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| The former Arizona congresswoman Gabby Giffords met families of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims on Friday. Giffords was shot in the head at a campaign event in Tucson, Arizona in January 2011. Six people died in the attack. | The former Arizona congresswoman Gabby Giffords met families of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims on Friday. Giffords was shot in the head at a campaign event in Tucson, Arizona in January 2011. Six people died in the attack. |
| Giffords arrived in Newtown, Connecticut at around 3pm. She met town officials before spending time with the families of those who were killed at Sandy Hook elementary school on 14 December. | Giffords arrived in Newtown, Connecticut at around 3pm. She met town officials before spending time with the families of those who were killed at Sandy Hook elementary school on 14 December. |
| Giffords met Newtown's chief administrator, first selectman Pat Llodra, and school superintendent Janet Robinson, Reuters reported. She planned to attend a private event at a local home later in the day. The visit came three weeks after 27 people died when Adam Lanza shot his mother before driving to Sandy Hook elementary, where he killed 20 children and six adults. Reuters reported that Giffords and a small group spent around 30 minutes at the town hall before driving away. | Giffords met Newtown's chief administrator, first selectman Pat Llodra, and school superintendent Janet Robinson, Reuters reported. She planned to attend a private event at a local home later in the day. The visit came three weeks after 27 people died when Adam Lanza shot his mother before driving to Sandy Hook elementary, where he killed 20 children and six adults. Reuters reported that Giffords and a small group spent around 30 minutes at the town hall before driving away. |
| More than 400 students of Sandy Hook elementary returned to classes for the first time on Thursday, at a school in Monroe. The school was heavily guarded by police – officers described it as the "safest school in America", according to the Associated Press. | More than 400 students of Sandy Hook elementary returned to classes for the first time on Thursday, at a school in Monroe. The school was heavily guarded by police – officers described it as the "safest school in America", according to the Associated Press. |
| Giffords, 42, was shot at point blank range at a public meeting outside a grocery store in Tucson on 7 January 2011. A nine-year-old girl was among the six people killed. The congresswoman learned to walk and speak again in the months following the attack but announced that she would step down from Congress in January 2012. Giffords appeared in front of 20,000 delegates at the Democratic National Convention in September, to deliver the pledge of allegiance. | Giffords, 42, was shot at point blank range at a public meeting outside a grocery store in Tucson on 7 January 2011. A nine-year-old girl was among the six people killed. The congresswoman learned to walk and speak again in the months following the attack but announced that she would step down from Congress in January 2012. Giffords appeared in front of 20,000 delegates at the Democratic National Convention in September, to deliver the pledge of allegiance. |
| Giffords and her husband, the astronaut Mark E Kelly, met the New York mayor Mike Bloomberg on Wednesday. The mayor's office, which tweeted a picture of the pair, did not specify the nature of the meeting but Bloomberg was one of the most outspoken voices in calling for stricter gun laws after the Newtown shooting. | Giffords and her husband, the astronaut Mark E Kelly, met the New York mayor Mike Bloomberg on Wednesday. The mayor's office, which tweeted a picture of the pair, did not specify the nature of the meeting but Bloomberg was one of the most outspoken voices in calling for stricter gun laws after the Newtown shooting. |
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