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Giffords’ Husband Vows To Go On With Gun Control Effort

The husband of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords says their gun control advocacy group will target an ad campaign at senators who failed to support expanded background checks for gun buyers.

2013/04/18

Mark Kelly fills out paperwork in attempt to buy assault rife. (credit: Facebook)

Tucson Gun Store Owner Cancels Sale Of Mark Kelly’s Assault Rifle Purchase

The owner of a Tucson gun store where former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ husband purchased a semi-automatic rifle has canceled the transaction.

2013/03/26

Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly are joined by survivors of the Tucson shooting as they call for Congress and the Senate to provide stricter gun control in the United States during a news conference on March 6, 2013 in Tucson, Ariz. (credit: Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

NRA: Mark Kelly Buying Guns Is ‘Cheap Publicity Stunt’

The husband of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords generated nearly 4,000 comments on Facebook from people on both sides of the gun debate after he posted a photo of himself buying a military-style rifle — a purchase he said he made to demonstrate how easy it is to obtain the kind of firearms he’s lobbying Congress to ban.

2013/03/13

Mark Kelly Buys AR-15 Assault Weapon, Handgun

Mark Kelly, husband of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, said Monday he recently bought an assault weapon in Tucson to make a point about the ease of background checks for gun owners.

2013/03/12

File photo of former Ariz. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. (Photo credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Giffords Ad Urges Support For Background Checks On Gun Purchases

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is urging key senators to support expanded background checks for gun purchases in a new television ad that is to begin airing Tuesday in Arizona and Iowa.

2013/03/05

Former Rep .Gabby Giffords spoke today to the Senate Judiciary Committee about gun control. (credit: Getty Images)

With Halting Voice, Giffords Speaks Out On Guns

She uttered just 80 halting words. But her presence was powerful.

2013/01/30

Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and husband astronaut Mark Kelly receive the medal of Valor at the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Annual National Tribute Dinner Honoring Jerry Bruckheimer at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on May 23, 2012 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (credit: Valerie Macon/Getty Images)

Gabby Giffords, Husband Launch Political Action Committee For Gun Control

Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched a political action committee 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

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., walks on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on Sept. 6, 2012 in Charlotte, N.C. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Husband: Gabby Giffords, Loughner Had ‘Quite The Staring Contest’

The pain was palpable, measured in silent stares in the courtroom between an emotionless murderer and wounded former congresswoman who looked her attempted killer in the eyes for the first time since he shot her in the head.

2012/11/09

In this handout provided by the Pima County Sheriff's Forensic Unit, Jared Lee Loughner, is seen. (credit: Pima County Sheriff's Forensic Unit via Getty Images)

Giffords Confronts Loughner As He Is Sentenced To Life In Prison

The man who pleaded guilty to a deadly Arizona shooting rampage that wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was sentenced to life in prison Thursday.

2012/11/08

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords accepts her award during the Intrepid Museum's 21st annual "Salute to Freedom" dinner on May 24, 2012 in New York. (credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/GettyImages)

Dems Hoping Giffords’ Appearances Help Push Hand-Picked Successor To Victory

Democrats are hoping that late campaign appearances by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will help push her hand-picked successor to victory in a special congressional election in Arizona.

2012/06/12

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