Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords marked the third anniversary of the Tucson shooting Wednesday with a New York Times op-ed that compared her continued struggles with physical therapy to the slow push for comprehensive gun control reform.
Oh, and she also went skydiving.
"She’s someone who used to love to sky-dive before this shooting took place," Savannah Guthrie said, filming for the Today show from Tucson. "She hasn’t done it since."
"I have the opportunity to do something I love: skydiving with my friend, former Navy SEAL Jimmy Hatch," Giffords tweeted before the jump. "Southern Arizona will look beautiful & peaceful from the top of the sky."
She even got some well-wishes from the vice president:
Thanks for the good luck call @VP @JoeBiden. Join me next time? pic.twitter.com/XmcZvDkYZC
— Gabrielle Giffords (@GabbyGiffords) January 8, 2014Wow @gabbygiffords sticks the landing! Amazing and inspiring. See it as it happened on @todayshow tomorrow pic.twitter.com/YJH3DuP8fX
— Savannah Guthrie (@SavannahGuthrie) January 8, 2014[Today]
