Tucson shooting survivors record TV ad calling for plan to end gun violence

Aug 6, 2012, 9:53 AM | Updated: Oct 11, 2024, 1:15 pm

Survivors of the shooting in Tucson that injured Congresswoman Gabriel Giffords have recorded a new ad asking Obama and Romney to come up with a plan to end gun violence in America.

“Because 48,000 Americans will be murdered with guns during the next president’s term,” says the ad. “That’s three Aurora shootings every day.”

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