Gabrielle Giffords: Then and now

POSTED: 10:30 AM PDT Jun 12, 2011 

Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, announced the launch of a website meant to curb gun violence on Tuesday, the second anniversary of a gunman shooting her in the head while she met with constituents. Look back at her miraculous recovery.

Giffords - Side by Side
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For a while, Giffords kept her spot in Congress and was unsure whether she would run for re-election, although she continued to struggle with language and has lost 50 percent of her vision in both eyes at that point.

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