Top Links: Gabby Giffords, Wayne LaPierre, Capitol Hill: Need we say more?

Top story: The Senate Judiciary Committee is hearing testimony on future gun control legislation today —

• Watch mass shooting and former congresswoman Gabby Giffords moving testimony on Capitol Hill today:

• You know what to expect from the NRA and Wayne LaPierre later today: (Talking Points Memo)

• Not all Democrats are convinced that the NRA has the cash ammo to make life miserable for wavering Democrats and Republicans. (Roll Call)

• Your “totally bogus” GOP anti-gun control talking point of the(Fact Checker)

• “Using rape as a reason for gun ownership has become an increasingly common for gun rights groups.” (John Stanton)

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