy for her.

[Marthe48]

4. Well done!

She is just so tough!

[NBachers]

6. Another arrow through my heart in this convention.

[milestogo]

7. What a fighter.

I love her strength.

[Judi Lynn]

8. Her spirit, courage, and goodness shine so brightly. She has been a quiet, sensitive, kind person,

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. Thanks. She's a great, strong woman. Rec, nt.

[NurseJackie]

10. Did any of the Bernie Delegates boo and heckle her?

[wryter2000]

11. I didn't hear any

Thank goodness

[Hekate]

12. Gabby is a gutsy gutsy woman.

[smirkymonkey]

13. Bravo Gabby!

Well done!