Giffords, Mark Kelly Launch Gun Control Initiative On Anniversary Of Tucson Shooting

David Taintor
livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com
January 8, 2012

Former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) and her husband Mark Kelly on Tuesday announced Americans for Responsible Solutions, a gun control initiative aimed at offsetting the National Rifle Association’s outsized influence in American politics.

“Until now, the gun lobby’s political contributions, advertising and lobbying have dwarfed spending from anti-gun violence groups,” they wrote in a USA Today op-ed published on the second anniversary of the Tucson, Ariz. shooting. “No longer. With Americans for Responsible Solutions engaging millions of people about ways to reduce gun violence and funding political activity nationwide, legislators will no longer have reason to fear the gun lobby. Other efforts such as improving mental health care and opposing illegal guns are essential, but as gun owners and survivors of gun violence, we have a unique message for Americans.”

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This article was posted: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 11:43 am

Tags: constitution, domestic news, gun rights

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