The Latest Breaking News from Gabby Giffords

From Simone Biles to Steve Jobs, meet all the Americans being awarded a Presidential Medal Of Freedom this week

Seventeen people will be awarded America's "highest civilian honour" this week. Here's who, and why they were chosen to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

ABC News · Jul 4, 2022

From Gabby Giffords to Steve Jobs: Who’s on Biden’s presidential medal of freedom list?

White House says recipients ‘have overcome significant obstacles to achieve impressive accomplishments in the arts and sciences’

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022

Biden will award the Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords and others

The president will present the nation's highest civilian honor to 17 people, who also include Oscar-winning Denzel Washington, the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and soccer Olympian Megan Rapinoe.

WEKU · Jul 1, 2022

Gabby Giffords fundraises in Chicago in wake of Buffalo and Uvalde shootings: ‘A better world is possible’

“We are living in a challenging time, but we are up for the challenge,” the former congresswoman from Arizona told supporters Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 23, 2022

Gabby Giffords is still fighting for gun violence victims, years after she became one

Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was shot in the head more than a decade ago, but this week threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park as part of its Gun Violence Awareness Day.

WEKU · Jun 17, 2022

Real thing or staged drill, the mere sound of gunshots can be life-changing

‘We cannot allow ourselves to be paralyzed by isolated tragedies,’ says longtime educator Dr. Blondean Davis

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 11, 2022

US tragedies from guns have often – but not always – spurred political responses

The nationwide call for stronger gun laws in the aftermath of mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde and the over 200 other places where such tragedies took place so far in 2022 is understandable.

The Conversation · Jun 8, 2022

Former Rep. Giffords tells Congress 'be bold' on gun reform

Eleven years after her own life was massively altered by gun violence, former congresswoman Gabby Giffords stood in front of the Washington monument and once again lobbied for stricter gun laws after yet another string of mass shootings in America

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022

Marco Rubio slams Miami Heat’s call for fans to demand ‘common sense’ gun reforms after Texas school shooting

In the aftermath of the elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, the Miami Heat used a pre-game moment to urge fans to contact U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, both Florida Republicans, “demanding their support for common sense gun laws” — and telling them they can “make change at…

Tribune News Service · May 26, 2022

Shootings aren’t a sign America is ‘broken’. It’s working exactly as intended

I was a firearms exec for years. The industry used to adhere to self-imposed rules and norms – until gun makers and lobby groups like the NRA realized fear and extremism sold more guns

The Guardian - US · May 25, 2022