Gabrielle Giffords

Giffords Group's Radio Ads Hit McConnell, Ayotte On Gun Vote

Frank James — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:58:00 +0000

After the Senate failed to pass bipartisan legislation to expand background checks for gun purchases, the superPAC created by shooting victim and former Rep.

'Managing Tragedy': A Defining Moment For Civic Leaders

Alan Greenblatt — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:33:00 +0000

Some people are born to be pastors or therapists, but no one goes into politics expecting to help people with grief.

Yet mayors and governors often find themselves having to cope with tragedy. A tornado. A bombing. The death of a police officer, or a little girl.

It becomes an essential part of the job more often than they might expect.

Background Checks Bill Gains Backers On And Off Capitol Hill

Frank James — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:44:00 +0000

The Senate was due on Tuesday to take up legislation embodying the bipartisan compromise reached by two senators, West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin and Pennsylvania Republican Pat Toomey.

The effort to extend background checks to weapons purchases at gun shows and online received a boost over the weekend when an important gun rights group, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, announced its support for the measure.

Robert Spitzer, one of the nation's top experts on the politics of gun control and a political scienc

Arizona Gunman Acted Erratically Days Before Shooting, Documents Reveal

Scott Neuman — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:01:00 +0000

Jared Loughner, the gunman responsible for the 2011 rampage in Tuscon, Ariz., that killed six people and wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and twelve others, acted erratically in the days leading to the shooting but was quiet and otherwise polite with officers after his arrest, according to newly released documents.

Details from the investigation were made clear on Wednesday after the Pima County Sheriff's Department released 2,700 pages of documents requested through the Freedom of Information Act.

Loughner's parents, who were interviewed by police shortly after the shooting, told

'JFK Profile In Courage Award' Going To Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords

Mark Memmott — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:04:00 +0000

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who survived a 2011 gun attack that left six people dead and 13 others (including Giffords) wounded, is this year's recipient of the John F.