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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.
Giffords was taken to University Medical Center in critical condition, [7] [117] although she was still conscious. Within 38 minutes, [118] Giffords underwent emergency surgery, [119] and part of her skull was removed to prevent further brain damage caused by swelling. [118] She was placed into a medically induced coma to allow her brain to ...
Giffords is also the wife of Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., who was in consideration for Vice President Kamala Harris’ potential running mate. Giffords and Kelly met on a US-China trade mission in ...
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.
Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords and her husband Sen. Mark Kelly spoke on the DNC stage ahead of Harris' appearance. Giffords was seriously injured in a 2011 shooting.
The duo will partner on “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down,” a look at the former congresswoman’s courage and perseverance in the aftermath of a 2021 assassination attempt the left her ...
Jared Lee Loughner (/ ˈ l ɒ f n ər /; born September 10, 1988) is an American mass murderer who pleaded guilty to 19 charges of murder and attempted murder in connection with the January 8, 2011, Tucson shooting, in which he shot and severely injured U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords, and killed six people, including Chief U.S. District Court Judge John Roll, Gabe Zimmerman, a member of ...