Gabby Giffords: “If you don't have the guts or the courage to do something about this issue and send a message to the American people…”

I'm optimistic. It will be a long hard haul, but I'm optimistic.

It doesn`t have to be this way. It`s beyond time for our leaders to take action.

An attack against lawmakers is an attack on American democracy itself.

Stopping gun violence takes courage, the courage do what`s right. We must never stop fighting, fight, fight, fight.