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Gabrielle Dee Giffords (born June 8, 1970) is an American retired politician and gun control activist. She served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Arizona's 8th congressional district from January 2007 until January 2012, when she resigned because of a severe brain injury suffered during an assassination ...
- Republican (before 2000)
- Ron Barber
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May 3, 2024 · Gabby Giffords, American Democratic politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2012. In January 2011 she was shot in the head by one of her constituents during a ‘Congress on Your Corner’ event and resigned from the House to focus on her recovery. Learn more about Giffords’s life and work.
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords understands what it’s like to face overwhelming barriers. She also understands what it takes to get past them. From her scrappy Arizona childhood, to her bridge-building politics, to her remarkable recovery from traumatic injuries, Gabby personifies courage.
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Jan 8, 2021 · He killed six people and wounded 13 others, including Giffords, who was shot in the head. The gunman, Jared Loughner, was tackled at the scene and arrested. He later pleaded guilty in the attack...
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Jul 20, 2022 · Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down, a new documentary from co-directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West, tells the story of how former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was shot in the head...
Jan 30, 2023 · Ms. Giffords, 52, who goes by Gabby, is arguably America’s most famous gun violence survivor. She had come to the group’s headquarters in Washington for an update and a strategy session. The...
Nov 19, 2022 · Six people were killed. The gunman, Jared Lee Loughner, was sentenced to life in prison without parole in 2012. Tom Willett/Getty Images. Giffords' husband, Mark Kelly, holds his wife's hand in...
