Gabby Giffords, the former Democratic congresswoman from Arizona who survived a 2011 assassination attempt, told a friendly audience in Thornton on Aug. 6 that it'll take persistence over the long haul to end gun violence.

"Move ahead, do not look back. I hope others are inspired to keep moving forward, no matter what," said Giffords, a leader in the gun safety movement, at a town hall at Trail Winds Recreation Center organized by the Colorado Democratic Party.

Asked where she finds motivation, Giffords responded: "Be bold. Be courageous. The nation is counting on you."

Giffords was partially paralyzed and suffered brain damage when she was shot in the head at a constituent-outreach event outside a grocery store in Tucson in a mass shooting that killed six people and wounded another 12.

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