Gabrielle Giffords

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Gabrielle Giffords (born June 8th, 1970) is an American politician who has served as a Democratic Representative for Arizona's 8th congressional district in the lower house of the U.S. Congress since 2007. She is a proponent of the rights of gun owners, and herself keeps a handgun, viewing it as an "Arizona tradition."[1] On January 8th, 2011, she was shot in the head by a gunman using a legally-purchased firearm.[2] The incident, which claimed the lives of six people, occurred as Giffords met her constituents near Tucson, Arizona.

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  1. ↑ Arizona Capitol Times at findarticles.com: 'Arizona Democrats split on DC gun ban'. March 21st, 2008.
  2. ↑ Huffington Post: 'Gabrielle Giffords shooter's gun purchased legally.' January 8th, 2011.
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