Shooting victim and former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) (C) speaks with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee (L-R) Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) before a hearing about gun control on Capitol Hill Jan. 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. Giffords delivered an opening statement to the committee, which met for the first time since the mass shooting at a Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
At Senate Judiciary Committee gun violence hearings Gabby Giffords enters w/husband. Al Franken stands and gives her a kiss on the cheek.
— Brett Neely (@brettneely) January 30, 2013
.@amyklobuchar “I come from a hunting state and the last thing I want to do is hurt my Uncle Dick and his hunting stand.”
— Brett Neely (@brettneely) January 30, 2013
Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she never forgets statistics, says Girl Scout troop of Newtown victim Charlotte Bacon had 9 girls. Now, 5 are left.
— Rebecca Shabad (@RebeccaShabad) January 30, 2013
A refresher startribune.com/politics/97486… RT @evanmc_s: i’m hoping Amy Klobuchar asks Wayne LaPierre about Twilight
— Jeremy Herb (@JHerbTheHill) January 30, 2013
Sen. Franken: “Don’t stigmatize mental illness. The vast majority of people with mental illness are no more violent than general pop.”
— Roger Simon (@politicoroger) January 30, 2013
.@alfranken notes that he’s cosponsored Feinstein assault weapons ban, large clip ban and pitches his mental health care bill.
— Brett Neely (@brettneely) January 30, 2013
Wayne LaPierre: “The innocents are being preyed upon. Innocents all over the country want to be able to defend themselves.”
— Roger Simon (@politicoroger) January 30, 2013
@alfranken says he will introduce bill tomorrow to improve mental health treatment and diagnosis in nation’s schools
— esme murphy – WCCO (@esmemurphy) January 30, 2013
MPR News: Giffords’ plea to Congress on guns: ‘you must act’
