Gabrielle Giffords Applauds Dick’s Sporting Goods for Taking Action to Improve Gun Safety in America

February 28, 2018 – Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc., announced this morning that it is taking new steps strengthen gun safety in America, including ending sales of assault-style rifles and banning the sale of guns to people younger than 21.

Former Representative Gabrielle Giffords issued the following statement:

“Keeping our kids safe should be the top priority for everyone in our country. Our children sho...

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Giffords, NextGen America, and Everytown for Gun Safety Announce National Program to Register High School Students to Vote

Giffords, NextGen America, and Everytown for Gun Safety today announced that they are launching a nationwide initiative to register high schoolers to vote ahead of the 2018 midterm elections and elevate the voices of young people as they demand common sense action on gun reform. With an initial $1 million contribution from Tom Steyer, the program will launch on March 25th, after the March for our Lives, and will include a national voter registration drive, support fellowship prog...

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Signs of Progress in the Fight to Save Lives

The brave student activists, parents and teachers from Parkland continue to capture the nation’s attention with their passionate cries for gun safety reform, we’re also beginning to see clear signs of progress emerge across the country.

Here are few you may have missed:

NRA-backed legislators are realizing that gun safety will be a defining issue this year:

  • Boos punctuate town hall on guns held by Colorado Congressman Mike Cof...

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Giffords Applauds Oregon Senate Passage of Bill to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence

Bill Would Prohibit Abusers & Stalkers from Getting Guns 

Governor Brown made gun safety a top priority for this year’s legislative session  

February 22, 2018 — Today the Oregon State Senate voted to pass a bill (HB 4145) to protect victims of domestic violence in the state by prohibiting abusers and stalkers from getting guns. The legislation would ex...

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Giffords Applauds Oregon Senate Passage of Bill to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence

Bill Would Prohibit Abusers & Stalkers from Getting Guns 

Governor Brown made gun safety a top priority for this year’s legislative session  

February 22, 2018 — Today the Oregon State Senate voted to pass a bill (HB 4145) to protect victims of domestic violence in the state by prohibiting abusers and stalkers from getting guns. The legislation would ex...

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Giffords Endorses Dr. Hiral Tipirneni to Replace Trent Franks in Special Election for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District

February 21, 2018— Today, Giffords, the gun violence prevention organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, combat veteran and retired NASA astronaut Captain Mark Kelly, endorsed Dr. Hiral Tipirneni in the special election for the Arizona 8th Congressional District.

As an emergency room physician, Dr. Tipirneni has first hand knowledge of the devastation wrought by gun violence in Arizona communities. Her career as a doctor ha...

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Giffords Responds to President Trump Directing Department of Justice to Ban Bump Stocks

February 20, 2018 — Today, Giffords, the gun violence prevention organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, responded to President Donald Trump’s decision to direct the Department of Justice to move forward with a ban on bump stocks and similar devices.

Peter Ambler, Giffords Executive Director:

“Let’s be clear: what Donald Trump proposed today is not a suff...

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Giffords Launches Six-Figure Ad Buy Calling out Gov. Rick Scott for Repeatedly Siding with the Gun Lobby Over Public Safety

February 20, 2018— Today, Giffords, the gun violence prevention organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, combat veteran and retired NASA astronaut Captain Mark Kelly, released a new six-figure television ad calling out Florida Governor Rick Scott for repeatedly siding with the gun lobby over public safety.

The ad, which will begin airing on Tuesday, underscores that even as Florida suffered from mass shooti...

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STATEMENTS: Giffords, Everytown, Moms Demand Action Applaud Parkland, Florida Mass Shooting Survivor Students As They Plan To Descend On The Streets Of Washington D.C.  And Around The Country

In the Wake of the Deadliest School Shooting Since Sandy Hook, Students Announce ‘March for Our Lives’ on March 24; Demand Congress Pass Common-Sense Gun Safety Legislation Find Out More at www.MarchforOurLives.com

WASHINGTON – Today, Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, and Giffords, the gun violence prevention organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords ...

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In Wake of Florida Shooting, Iowa State Senate Judiciary Committee Declines to Advance a Bill that Would Have Eliminated Background Checks on Private Sales and the State’s Concealed Carry Permitting System

Bill would have made it easier for guns to get in dangerous hands, and allowed untrained individuals to carry concealed firearms

Washington, DC — Today, Giffords, the gun safety organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Captain Mark Kelly, approves the Iowa State Senate Judiciary Committee for declining to advance a bill that would have weakened the background check system and make it easier for unvetted and untrai...

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