Former US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (L) has been given the 2013 Profile in Courage award. Source: AAP
CAROLINE Kennedy has presented former US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords with the 2013 Profile in Courage award at the John F Kennedy Library.
The award was made in recognition of the political, personal, and physical courage she has demonstrated in her public advocacy for policy reforms aimed at reducing gun violence.
Giffords, who was seriously wounded in a 2011 mass shooting when a lone gunman opened fire as she met with constituents in a Tucson, Arizona, shopping mall, and her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, have been lobbying for gun control legislation.
This year, on the second anniversary of the January shooting, the couple started Americans for Responsible Gun Ownership, an organisation that "supports the right to bear arms and responsible public policy on guns and gun ownership".
In presenting the award Kennedy said: "Gabby Giffords has turned a personal nightmare into a movement for political change".
Referring to the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings, Kennedy said: "All Americans have been inspired by the countless acts of selfless bravery and compassion we saw during the violence that struck this city on Patriots Day".
Giffords called for courage from lawmakers, a reference to Congress' failure to pass gun control legislation last week.
"I believe we all have courage inside," she said.
"I just wish there was more courage in Congress.
"It's been a hard two years for me but I want to make the world a better place more than ever," she said.
Kennedy added rare personal insight into the enduring grief suffered by her family because of gun violence.
"Our family is still suffering from the heartbreak caused by gun violence," said Kennedy, the daughter of President John F Kennedy and niece of Senator Robert F Kennedy, who were both assassinated.
"No one should have to lose a husband, a wife, a father, a child, to senseless murder."
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