NRA Mocks Giffords In Cruel Tweet, abby Giffords, the former Arizona congresswoman grievously wounded in a 2011 shooting near Tucson that killed six people, returned to Capitol Hill this week to renew her push for legislation that would expand background checks for gun purchases to include gun shows and Internet sales.
The legislation, a similar version of which was blocked by a Senate filibuster in 2013, stands almost no chance in the Republican-led Congress.
But Giffords—for whom “talking is really tough,” as she admitted in a recent interview—made the trip anyway. “Stopping violence takes courage,” she said. “Read More
The legislation, a similar version of which was blocked by a Senate filibuster in 2013, stands almost no chance in the Republican-led Congress.
But Giffords—for whom “talking is really tough,” as she admitted in a recent interview—made the trip anyway. “Stopping violence takes courage,” she said. “Read More
