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The Latest Breaking News from Gabby Giffords

Can there be a US where kids aren’t shot in schools? This gun safety leader thinks so

Emma Brown, 30, is executive director of Giffords and plans to mobilize Americans for the 2024 elections around gun safety

The Guardian - US

Picture Chicago: 30 Sun-Times photos from this week in news

A star-studded Riot Fest gets rained on, former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords visits a Chicago training seminar for gun violence survivors, and hundreds flood the Loop to celebrate Mexican Independence Day.

Chicago Sun-Times

Trauma-healing ‘toolkit’ offered to area residents impacted by gun violence: ‘It gave us a moment of peace’

The event was a collaboration between Survivors Empowered and former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, who spoke to attendees. The organization is dedicated to saving lives from gun violence.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Connecticut is epicenter of gun violence prevention movement. Advocates ‘are at the forefront because we had to be’

HARTFORD, Conn. — Among the many that gathered at the University of Hartford for the National Safer Communities Summit last week were dozens of activists whose work to bring about federal gun reform legislation is rooted right here in Connecticut.

Tribune News Service

Biden, speaking near site of Sandy Hook shooting, renews call for assault weapons ban

HARTFORD, Conn. — Highlighting Connecticut’s role as a national leader in gun safety, President Joe Biden traveled Friday to West Hartford to hail the most comprehensive gun law in the past three decades and renew his call for a federal ban on assault weapons.

Tribune News Service

Biden jokes he’s tired because of his age: ‘Try being 110’

Biden tells gun control advocates, ‘You’re the reason why I’m so optimistic about the future … You’re changing our culture. You’re changing our politics’

The Independent UK

First lady Jill Biden raises money for President Biden’s reelection campaign in Hollywood

LOS ANGELES — First lady Jill Biden touted her husband’s accomplishments on job creation, gun-control legislation and infrastructure investment as she courted donors on Wednesday in her first California fundraising trip since President Joe Biden announced he would seek reelection.

Los Angeles Times

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Michigan governor set to sign state's new red flag gun law

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will give final approval Monday to the state's new red flag law during a bill signing just outside of Detroit

The Independent UK

Colorado Democrats unveil proposal to limit gun purchases to people 21 and over

DENVER — A proposal to limit all firearm purchases and possession to people 21 and older — including rifles and shotguns — will be the first in a slate of bills Democrats hope will curb gun violence in the state.

The Denver Post

Older suspects in California shootings defy typical mass shooter profile

Given the rarity of the subjects, researchers know relatively little about the older perpetrators of mass public shootings

The Guardian - US

David Hogg, George Takei, Gabby Giffords and Simu Liu lead reaction to Monterey Park mass shooting

“Another day meant for celebration and joy has turned into one of shock and heartbreak,” wrote former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords

The Independent UK

SAFE-T Act provision to end cash bail likely to remain in limbo for a while

The Illinois Supreme Court won’t hear oral arguments until March, and then the Court has to write its opinion(s). A poll found that 32% of voters had a favorable view of the SAFE-T Act, which included the elimination of cash bail, while 40% had an unfavorable view.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rose Parade avoids California rain as it welcomes New Year

Flower-covered floats, marching bands and equestrian units celebrated the New Year as the 134th Rose Parade slipped through a gap in California’s siege of drenching storms

The Independent UK

Mark Kelly: Time to let go of "conspiracies of the past"

Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly urged Arizonans to let go of “conspiracies of the past” on Saturday, calling for unity a day after he won re-election to a crucial Senate seat

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France 24

Mark Kelly wins Arizona Senate race, bringing Democrats a seat from control

Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly won his bid for reelection Friday in the crucial swing state of Arizona, defeating Republican venture capitalist Blake Masters to put his party one victory away from clinching control of the chamber for the next two years of Joe Biden’s presidency.

The Guardian - US

Mark Kelly holds on to Arizona seat in critical win for Democrats

The senator defeated the Donald Trump-endorsed Blake Masters after a campaign in which Kelly pitched himself as a moderate

Reuters

Democrat Mark Kelly holds seat in Arizona's U.S. Senate race

Control of the U.S. Senate still had not been determined as of Friday evening, three days after the Nov. 8 midterm elections. Heading into the election, Republicans needed to pick up only one seat to take the majority in the 100-seat chamber, which would allow them to block much of…

The Independent UK

Sen. Mark Kelly takes early lead in battleground Arizona

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly led his Republican rival, venture capitalist Blake Masters, but the race that could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate was too early to call

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The Independent UK

Crucial Arizona Senate race tests Trump-era Democratic gains

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly is looking to hold on to the seat he won for Democrats two years ago, but he faces a vastly different political environment against Republican venture capitalist Blake Masters

France 24

Five Senate races to watch: Mark Kelly vs Blake Masters in Arizona

Astronaut Mark Kelly is seeking to stave off a challenge from an election-denying right-wing candidate backed by Donald Trump and bankrolled by controversial billionaire Peter Thiel.

Daily Mirror

US Midterms: Key states which will decide elections between Democrats and Republicans

With just a week to go before voters go to the polls for the November 8 Midterms in the US, the state races are heating up and some remain on a knife edge

Tribune News Service

Editorial: American berserk: The attack at Nancy Pelosi’s home is the latest symptom of politics off the rails

A man who marinated in the stew of virulent right-wing rhetoric allegedly broke into the San Francisco home of the speaker of the U.S. House, shouted “Where is Nancy?” and then brutalized her husband Paul with a hammer. A nation that’s seen the shooting of Gabby Giffords and Steve Scalise,…

Tribune News Service

From Gabby Giffords to Paul Pelosi, a list of recent attacks, threats against political figures

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The early Friday morning assault of Paul Pelosi, husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is the latest incident in the disturbing trend of violence and rhetoric aimed at elected officials.

Los Angeles Times

Former Rep. Gabby Giffords to serve as 2023 Rose Parade grand marshal

LOS ANGELES — Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, a gun violence survivor who has dedicated her life to preventing more firearm injuries and deaths, will serve as the grand marshal for the 2023 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena.

The Independent UK

Gabby Giffords named grand marshal of 2023 Rose Parade

Gabby Giffords will serve as grand marshal of the 134th Rose Parade

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