From AZ-2 to NH-1, from the Florida gubernatorial race to the race for Governor in Oregon, gun rights are on the line in the November 4 elections. In AZ-2, pro-Second Amendment candidate Martha McSally (R) is running against gun control incumbent
With the Connecticut gubernatorial election less than a week away, and Gov. Daniel Malloy (D) running slightly behind pro-Second Amendment candidate Tom Foley (R), Michael Bloomberg, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, and Gabby Giffords have pulled out
The NRA doesn’t think much of Florida’s Democrat gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist. It’s giving him a “D” grade for his support of more gun control. Meanwhile, though, Gabby Giffords’ Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS) is giving Crist $100,000. Crist was
Gabby Giffords’ gun control group — Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS) — plans to spend the last week before the midterm elections targeting Republican candidate Joni Ernst. She’s a Lt. Colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard and is running
Gabby Giffords recently embarked on a nine-state tour around the country to push gun control and gun control candidates. Two weeks later, the Associate Press reports that Giffords has completed her tour, which, judging from the political climate, was rather unremarkable. On
On October 21 gun control proponent Gabby Giffords’ attended a meeting in Portland, Oregon’s Grant Public High School where the topics of discussion included the incorporation of gun control into preschool curriculum for girls and the expansion of gun bans.
As gun control proponent Gabby Giffords gets more “aggressive” in her push for gun control candidates, at least one of those candidates is distancing herself from the ads Giffords is running. New Hampshire’s WMUR 9 ABC reports that though incumbent Carol Shea-Porter
On Wednesday, CNN canceled “Crossfire” after it hypocritically brought the show back three years after the network essentially accused, without any evidence whatsoever, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for being responsible for the attempted murder of Gabby Giffords. TVNewser reported that the
Gun control proponent Gabby Giffords is set to undertake a nine-state, “Protect All Women Tour.” Her first stop is in Maine: a state in which she met with George H.W. Bush and raised money for gun control gubernatorial candidate Michael
ABC News says gun control proponent Gabby Giffords is campaigning so diligently for Representative Ron Barber (D-AZ-Dist. 2) that “you’d almost think she’s the one on the ballot.” Giffords is not on the ballot, but her gun control views are. Barber
According to ABC News, Gabby Giffords “has stepped squarely into the spotlight, appearing in campaign ads, becoming a talking point in debates and, at times, overshadowing the candidates themselves” in the battle for her former district. And that’s just her
Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly’s gun control group–Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS)–continues to target Republican Congressional candidate Martha McSally (R-AZ-2) as part of their attempt to force the passage of more federal gun control for stalking-related convictions. McSally has responded
During a September 30 Segment of CNN’s The Lead, host Jake Tapper pointed out that none of the gun control laws offered in the wakes of the attacks on Gabby Giffords, the Aurora theater, or Sandy Hook elementary would have
As former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords rehearsed the pro-gun control speech she will be delivering in various settings this fall, she stated that the gun violence she endured means “opportunity.” According to USA Today, Giffords made this assertion in response
On September 23, Salon ran a column explaining that Gabby Giffords tried to play nice in her push for more gun control. Since she failed in that approach, she has now abandoned “civility” in an effort to secure victory. And Salon
On September 30 gun control proponents Gabby Giffords, former Democratic Congresswoman from Arizona, and her husband Mark Kelly will release a book intended to be another step in their campaign for the passage of more gun control. The book is
On September 17 Breitbart News reported that Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS)–the gun control group founded by Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly–was running an ad attacking GOP Congressional candidate Martha McSally for defending the Second Amendment. In the ad, family members
On September 17, Americans for Responsible Solutions–the gun control group founded by Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly–launched two ads targeting pro-gun GOP candidates in New Hampshire. One of the ads accuses Representative Frank Guinta (R-NH-1st Dist.) of “following the gun
Gun control proponent Gabby Giffords is running an ad in Arizona targeting Republican congressional candidate Martha McSally’s full-throated defense of the Second Amendment. The ad accuses McSally of supporting a so-called “gun show loophole” because McSally does not think more
On September 12, TIME magazine ran a column by gun control proponent Gabby Giffords, in which she argued that gun control must be expanded for women’s sake. Giffords’ starts the column by revisiting the passage of the Violence Against Women
On September 3, the gun control group founded by Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly began running ads against Martha McSally (R-AZ)–a retired Air Force pilot seeking to fill the congressional seat Giffords herself once held. McSally, who was “the first
On August 18 NBC News indicated the coming November elections “may” be a referendum on gun control. Then again, they may not. NBC News says, “no shift in either direction is certain,” but they point to the emergence of new
Americans for Responsible Solutions–the group formed by gun control proponents former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly–has issued a new report listing five ideas “to reduce gun violence.” Four of the five revolve around temporary gun confiscation
Red state Democrats who voted for the failed Senate gun control bill in April 2013 have been scrambling lately to focus their campaigns on anything but guns and gun control. With November closing in, they’ve even asked Gabby Giffords and
As Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly raised money for Maine gun control gubernatorial candidate Mike Michaud (D) this weekend, they also had the opportunity to meet “privately with Republican former President George H. W. Bush and his wife Barbara at
On August 9 Gabby Giffords will “[try] to resurrect gun control” by appearing in Maine to raise money for gubernatorial candidate Mike Michaud (D). Michaud is currently the U.S. Rep. for Maine’s 2nd District. According to the Associated Press, Michaud
On July 30, gun control proponent Gabby Giffords argued that guns are part of a war on women being waged by domestic abusers and that more gun control is needed now. In an op-ed co-written by Katie Ray-Jones and published
Financial reports filed July 15 show that Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly’s gun control group, Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS), raised $2.1 million in the second quarter of 2014. The quarterly filing shows “notable contributions” included those from DreamWorks CEO
On July 15 gun control proponent Mark Kelly – husband of Gabby Giffords – criticized Gun Owners of America’s Larry Pratt for holding the position that the Second Amendment is in place to keep the government in check. On July
Congressional candidate Estakio Beltran (D-Wash-4th Dist.) has come under fire for an ad in which he shoots a “stuffed elephant” after saying, “[See] what happens to an elephant who stands around doing nothing for too long.” While the camera is
Red state Democrats who are fighting to overcome their support of gun control and get re-elected are asking gun control proponents Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly to stay out of their states. This comes after Breibart News’ June 4 report
On June 16 gun control activist Gabrielle Giffords said gun control is a women’s issue and one on which women should “lead the way.” Giffords was speaking to Hearst Corporation employees in Manhattan. According to New York Daily News, Giffords
On June 3, Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly’s Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS) detailed plans to dump money into “Senate races in seven states and in four House races” for the November midterm elections. ARS is supporting Senate candidates who
Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly’s gun control group Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS) used one of the Democrats’ favorite polling firms, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (GQRR), to show that Texans want gun control. The poll was conducted April 21-28 “and
Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly’s gun control group, Americans for Responsible Solutions, is demanding Iowa state Senator Joni Ernst (R) apologize for making pro-2nd Amendment comments the week after Elliot Rodger’s stabbed three people to death before fatally shooting three
Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly are calling on Congress to take “immediate action” and pass gun control to protect women in the wake of Elliot Rodger’s heinous attacks in Santa Barbara. According to Politico, Giffords and Kelly sent a letter
On May 20 a gun rights advocate who made a name for himself by interrupting Mark Kelly’s gun control speech before the Oregon legislature won the GOP primary to run for the Oregon legislature. The gun rights advocate, Casey Runyan,
On February 6th former astronaut Mark Kelly testified in favor of more gun control before Oregon’s legislature, then went target shooting at the Portland Police Bureau Central Precinct Range. Talk Show host Lars Larson reported this on February 7th, after
Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords is teaming up with Sandy Hook mother Nicole Hockley to push gun control on the first anniversary of the heinous crime at Sandy Hook Elementary. The crime took place on December 14, 2012, and beginning
During a November 12 appearance on MSNBC, Moms Demand Action (MDA) leader Shannon Watts claimed “we have a mass shooting everyday.” This was just one day after she said Texans who openly carried rifles in a counter protest against MDA
