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Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords (C) joins Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA), chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force other gun violence survivors and safety advocates for a news conference to introduce legislation to expand background checks for firearm sales in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol January 08, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)