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Arizona bill forces cities to resell guns turned in at buyback events
A bill passed by Arizona Republicans on Tuesday would force cities and counties to resell — instead of destroy — the firearms turned in to gun buyback programs, potentially allowing the weapons to end up back on the street. In an 18-12 vote along party lines, the state Senate passed…
Former Republican candidate handing out dozens of shotguns in Tucson
A failed Republican mayoral candidate says that he has raised enough money to give away dozens of shotguns in the same town where former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and 18 other people were shot. Former mayoral candidate Shaun McClusky told Tucson Weekly that he was leading a Tucson chapter…
Mark Kelly tries to rescue baby sea lion from dog attack
Astronaut and husband of former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D), Mark Kelly intervened in an attack on a baby sea lion by his daughter’s 65-pound bulldog on Saturday in Laguna Beach, California. According to CBS News Los Angeles, Kelly was, unfortunately, unable to save the animal’s life. Kelly’s 18-year-old daughter…
Gun shop blocks Mark Kelly’s right to buy AR-15, citing political ‘intent’
The owner of a gun shop in Tucson, Arizona on Monday refused to hand over an AR-15 military-style rifle that Mark Kelly purchased in order to demonstrate how easy it was to obtain assault weapons. In a statement posted to Facebook, Diamondback Police Supply owner Doug MacKinlay said that he…
Republican strategist: Brady Bill didn’t stop Gabrielle Giffords shooting
A GOP strategist told MSNBC host Richard Lui on Wednesday that even though they enjoy popular support, stringent background checks for gun owners have been proven as ineffective by mass shootings like the one against former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ). “We already have the Brady Bill, and it didn’t stop…
Arrested Colorado man threatened lawmaker: ‘Hopefully somebody Gifords both of your asses with a gun’
Denver police arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly threatening a state lawmaker, her daughter and a colleague in a series of voice mails and emails. The Denver Post reported on Monday that Franklin Glenn Sain was arrested on Feb. 22 on suspicion of harassing state Rep. Rhonda Fields (D) and…
Gabrielle Giffords plans to take on the NRA
Former US congresswoman and gun violence survivor Gabrielle Giffords put the National Rifle Association squarely in her sights Tuesday as she unveiled a major initiative for tougher gun laws. Giffords, shot in the head in January 2011 while meeting constituents in her native Arizona, announced she was forming her own…
Gabrielle Giffords met with families and leaders in Newtown
Former Democratic House representative Gabrielle Giffords visited Newtown, Conn., on Friday, where a December massacre ended with the death of almost 30 children and adults, reported the AP. Giffords was critically injured in a shooting in Arizona in early 2011, where six people were killed. In Newtown, Giffords, with her…
Conservative federal judge: Reinstate assault weapons ban
The federal judge who sentenced Jared Loughner — the man responsible for killing six people and critically injured former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona last year — wrote an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times that said the assault weapons ban, as well as a ban on high-capacity magazines, shoiuld…
Wounded ex-Giffords aide defeats Republican in Arizona race
The Associated Press on Saturday declared Democrat Ron Barber victorious in the race for Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District. “With this campaign now over, I am eager to continue to solve problems for the people of Southern Arizona and stand up for middle class families. Congress has important decisions to make,…
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