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January 9, 2013

Ex-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Launches Effort to Take on Gun Lobby 
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Former Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona has announced a new
initiative to take on gun violence. Giffords suffered major head
injuries and nearly lost her life in the Tucson shooting rampage that
killed six people in 2011. On Tuesday — the second anniversary of
her shooting — Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly announced a new
group called Americans for Responsible Solutions, which they said will
"raise the funds necessary to balance the influence of the gun lobby."
Writing in USA Today, Kelly and Giffords said that in the aftermath of
the Newtown massacre, "We can't just hope that the last shooting tragedy
will prevent the next. Achieving reforms to reduce gun violence and
prevent mass shootings will mean matching gun lobbyists in their reach
and resources."

 

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