KUOW reports

Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was the star witness at a hearing on gun control and gun rights in Olympia.

Giffords made a short, but impassioned plea to lawmakers Tuesday to support expanded background checks for gun sales.

The hearing room fell silent as Giffords was helped to her seat by her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly. In 2011, Giffords was shot in the head in a mass shooting in Tucson.

Now, Giffords and Kelly are leading a national campaign for expanded background checks.

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