Statement by Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords On The Orlando Shooting

June 5, 2017 – Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, the Co-Founder of the gun violence prevention organization  Americans for Responsible Solutions  (ARS), issued the below statement on today’s tragic mass shooting at an Orlando, Florida business headquarters:

STATEMENT FROM CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS

WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR ABOUT THIS SHOOTING

• At 8:03 AM, 911 received an emergency call about active shooter Fiama Inc.
• Deputies arrived 2 minutes later
• Found multiple individuals shot: 3 male victims and 1 female victim were found dead at the scene, and one man was transported to the hospital and later died from his injuries. 5 total deaths.
• There were 7 survivors.
• The shooter was a 45 year-old disgruntled employee who was fired in April. He killed himself at the scene.
• He was armed with a handgun and a knife but there is no indication that he used the knife
• He had a “minor” criminal record, June 2014 the police responded to a workplace violence call that involved the shooter today.
• There is no indication that he is a member of any terrorist organization
• His criminal history: minor, possession of marijuana, misdemeanor battery, DUI.

ABOUT FLORIDA’S GUN LAWS

Florida has some of the worst gun laws in the nation, regularly scoring an F in the Law Center’s annual Gun Law State Scorecard.  It fails to require background checks for private sales, does not require gun dealers to obtain a state license, has incredibly weak standards for allowing people to carry concealed guns in public, and even bars doctors from speaking about firearm safety with their patients. Learn more about gun laws in Florida at smartgunlaws.org/FL .