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Now on Independence Mall: 1,700 vases of flowers to represent Pennsylvania gun deaths over the last year

Former-congressperson-turned-gun-safety-advocate Gabby Giffords unveiled the memorial in Philadelphia, which comes as the city has experienced more than a year of surging rates of gun violence.

Rosalind Pichardo, who has lost multiple loved ones to gun violence, places white flowers on the lawn of Independence Hall on Monday. Seventeen hundred flowers were placed in memory of the Pennsylvanians who lost their lives to gun violence over the past year.
Rosalind Pichardo, who has lost multiple loved ones to gun violence, places white flowers on the lawn of Independence Hall on Monday. Seventeen hundred flowers were placed in memory of the Pennsylvanians who lost their lives to gun violence over the past year.Read moreJOSE F. MORENO / Staff Photographer
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