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Gabrielle Giffords, the former Arizona congresswoman who was shot in the head while meeting with constituents on Jan. 8, 2011, has become a leading advocate for Americans who support tighter restrictions on guns. More than two years later, the Senate moved to consider an amendment that would have expanded background checks. But the amendment failed to win the necessary 60 votes to proceed to a final vote. The day after the vote, Giffords wrote an op-ed for the New York Times decrying that vote. In her op-ed, Giffords wrote, "Some of the senators who voted against the background-check amendments have ... Source Main page (current trends)
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