GIFFORDS celebrates gun safety trifecta in Virginia

WASHINGTON — Today, GIFFORDS PAC, the gun safety organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, celebrated the election of Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger and Democratic victories in the House of Delegates that paved the way to a held majority in the chamber. With these victories, a gun safety trifecta will once again be in place across all levels of state government in the commonwealth for the first time in four years. 

“This is a major victory for public safety in Virginia. For four years, Governor Youngkin has put partisan politics over public safety — vetoing critical gun safety bills that would have saved Virginia lives, including bills to ban assault weapons and rapid fire devices, as well as laws to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers. With last night’s wins in the House of Delegates, where Democrats expanded their gun safety majority, and with the election of a gun safety champion in Governor-elect Spanberger, we know a safer future is coming to the commonwealth,” said former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.  

“We congratulate all the GIFFORDS PAC endorsed candidates who held and flipped important seats in the chamber, and commend Speaker Don Scott and Campaigns Chair Dan Helmer for their work this cycle to make this moment a reality. Now, we’re excited to get to work in Richmond to finish the job on a number of issues and save lives,” Giffords added. 

The following GIFFORDS PAC-endorsed gun safety champions have been elected to serve their constituents across the commonwealth: