Giffords Endorses Antonio Delgado and Joe Morelle for Congress in New York

 The endorsement comes as part of Giffords’ #VoteCourage Campaign to elect gun reform candidates nationwide 

July 25, 2018 — Giffords, the gun safety organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Captain Mark Kelly, announced its endorsement of Antonio Delgado in New York’s 19th congressional district and Joe Morelle in New York’s 25th congressional district. 

“Politicians bought and paid for by the gun lobby to defend the firearms industry can no longer get away with saying thoughts and prayers and then staying silent. They can no longer say acts of violence are acts of nature, beyond our control. They are not, and the American people know it. They’re tired of politicians who claim to represent them failing to take action to keep them safe. This year, voters are demanding leaders with the courage to fight for a nation where gun violence is not a daily problem,” said former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, co-founder of Giffords. “Voters are ready to elect leaders, like Antonio Delgado and Joe Morelle, who will always put protecting the safety of our communities first, not themselves, and certainly not the gun lobby. Antonio and Joe have what it takes to take on the biggest challenges and fight for solutions that will keep our schools, streets, churches and communities safe. Giffords is proud to endorse them for Congress because they have the courage stand up to the corporate gun lobby and they’ll never stop working to make New York’s communities safer.”

• Antonio Delgado embodies the American dream. The child of General Electric workers in Schenectady, New York, his work ethic and determination earned him a Rhodes Scholarship and a degree from Harvard Law School. Antonio knows the gun violence epidemic threatens that dream for too many Americans today, which is why he is committed to keeping firearms out of the hands of convicted criminals and terrorists, as well as funding gun violence research at the Centers for Disease Control.
• State Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle has a proven record of fighting for gun violence prevention policies that save lives. Thanks to his determination, New York has some of the strongest gun laws in the nation. Joe knows that Second Amendment rights can be balanced with measures to keep firearms out of the hands of dangerous people, and he will be a champion for these commonsense policies in Congress.

Giffords’  #VoteCourage campaign is aimed at electing gun safety advocates to Congress and defeating politicians who have historically worked against gun reform, or done nothing at all to prevent gun violence. The political program targets incumbents in mostly suburban districts and uses a mixture of TV and digital advertising, on-the-ground organizing, and a voter registration push to create momentum for meaningful progress on gun safety.

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