Giffords to Target Minnesota Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) for Anti-Gun Safety Record

Giffords’ #VoteThemOut Campaign aims to defeat gun lobby politicians like Lewis in upcoming elections

May 4, 2018 – Giffords, the gun safety organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Captain Mark Kelly, added Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) to its list of politicians to defeat in the upcoming elections. The announcement is part of Giffords’ larger #VoteThemOut campaign to elect gun safety champions to public office and unseat politician...

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Giffords Responds to President Trump’s NRA Convention Speech

May 4, 2018 – Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, co-founder of the gun violence prevention group Giffords, released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s speech at the NRA’s 2018 Annual Meetings and Exhibits convention in Dallas. Vice President Mike Pence also addressed the gathering.

Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, co-founder of Giffords:

“It takes courage to fight gun violence. It takes courage to oppose the powe...

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Giffords Reacts to Failure of Arizona School Safety Plan

May 4, 2018 — Giffords, the gun safety organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Captain Mark Kelly, released the following statement in response to the defeat of the NRA-backed bill, SB 1519, Governor Ducey’s plan to address gun violence and school safety in Arizona.

Peter Ambler, Giffords Executive Director:

“Arizonans made it clear they wanted to see movement on the issue of gun safet...

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AS NRA Convention Gets Underway, New Poll Reveals Gun Owners Increasingly Oppose Organization’s Agenda and Back Stronger Gun Safety Laws

May 4, 2018— As the National Rifle Association (NRA) kicks off its annual convention in Dallas later this week, a new national survey of gun owners finds overwhelming opposition to the dangerous policies and positions supported by the Washington gun lobby. The poll, released today by Giffords PAC, also finds that a many gun owners believe that the NRA has become increasingly out of touch with them on important gun safety issues and shows that a majority of gun owners believe the NRA...

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RELEASE: New Campaign Puts NRA Face to Face with Victims of Gun Violence

Dallas, TX – As President Trump, Vice President Pence and a number of other high profile elected officials make their way to Texas to address the National Rifle Association’s annual convention on Friday, a new public awareness campaign – Face2Face – will hit the streets in Dallas aimed at raising awareness of what’s at stake if our leaders continue failing to acknowledge and address America’s gun violence crisis. The campaign calls on voters to take note and ...

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RELEASE: Giffords Launches Ads in 10 Markets, Announces Next Wave of NRA-Backed Politicians to Vote Out of Congress

Giffords 2018 #VoteThemOut political program aims to bring gun safety champions to Congress

May 3, 2018 — One day before President Trump takes the stage at the annual NRA convention in Dallas, Giffords, the gun safety organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Captain Mark Kelly, announced the next round of priority races in their #VoteThemOut campaign, part of their 2018 political program focused on defeating politicians who, fo...

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Giffords Condemns Governor Ducey For Passage of Gun Package that Fails to Address Crisis  

Washington, DC —  Giffords, the gun safety organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Captain Mark Kelly, released the following statement reacting to the legislative vote on Governor Ducey’s plan to address gun violence and school safety in Arizona.

Peter Ambler, Giffords Executive Director:

“This partisan vote ultimately reflects Governor Ducey and the legislature’s decision to stop working on a bipartisan solution that would pr...

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Giffords Praises Introduction of Bill in New York to Provide Public Information to Better Track Where Guns Used in Crimes Come From

April 30, 2018— Today, Giffords, the gun safety organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Captain Mark Kelly, applauded the introduction of S 8308, a bill that would require state law enforcement agencies to publish specified data online about the source of guns used in crime in New York.

“For decades, Congress has complied with the gun lobby’s demand for no new federal research into the public health crisis that gun violence has created. But ...

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Giffords Applauds Hawaii Legislature for Joining List of States Taking Concrete Action to Pass Bill Banning Bump Stocks

April 27, 2018— Giffords, the gun violence prevention organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband Captain Mark Kelly, praised the Hawaii legislature for approving legislation banning bump stocks. SB 2046 bans the manufacturing, importation and possession of bump stocks in the state of Hawaii.

“While Congress drags its feet, states like Hawaii are leading the way to keep bump stocks away from dangerous people,” said Nico Bocour, St...

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WEEK IN REVIEW

April 23-27, 2018 WEEKLY HIGHLIGHT Extreme Gun Lobby

There’s always been an assumption that gun owners don’t want stronger gun safety laws. In the past two months the Parkland Generation erupted in cities, suburbs and small towns to ask America’s politicians why more can’t be done to protect them. This movement is breaking this consensus among gun owners. Shifts in polling show just how little gun owners believe in the messages of the National Rifle Association ...

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