Fiancee of Slain Giffords Aide Presses Obama to Ban High-Capacity Ammo Magazines

April 12, 2011 -- Kelly O'Brien, the fiancee of slain Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' congressional aide Gabe Zimmerman, is teaming up with the Brady Campaign to announce a new TV ad urging President Obama to ban high-capacity ammunition magazines like the one Jared Loughner used to kill six people and injure 13 in Tucson last January.

O'Brien was on Capitol Hill Tuesday to support the advocacy group's new campaign for stricter gun laws, and also support a bill that would ban high-ammunition magazine clips.

"Gabe was a great man. There are many reasons I loved Gabe. He was smart, funny and outgoing, but what really drew me to him was that he knew what was important in life," O'Brien began. "He spoke with his parents Emily and Ross daily. He had a little brother that he adored. He made sure to tell me every day that he loved me. He made time in life for board games, learning, volunteering and running."

Zimmerman, 30, was shot and killed by one of 31 bullets fired from the extended capacity clip of Loughner in a Tucson Safeway grocery store parking lot Jan. 8.

O'Brien described Zimmerman as "fiercely protective of his friends and colleagues, stepping in without hesitation or thoughts to bear the brunt of inappropriate words or actions" and said her fiancee "died this way also, trying to protect his colleagues and others from a troubled individual who effortlessly and legally purchased magazines that allowed him to gun down so many people so quickly."

O'Brien has been an advocate for a ban on assault clips since her fiancee was killed at Giffords Congress On Your Corner event last January.

A new 30-second ad shows a man at a shooting range firing a handgun with an extended clip.

"A magazine that allows a gun to fire 32 shots in 16 seconds is only good for one thing: killing a lot of people, fast," a deep voice narrates. "And that's something we can live without."