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Read the Letter Gabrielle Giffords Wrote to Former Colleagues for the House Gun Control Sit-In

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Jun 22, 2016 9:21 PM CUT

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) looks on as democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a "get out the vote" event on Feb. 2, in Hampton, New Hampshire.
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) looks on as democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a "get out the vote" event on Feb. 2, in Hampton, New Hampshire.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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Jun 22, 2016 9:21 PM CUT
During Wednesday’s House sit-in over gun legislation, Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz read aloud an emotional letter from former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was critically wounded in a shooting in 2011.
“Fighting gun violence takes great courage,” Giffords wrote. “I’ve seen great courage when my life was on the line. I see great courage in many of you right now.”
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