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Personal for them, more than two years after giffords was shot in the head by a gunman, she is still on a journey of recovery. dana barb spent two days with giffords at her home in arizona and here is part one of her exclusive interview. >> gabby giffords will never not same after being shot through the head yet one thing hasnt changed, ironically, her appreciation for guns. in fact, target practice is still a form of entertainment at her mothers house, deep in the arizona desert. watch this. he...

Weighed in. carol packer says, no, we need assault and magazine weapon ban too and a ban on target practice and hunting near schools. atlas stumbled writes, what background are they checking? credit, mental health, criminal records? has anyone made this clear? what about hippa? david r. strong tweets, no, background checks are insufficient but we are helpless and the situation is hopeless. sherry cot torn writes, it is a start but not enough. thomas taylor brown writes, why, yes, of course backg...

Glad you were there and that you had the presence of mind to act both the way you did. i really appreciate it. my best to you. let us know what you think. follow me on twitter right now. im tweeting tonight. next, a "360" exclusive. interview with gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly. safe to say you will find something very surprising, including this family moment at their home in tucson. >> this is the same kind of gun gabby was shot with, a glock nine millimeter glock but in that case ...

People, what their constituents want, whats the hangup, you might ask? were here tonight to find out and talk to both sides on the gun debate. well talk to one of the newtown parents who flew here last night on air force one, who were at the capitol today, telling their stories, trying to make it personal. well talk shortly to nicole hockley, whose son dylan was 6 years old when the gunman took his life. shes fighting for tighter gun control measures. so are mark kelly and former congresswoman, ...

My best to you. let us know what you think. follow me on twitter right now. im tweeting tonight. next, a "360" exclusive. interview with gabby giffords and her husband mark kelly. safe to say you will find something very surprising, including this family moment at their home in tucson. >> this is the same kind of gun gabby was shot with, a glock nine millimeter glock but in that case it had a magazine that held 33 rounds. this when its full holds 17. he shot 33 rounds. every round hit somebody...

E-mail with her left hand because her right hand is paralyzed, but most of her communicating with former colleagues, pressing them for new gun laws, goes through kelly, mostly on the phone. theres irony that you are such a good spokesperson for new laws to curb gun violence because you cant speak very well. >> yeah, i guess its kind of -- maybe its bad irony, i dont know. its something that -- >> stinks. >> it stinks. >> reporter: there is no question the gun culture is deeply ingrained in giffo...

Shot through the head, yet one thing hasnt changed. ironically, her appreciation for guns. in fact, target practice is still a form of entertainment at her mothers house deep in the arizona desert. >> watch this. hes aiming for my pot. whoa! >> reporter: this is mark kelly using planting pots and water bottles as targets while giffords watches from the patio with her mother, cheering him on. >> excellent. >> excellent. >> excellent. >> excellent. >> reporter: kelly isnt shooting with just any ki...

Safe to say you will find something very surprising, including this family moment at their home in tucson. >> this is the same kind of gun gabby was shot with, a glock nine millimeter glock but in that case it had a magazine that held 33 rounds. this when its full holds 17. he shot 33 rounds. every round hit somebody, we think. >> so what does his wife think of his choice of weapon in target practice during her recovery from a near fatal gunshot wound? find out next. later, she lost a child at...

Maybe its bad irony. >> it stinks. >> it stinks. >> reporter: no question, gun culture is deeply ingrained in giffords, even after a nearly fatal shooting, she still owns a gun, which her husband uses in target practice, with her looking on. what is it like to hear the gunshots go off? does it startle you. >> no. no. >> i think gabby doesnt remember the gunshot going off the day she was injured. you dont remember that? >>. no. >> it is your hope to shoot a gun again? >> i dont know. >> reporter:...

A gun. lets make that happen. >> vice president joe biden will participate in an event here at the white house today featuring law enforcement. attorney general eric holder will also make remarks here. and then tomorrow, first lady michelle obama heads to chicago to talk about how kids need opportunities to duck seed. those opportunities including safety. >> all right, brianna keilar for us live at the white house. thanks, brienne. >> its been more than two years since former congresswoman gab g...