Gabrielle Giffords' Call For Sympathy And Understanding Is Met With... Hate

The assassination attempt survivor's impassioned tweet about Wednesday's shooting prompted some unsavory replies.

National Reporter, HuffPost

As an assassination attempt survivor, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) knows a thing or two about gun violence. In 2011, the congresswoman was shot in the head during a campaign event in Arizona.

On Wednesday, she reacted to the news of a shooting at a congressional baseball practice with deep sympathy for those affected. She also expressed appreciation for the Capitol Police, whose quick response undoubtedly stopped a tragic situation from becoming worse:

My heart is with my former colleagues, their families & staff, and the US Capitol Police- public servants and heroes today and every day.
— Gabrielle Giffords (@GabbyGiffords) June 14, 2017

While the vast majority of respondents from all sides of the political spectrum welcomed the compassionate tweet:

I disagree w/ you @GabbyGiffords on most issues. But today, I applaud you. God bless you for your kindness and not using inflammatory words.
— Michael Frisbie (@ItzJustMichael) June 14, 2017

This is the right way to respond to such a heinous act. Proud of you and how strong you have been.
— Chris Ridings (@cridings1) June 14, 2017

Others didn’t.

Instead, a subset of angry internet trolls latched onto Giffords as a target, attacking her on Twitter and accusing her of all manner of wrongs.

BS, you probably staged this for another gun-grab attempt. Sorry, TRAITOR, it's NOT going to work.
— Marv L Shedley (@MarvLSOne) June 14, 2017

People like you enable this by trying to ban legal firearms go F yourself
— Chris Dumas (@DACHIBEAR85) June 14, 2017

To bad it was not her
— Douglas morse (@Douglasmorse10) June 14, 2017

Why don't you blame all these democrats who are stirring their crazies up, this is their fault! This is what HATE does!
— Melanie Turtletaub (@MelTurtletaub) June 14, 2017