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Gabrielle Giffords, a former member of Congress who was shot in the head in 2011, is urging President Trump to prioritize public safety over corporate gun lobby and industry profits, and to ...
Gabrielle Dee Giffords (born June 8, 1970) is an American retired politician and gun control activist. She served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Arizona's 8th congressional district from January 2007 until January 2012, when she resigned because of a severe brain injury suffered during an assassination attempt.
Former U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords from Arizona's 8th district is a mass shooting survivor. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly’s relationship. Giffords is also the wife of Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., who was in consideration for Vice President Kamala Harris’ potential running mate.
One of the most potent speeches came from Gabrielle Giffords, the former Democratic congresswoman who was wounded in a 2011 shooting in her Arizona district. Giffords, who was shot in the head while out greeting constituents, spoke Thursday about her long road to recovery. “I learned to walk again, one step at a time.
Former Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords took to the podium at the Democratic National Convention to call for tighter controls on guns.. Giffords, a mass shooting victim, continued a theme ...
GIFFORDS is an American advocacy and research organization focused on preventing gun violence. The organization draws its name from one of its co-founders, Gabby Giffords, a former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Giffords was shot along with 18 others at a constituent meeting in Tucson in 2011. [1]
In 2011, Mark Kelly, Giffords's husband, published a memoir, Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope, crediting her with joint authorship. He wrote that Giffords vows to return to Congress, although she continues to struggle with language and has lost 50 percent of her vision in both eyes. [128] Kelly himself was elected U.S. Senator from Arizona in ...