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Giffords receives Profile in Courage award

BOSTON (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords received the 2013 Profile in Courage award at the John F. Kennedy Library on Sunday in recognition of the political, personal, and physical courage she has demonstrated […]

2013/05/06

Gun background-check supporters struggle for votes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate gun control supporters struggled Tuesday to salvage their drive to expand background checks to more buyers, buoyed by a visit from wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords but facing enough potential opponents to derail their endeavor.

2013/04/16

Major findings in records about Giffords shooting

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — As authorities investigated the rampage that killed six people and wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, they compiled nearly 3,000 pages of documents.

2013/03/27

Police reports in Tucson shooting rampage released

PHOENIX (AP) — About 2,700 of pages of police reports in the investigation of the Tucson shooting rampage that wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords were released Wednesday, marking the public’s first glimpse into documents since the attack two years ago.

2013/03/27

Giffords’ husband pulls dog off sea lion in SoCal

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The daughter of former astronaut Mark Kelly was walking her dog Shiner on Goff Island Beach when the dog bolted, ripping the leash from her hand and fatally attacking a beached baby sea lion.

2013/03/26

Gabrielle Giffords, former Democratic Representative, and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly.

Mark Kelly testifies for Colo. gun control bill

DENVER (AP) — The battle over new firearm restrictions intensified in Colorado as hundreds of gun advocates filled the state Capitol, while the husband of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged lawmakers to pass universal background checks.

2013/03/04

Phoenix police: Body found that matches shooter

PHOENIX (AP) — A landscaper in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa found a body in bushes that matches the suspect in an office shooting that killed a man and critically wounded another.

2013/01/31

CNN’s Don Lemon talks about gun control

Yesterday we heard a dramatic appeal from former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords as she urged Congress to enact tougher gun control legislation. Listen to this interview with CNN’s Don Lemon.

2013/01/31

Police: 1 dead in Ariz. shooting, suspect on loose

PHOENIX (AP) — A gunman opened fire at a Phoenix office complex on Wednesday, killing one person, wounding two others and setting off a manhunt. Police warned the public that he was “armed and dangerous.”

2013/01/30

White House says Obama to meet with Giffords

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is following up her dramatic appeal for gun control on Capitol Hill with a visit to the White House. WATCH videos of her and husband Mark Kelly.

2013/01/30

Bill Clinton on gun control: ‘This is nuts’

In a speech at the Consumer Electronics Show, former President Bill Clinton outlined the importance of mobile technology but also talked about political issues like gun control, calling the availability of high-capacity gun magazines “nuts.” CLICK TO WATCH

2013/01/09

Giffords, Kelly launch gun control initiative

PHOENIX (AP) – Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched an initiative aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Tucson shooting that killed six people and left her critically injured.

2013/01/08