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    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: Senate Judiciary Committee members U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) (L) and U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) speak before a hearing about gun control on Capitol Hill January 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. Shooting victim and former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) delivered an opening statment to the committee, which met for the first time since the mass shooting at a Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: Senate Judiciary Committee member U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) (L) laughs with National Rifle Association President David Keene before a hearing about gun control on Capitol Hill January 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. Shooting victim and former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) delivered an opening statment to the committee, which met for the first time since the mass shooting at a Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: Retired NASA astronaut and Navy Capt. Mark Kelly (R) and his wife, shooting victim and former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) (C) arrive for a Senate Judiciary Committee followed by Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (3rd L) and U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) (2nd L) before hearing about gun control on Capitol Hill January 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. Giffords delivered an opening statment to the committee, which met for the first time since the mass shooting at a Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was seriously injured in the mass shooting that killed six people in Tucson, Ariz. two years ago, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, to speak before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on what lawmakers should do to curb gun violence in the wake of last month's shooting rampage at that killed 20 schoolchildren in Newtown, Conn., . She is escorted by her husband, Mark Kelly, a retired astronaut, right, and Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., left. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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    Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was seriously injured in the mass shooting that killed six people in Tucson, Ariz. two years ago, sits with her husband Mark Kelly, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, and gives an opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence. Supporters and opponents of stricter gun control measures face off at a hearing on what lawmakers should do to curb gun violence in the wake of last month's shooting rampage in Newtown, Ct., that killed 20 schoolchildren. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: Retired NASA astronaut and Navy Capt. Mark Kelly (L) delivers opening remarks with fellow witnesses (2nd L-R) Denver University Professor David Kopel, Independent Women's Forum Senior Fellow Gayle Trotter and National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Wayne LaPierre during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about gun control on Capitol Hill January 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. Kelly's wife, shooting victim and former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) delivered an opening statment to the committee, which met for the first time since the mass shooting at a Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: Senate Judiciary Committee members (L-R) U.S. Sen. John Jeff Sessions (R-AL), U.S. Sen. John Orrin Hatch (R-UT), ranking member U.S. Sen. John Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), U.S. Sen. John Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), U.S. Sen. John Charles Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Sen. John Richard Durbin (D-IL) listen to testimony during a hearing about gun control on Capitol Hill January 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. Giffords delivered an opening statment to the committee, which met for the first time since the mass shooting at a Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Wayne LaPierre (L) testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during hearing about gun control as NRA President David Keene (R) listens on Capitol Hill January 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. Shooting victim and former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) delivered an opening statment to the committee, which met for the first time since the mass shooting at a Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: Retired NASA astronaut and Navy Capt. Mark Kelly testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about gun control on Capitol Hill January 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. Kelly's wife, shooting victim and former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords (R-AZ) delivered an opening statment to the committee, which met for the first time since the mass shooting at a Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: Denver University Professor David Kopel testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about gun control on Capitol Hill January 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. Shooting victim and former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) delivered an opening statment to the committee, which met for the first time since the mass shooting at a Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: Capt. Mark Kelly, USN Ret. listens to testimony during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence, January 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on what can be done to curb gun violence in America. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Wayne LaPierre (L) testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during hearing about gun control on Capitol Hill January 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. Shooting victim and former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) delivered an opening statment to the committee, which met for the first time since the mass shooting at a Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: Wayne LaPierre Executive Vice President and CEO of the National Rifle Association testifies while NRA President David Keene (R) listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence, January 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on what can be done to curb gun violence in America. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: Gayle Trotter Attorney and Senior Fellow Independent Women's Forum testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence, January 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on what can be done to curb gun violence in America. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President and CEO of the National Rifle Association, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence, January 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on what can be done to curb gun violence in America. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President and CEO of the National Rifle Association, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence, January 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on what can be done to curb gun violence in America. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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    National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence. Supporters and opponents of stricter gun control measures face off at a hearing on what lawmakers should do to curb gun violence in the wake of last month's shooting rampage in Newtown, Conn. that killed 20 schoolchildren. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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    Baltimore Police Chief James Johnson, chair of the National Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence. Supporters and opponents of stricter gun control measures face off at a hearing on what lawmakers should do to curb gun violence in the wake of last month's shooting rampage in Newtown, Ct., that killed 20 schoolchildren. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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