April 25, 2018 — Giffords, the gun safety organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Captain Mark Kelly, announced its endorsement of Congressman Joe Crowley’s reelection campaign for New York’s 14th congressional district.
Since 1998, Crowley has served residents of the Bronx and Queens and in 2016 was nominated by his colleagues to be Chair of the House Democratic Caucus. Crowley has continued to champion efforts to reduce the nation’s gun violence...
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STATEMENT: Giffords Applauds Governor Hogan for Signing Gun Safety Legislation
Legislation Helps Remove Guns from Dangerous Situations and Prohibits the Purchase and Possession of Bump Stocks and Similar Devices
April 24, 2018 — Giffords applauded Governor Hogan for signing legislation that establishes an ExtremeRisk Protection Order, removes firearms from domestic abusers and bans bump stocks. Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO) temporarily prohibit an individual who is a danger to themselves or others from pos...
Giffords Applauds Governor Hogan for Signing Bill to Establish a Fund for Programs that will Save Lives by Reducing Urban Gun Violence
Legislation will encourage growth of public health programs that have proven successful at reducing gunfire in other states
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence recently published a landmark study on the cost of gun violence to Maryland’s economy
April 24, 2018 — Giffords, the gun safety organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Captain Mark Kelly, applauded the Maryland ...
How the Waffle House Shooter Lost His Gun (and Got It Back)
TO: Members of the Media FROM: Lindsay Nichols, Federal Policy Director, Giffords Law Center DATE: April 24, 2018 RE: How the Waffle House Shooter Lost His Gun (and Got It Back)
Four people were killed and two others were injured after a gunman opened fire at a Nashville Waffle House early Sunday morning. News reports about Travis Reinking, the suspected shooter who was arrested on Monday, pa...
RELEASE: New Analysis Finds Gun Violence Takes a $3.3 Billion Toll on New Jersey’s Economy
New Report released today as New Jersey Legislature Moves a Package of Bills to Reduce Gun Violence in the Garden State
April 23, 2018—Today Giffords unveiled a new analysis that details the damage gun violence exacts on New Jersey’s economy. The research, compiled by Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, made possible by a grant from the Fund for New Jersey, finds that the overall economic cost of gun vio...
STATEMENT: Giffords Responds to Sunday Morning Waffle House Mass Shooting in Nashville
STATEMENT: Giffords Responds to Sunday Morning Waffle House Mass Shooting in Nashville
Washington, DC — Early Sunday morning at a Nashville Waffle House, at least four people were killed and others were injured after a shooter approached the restaurant and opened fire.
Statement from former Congresswoman and Giffords co-founder Gabrielle Giffords:
“My deepest sympathies go out to the victims of this crime and all the members of the Nashville commun...
Week in Review
April 16-20, 2018 WEEKLY HIGHLIGHT The National Day of Action and the Post-Columbine GenerationStudents from over 2500 schools walked out of their classrooms to mark the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting. Earlier this week, the nation also paused to remember the 11th anniversary of the shooting at Virginia Tech. Since the February 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, students have been relentless in forcing America to have a conversatio...
STATEMENT: Retired ATF Special Agent David Chipman Responds to Shooting of Law Enforcement Officers in Florida
April 20, 2018 — On Thursday afternoon, two Gilchrist County Sheriff’s deputies, Sgt. Noel Ramirez and Deputy Taylor Lindsey,were shot and killed in the line of duty after a gunman opened fire at the restaurant they were in.
David Chipman, Senior Policy advisor at Giffords and a retired ATF Special Agent of 25 years issued the following statement on the shooting:
“Sgt. Ramirez and Deputy Lindsey gave their lives serving th...
Shooting in Asheville North Carolina
TO: Members of the Media DATE: April 19, 2018 RE: Shooting in Asheville North Carolina
Last night, in Asheville North Carolina, a 10-year-old boy called 911 to report that his mother’s boyfriend had opened fire at the family’s home. Ashville Police report that the 35-year-old shooter got into an argument with his girlfriend at the Ashville hospital where she worked. Later, he shot his girlfriend and her five children in their home,...
REPORT: New Analysis Shows Momentum on the Side of Safety as States across the Country Take Action against Gun Violence
April 19, 2018—The newest edition of a biweekly report from Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence shows powerful momentum is on the side of safety as states take action against gun violence. Since the tragedy in Parkland, Florida, recent editions of Gun Law Trendwatch have shown that lawmakers across the country— both in states with weak gun safety records, like Vermont and Florida, and in states with stronger laws, like New York and Oregon—are step...