Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords reads the First Amendment to the Constitution in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, January 6, 2011.
"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."Just two days later on Saturday, Gabrielle Giffords was gravely wounded by a crazed shooter who wounded fourteen people and took the lives of six people:
| Name | Age | Details |
|---|---|---|
| John Roll | 63 | U.S. District Court Judge apppointed in 1991 by President George H.W. Bush |
| Christina Taylor Green | 9 | born on September 11, 2001 and featured in the book Faces of Hope |
| Gabe Zimmerman | 30 | director of community outreach for Congresswoman Giffords |
| Dorothy Morris | 76 | her husband George remains in critical condition |
| Dorwin Stoddard | 76 | retired construction worker and gas-station owner, shielded his wife who was shot in the legs but survived |
| Phyllis Schneck | 79 | retiree originally from Rutherford, New Jersey |
This tribute extends to all the victims and their families, who came out of their homes on a Sunny afternoon for a peaceable assembly in a Tuscon shopping plaza.
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