According to ABC News, Gabby Giffords “has stepped squarely into the spotlight, appearing in campaign ads, becoming a talking point in debates and, at times, overshadowing the candidates themselves” in the battle for her former district. And that’s just her
Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly’s gun control group–Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS)–continues to target Republican Congressional candidate Martha McSally (R-AZ-2) as part of their attempt to force the passage of more federal gun control for stalking-related convictions. McSally has responded
During a September 30 Segment of CNN’s The Lead, host Jake Tapper pointed out that none of the gun control laws offered in the wakes of the attacks on Gabby Giffords, the Aurora theater, or Sandy Hook elementary would have
As former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords rehearsed the pro-gun control speech she will be delivering in various settings this fall, she stated that the gun violence she endured means “opportunity.” According to USA Today, Giffords made this assertion in response
On September 23, Salon ran a column explaining that Gabby Giffords tried to play nice in her push for more gun control. Since she failed in that approach, she has now abandoned “civility” in an effort to secure victory. And Salon
On September 30 gun control proponents Gabby Giffords, former Democratic Congresswoman from Arizona, and her husband Mark Kelly will release a book intended to be another step in their campaign for the passage of more gun control. The book is
On September 17 Breitbart News reported that Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS)–the gun control group founded by Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly–was running an ad attacking GOP Congressional candidate Martha McSally for defending the Second Amendment. In the ad, family members
On September 17, Americans for Responsible Solutions–the gun control group founded by Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly–launched two ads targeting pro-gun GOP candidates in New Hampshire. One of the ads accuses Representative Frank Guinta (R-NH-1st Dist.) of “following the gun
Gun control proponent Gabby Giffords is running an ad in Arizona targeting Republican congressional candidate Martha McSally’s full-throated defense of the Second Amendment. The ad accuses McSally of supporting a so-called “gun show loophole” because McSally does not think more
On September 12, TIME magazine ran a column by gun control proponent Gabby Giffords, in which she argued that gun control must be expanded for women’s sake. Giffords’ starts the column by revisiting the passage of the Violence Against Women
On September 3, the gun control group founded by Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly began running ads against Martha McSally (R-AZ)–a retired Air Force pilot seeking to fill the congressional seat Giffords herself once held. McSally, who was “the first
On August 18 NBC News indicated the coming November elections “may” be a referendum on gun control. Then again, they may not. NBC News says, “no shift in either direction is certain,” but they point to the emergence of new
Americans for Responsible Solutions–the group formed by gun control proponents former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly–has issued a new report listing five ideas “to reduce gun violence.” Four of the five revolve around temporary gun confiscation
Red state Democrats who voted for the failed Senate gun control bill in April 2013 have been scrambling lately to focus their campaigns on anything but guns and gun control. With November closing in, they’ve even asked Gabby Giffords and
As Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly raised money for Maine gun control gubernatorial candidate Mike Michaud (D) this weekend, they also had the opportunity to meet “privately with Republican former President George H. W. Bush and his wife Barbara at
On August 9 Gabby Giffords will “[try] to resurrect gun control” by appearing in Maine to raise money for gubernatorial candidate Mike Michaud (D). Michaud is currently the U.S. Rep. for Maine’s 2nd District. According to the Associated Press, Michaud
On July 30, gun control proponent Gabby Giffords argued that guns are part of a war on women being waged by domestic abusers and that more gun control is needed now. In an op-ed co-written by Katie Ray-Jones and published
Financial reports filed July 15 show that Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly’s gun control group, Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS), raised $2.1 million in the second quarter of 2014. The quarterly filing shows “notable contributions” included those from DreamWorks CEO
On July 15 gun control proponent Mark Kelly – husband of Gabby Giffords – criticized Gun Owners of America’s Larry Pratt for holding the position that the Second Amendment is in place to keep the government in check. On July
Congressional candidate Estakio Beltran (D-Wash-4th Dist.) has come under fire for an ad in which he shoots a “stuffed elephant” after saying, “[See] what happens to an elephant who stands around doing nothing for too long.” While the camera is
Red state Democrats who are fighting to overcome their support of gun control and get re-elected are asking gun control proponents Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly to stay out of their states. This comes after Breibart News’ June 4 report
On June 16 gun control activist Gabrielle Giffords said gun control is a women’s issue and one on which women should “lead the way.” Giffords was speaking to Hearst Corporation employees in Manhattan. According to New York Daily News, Giffords
On June 3, Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly’s Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS) detailed plans to dump money into “Senate races in seven states and in four House races” for the November midterm elections. ARS is supporting Senate candidates who
Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly’s gun control group Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS) used one of the Democrats’ favorite polling firms, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (GQRR), to show that Texans want gun control. The poll was conducted April 21-28 “and
Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly’s gun control group, Americans for Responsible Solutions, is demanding Iowa state Senator Joni Ernst (R) apologize for making pro-2nd Amendment comments the week after Elliot Rodger’s stabbed three people to death before fatally shooting three
Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly are calling on Congress to take “immediate action” and pass gun control to protect women in the wake of Elliot Rodger’s heinous attacks in Santa Barbara. According to Politico, Giffords and Kelly sent a letter
On May 20 a gun rights advocate who made a name for himself by interrupting Mark Kelly’s gun control speech before the Oregon legislature won the GOP primary to run for the Oregon legislature. The gun rights advocate, Casey Runyan,
On February 6th former astronaut Mark Kelly testified in favor of more gun control before Oregon’s legislature, then went target shooting at the Portland Police Bureau Central Precinct Range. Talk Show host Lars Larson reported this on February 7th, after
Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords is teaming up with Sandy Hook mother Nicole Hockley to push gun control on the first anniversary of the heinous crime at Sandy Hook Elementary. The crime took place on December 14, 2012, and beginning
During a November 12 appearance on MSNBC, Moms Demand Action (MDA) leader Shannon Watts claimed “we have a mass shooting everyday.” This was just one day after she said Texans who openly carried rifles in a counter protest against MDA
The November 5th issue of Runner’s World carries a column by athlete Nick Symmonds calling for a handgun ban for everyone except police and military personnel. The column also calls for a ban on “assault rifles,” while kindly proposing that
The gun control PAC of Gabby Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, is launching a new initiative, “Veterans for Responsible Solutions.” According to CNN, the new initiative “will support Giffords and Kelly’s wider efforts by bringing to bear the experience
As Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly were introduced at a gun show in upstate New York over the weekend, the sound of light applause was interrupted with boos. It appears that even after making it clear they plan
Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS), the PAC of Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly focused on gun control, is being forced to refund money to contributors after being caught accepting illegal donations. One of the illegal donations was tied to
A financial report released by the Federal Election Commission shows that the anti-gun Super PAC started by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and astronaut husband Mark Kelly raised $6.5 million in its first six months. The group, Americans for Responsible Solutions,
Former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) and her husband Mark Kelly will embark on a multi-state tour on July 1st to push for expanded background checks on gun purchasers. Kelly’s gun-control group, Americans for Responsible Solutions, announced the “Rights and Responsibilities”
With gun control defeated in the Senate, Democrats are stepping up efforts to turn guns into the 21st century cigarette and shame gun owners–and their Senators–into submission. Warnings of this approaching storm have been apparent for decades. As in 1995,
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) signed H.B. 2455 into law Sunday, thereby banning the destruction of guns turned in at gun buybacks or otherwise seized by or surrendered to authorities. Brewer’s office said she received, “2,000 letters, emails, and phone
Americans for Responsible Solutions, the gun control special interest group founded by Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly, has started running ads against Senators who opposed the Manchin-Toomey background check expansion on April 17. The first two Senators targeted
With the failure of the Democrats’ attempt to exploit the Newtown school shooting to press forward gun control measures, President Obama took to the microphones along with the relatives of Sandy Hook victims to demonize his opposition. This, of course,
