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January 9, 2014

Giffords Skydives 3 Years After Near-Death in Tucson Shooting 
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Wednesday marked the third anniversary of the Tuscon, Arizona, mass
shooting that killed six people and wounded 13 others. The injured
included former Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who suffered major
head wounds and nearly lost her life. Giffords and her husband Mark
Kelly have since founded a group to take on the U.S. weapons lobby and
to campaign for gun control. On Wednesday, Giffords marked the
anniversary by going skydiving. Giffords has previously skydived, but
this was her first jump since the shooting. In an opinion piece,
Giffords likened her difficult physical rehabilitation to the uphill
battle for gun control, writing: "I've seen grit overcome paralysis. My
resolution today is that Congress achieve the same."

 

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