GIFFORDS responds to school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin

WASHINGTON — Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, founder of the national gun violence prevention organization GIFFORDS, released the following statement after a school shooting at Madison Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin. It is being reported that two people are dead and six other people have been injured.

“Just days after we remembered the 26 lives lost at Sandy Hook Elementary School, another school community has been subjected to the terror of a mass shooting in Madison. Students deserve to attend school free from gun violence, but in our country, it is the number one killer of children—a devastating, preventable tragedy that demands action from our elected leaders.

“My heart goes out to those senselessly killed and injured today, their families and the entire Madison community. GIFFORDS will never stop fighting to end gun violence,” said former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. 

Wisconsin received a C from GIFFORDS Law Center’s Annual Gun Law Scorecard. 

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