Gabrielle Giffords was in downtown Miami on Friday morning to help unveil a new installation against gun violence.
The retired congresswoman survived an assassination attempt on Jan. 8, 2011, while meeting with constituents in the parking lot of a supermarket. The mentally ill gunman shot her in the head, wounded 12 others, and killed six — including 9-year-old Christina Taylor.
“My recovery is a daily fight, but fighting makes me stronger,” Giffords said during her speech at Bayfront Park.
It has been more than a decade since the shooting and Giffords has been relentless in her efforts to lobby for gun control.
Rep. Val Demings, former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, and Stacey Wesch, of Parkland’s Moms Demand Action, were standing by Giffords. Demings, the former police chief in Orlando, is running for senate.