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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.
Gabby Giffords, the Arizona former congresswoman who survived being shot in the head in 2011, and a handful of other people touched by gun violence recounted their stories onstage on Thursday ...
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 ...
Former US Representative Gabby Giffords, who was severely injured during a mass shooting in 2011, speaks alongside her husband US Senator Mark Kelly, Democrat from Arizona, during the fourth and ...
The former U.S. congresswoman from Arizona talks about 'Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down,' along with filmmakers Julie Cohen and Betsy West.
Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down is a 2022 American documentary film directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West. It follows Gabrielle Giffords as she recovers from the 2011 shooting. It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 12, 2022. It was released on July 15, 2022, by Briarcliff Entertainment.
Giffords survived an assassination attempt in 2011 that left six people dead and 13 injured, including Giffords. Giffords suffered a traumatic brain injury that forced her to retire from the House.
On January 8, 2011, a gunman entered a constituents' meeting being held by U.S. congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords outside of Tucson, Ariz. The 22-year-old gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, killed 6 ...