The national conversation over gun regulations continues to dominate the news cycle. The Senate Judiciary Committee hearings yesterday saw astronaut Mark Kelly directly confronting the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre over the shooting of his wife, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
Giffords (D-Ariz.) was the first witness called yesterday, and at the end of the day it was her seventy two word statement that still echoed in the halls of Congress:
Speaking is difficult but I need to say something important.
Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying – too many children. We must do something.
It will be hard. But the time is now. You must act. Be bold. Be Courageous. Americans are counting on you. Thank you.