and we demand that something be done about this. we cannot have this conversation over and over again, send our thoughts and prayers out to more communities in this country without actually doing something to make the next situation less likely to happen to another american city. you know it is beyond time for us to take action on this issue. and the president has tried himself. he s been stymied in congress with inaction from our elected officials and what is really going to make the difference is when american people realize that their involvement in this, their voice adding to this chorus and asking their legislature to do something is going to get us where we need to be and, you know see us in a country where these shootings become less likely to happen to other people. gabby giffords and mark kelly released a statement, survivor of gun violence at a congress on your corner event that happened in tucson where she was almost assassinated. she said, we wish we could say what happen
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gregg: the shooting in newtown, connecticut is just the latest tragedy of its kind: we have seen, unfortunately, similar incidents involving armed, heavily armed gunmen like suspected shooter adam lanza. some wearing military garb. some planning, killing a large number of people. in 2007 excuse me, 2011, jared loughner targeted congress on your corner event in tucson, arizona. he shot and killed six people and wounded 12 others, including gabby giffords. last july, police say james holmes wore a bullet proof vest and other tactical gear when he opened fire inside an aura movie theater. 12 people died in that, dozens more were injured. and it was april of 1999 when
the constitution are limited by the sensibility of others, i don t have a whole lot of rights. so when we talk about the rights of gun ownership, second amendment rights in this country, the conversation is more about these assault weapons, these high capacity magazine clips that probably the senator doesn t need to go hunting deer or rabbit or whatever he s trying to track down there in south carolina, or anybody else, for that matter. so when we talk about the fact that elected leaders need to get a better understanding of this, even after having one almost assassinated in january of 2011 on a congress on your corner event at the local supermarket, if that s not going to get anybody s attention in washington, d.c., what is? the american people are going to get our elected officials and our leaders attention. i m so glad you played that clip, because i watched it and it just made me nuts, as it made anybody who is educated on this
jenna: a former congresswoman gab bril giffords is in an air sochb courtroom today for the sentencing of jird three months after he plead the guilty to murdering six people and wounding 12 others in rampage in giffords congress on your corner event. dan springer is there now. dan? reporter: it is an emotional hearing. we can t show you what is going on because no cameras are being allowed in. we have a producer inside and tilling about the victim statements. they are very emotional. we do know jared loughner s parents are there and gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly are inside as well as a lot of other victims and family members. we have lots of statements of people saying that one woman saying that her life will never be the same. that loughner took the love of her life, her husband.