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STATEMENT: Gabrielle Giffords on House Vote to Pass H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019
Washington DC—Today, former Representative Gabrielle Giffords released the following statement reacting to the historic action taken by the US House …
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Giffords Lauds Virginia House Public Safety Committee for Advancing Gun Safety Legislation
January 24, 2020 — Giffords, the gun violence prevention organization co-founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, praised the Virginia House …
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Giffords Denounces New Trump Administration Regulation Eroding the Oversight of Firearm Exports
January 23, 2020 — Giffords, the gun safety organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, responded to the publication of …
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Giffords Praises Virginia Senate for Approving Lifesaving Gun Safety Bills
January 22, 2020 — Giffords, the gun violence prevention organization co-founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, applauded the Virginia Senate for …
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NEW REPORT: Over-Policing and Under-Protection Fueling Gun Violence in Communities Across America
“In Pursuit of Peace” reveals a cycle of distrust & violence between vulnerable communities and law enforcement agencies January 21, …
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STATEMENT: Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Responds to Weekend of Deadly Gun Violence
January 20, 2020 — Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, co-founder of the gun safety organization Giffords released the following statement after …
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MEMO: How Local “Gun Sanctuaries” Threaten Public Safety
Click here to download the memo. MEMORANDUM TO Interested Parties FROM Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence DATE …
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Giffords Praises Delaware Lawmakers for Introducing Legislation to Regulate Ghost Guns
Ghost guns are untraceable and require no background checks, allowing felons and terrorists to easily get their hands on deadly …
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Bolstering Police-Community Relations in the Trump Era
This week, Giffords Law Center released a new report, In Pursuit of Peace: Building Police-Community Trust to Break the Cycle …
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Every Murder Costs Taxpayers Millions of Dollars—and That’s on Top of the Tragic Human Cost.
A recent report published by the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform shines a spotlight on the tremendous cost of …
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Don’t Let the Gun Lobby Fool You—Gun Sales Aren’t Skyrocketing
“2019 gun sale background checks highest since system launch in 1998,” screams the headline of an article published in The …
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Background Checks Myths, Debunked
It’s been one year since HR 8 was introduced and 10 months since the bill passed the House—yet Mitch McConnell …
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I wrote obituaries for young gun violence victims. This is my story.
Poet Andrea Gibson once wrote: “Even when the truth isn’t hopeful, the telling of it is.” That’s what I had …
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Year-End Trendwatch: 2019 Was a Record Year for Gun Safety
In 2019, states led efforts to invest in proven solutions to community violence as legislators expanded focus beyond mass shootings. …
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Every Incident of Mishandled Guns in Schools
Editor’s Note: This list is comprehensive as of December 10, 2019. We will make periodic updates to keep it up …
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D.C. Recovered 115 Ghost Guns in 2019, Up From 25 the Year Before
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Gabby Giffords Mourns Victims of Rampage Where She Was Shot in the Head but Says ‘America Found Its Voice’
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Joe Biden’s New Plan To Win Iowa Voters: Gun Control
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On anniversary of her shooting, Gabby Giffords has a message for Mitch McConnell: Act or you’re out
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FBI gun background checks reached record levels in 2019
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Prospect of gun control in Virginia draws threats, promise of armed protest
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