The First Amendment: ``Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.''
Giffords is discussing the importance of the First Amendment.
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Legislation would be worth passing if it meant even small reductions in gun violence. Which life, tell me which life, if it saves one life. Which life is not worth saving? Which life?
Bipartisan legislation has already been introduced this Congress to do just that, and I call on Congress to take this commonsense step forward.
Just ahead, no shortage of passion in today's Senate hearings on gun violence from Gabby Giffords and from others testifying. The question is where are the solid nonpartisan facts and why are they so hard to come by?
It's to make sure that criminals don't have the access to a hand gun by going to a gun show or over the internet. It's the most common sense thing we can do to reduce the guns in the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, the dangerously…
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