(Erica Smegielski, daughter of Sandy Hook principal Dawn Hochsprung, delivers remarks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 27, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The Democratic National Convention gave space to the topic of gun violence Wednesday night in an emotional segment featuring survivors and family members affected by mass shootings across the US.
One of them was a mother who lost her son in the Orlando LGBT nightclub massacre that left 49 people dead.
Two survivors of the Charleston church shooting spoke, as did a woman who stood for her mother, who was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary.
Former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who survived an assassination attempt in 2011, also spoke — lambasting gun lobbyists and declaring her support for Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton.
Here's a closer look at what they said:
