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Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords and her husband Sen. Mark Kelly spoke on the DNC stage ahead of Harris' appearance. Giffords was seriously injured in a 2011 shooting.
Giffords had set up a table outside the store and about 20 to 30 people were gathered around her when a 22-year-old man by the name of Jared Lee Loughner suddenly drew a pistol and shot Giffords in the head. [25] [26] The shooting was caught on video by a store security camera, but was not released to the public. [22] [27]
Giffords with husband Mark Kelly in 2016. Giffords married U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut Mark Kelly on November 10, 2007. Kelly was the Space Shuttle's pilot on the STS-108 and STS-121 missions, was the commander of STS-124 and STS-134, [113] and became a U.S. Senator for Arizona in 2020.
“Thank you to Sen. Mark Kelly, a great friend – also was married to an incredible woman who was my friend,” the 81-year-old president told the Gila River Indian Community on Friday.
Former US Representative Gabby Giffords, who was severely injured during a mass shooting in 2011, speaks alongside her husband US Senator Mark Kelly, Democrat from Arizona, during the fourth and ...
In 2011, Kelly and Giffords coauthored Gabby: A Story of Courage, Love and Resilience. The book provides biographical information on the couple and describes in detail the assassination attempt on Giffords and her initial recovery. Written in Kelly's voice, it includes a short note by Giffords at the end. [40]
Americans for Responsible Solutions supported getting the names of everyone not allowed to buy a gun into the background check system, a mandatory background check for every gun purchase or transfer of possession, including between private citizens, [10] limiting domestic abusers' access to firearms, [11] stopping gun trafficking, [12] preventing the carrying of firearms in certain locations ...
The final night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention will feature several speakers who have stories related to gun violence, including former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords.. Giffords survived an ...