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Gabby Giffords
Gabrielle Dee Giffords is an American retired politician and gun violence prevention advocate. 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 due to a severe brain injury suffered during an assassination attempt. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the third woman i…
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business · American politician and gun control activist (born 1970) · politician · businessperson · entrepreneur · analyst · gun control activist · also Gabby Giffords, Gabrielle Dee Giffords, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Gabrielle Giffords, Giffords
Born 8 June 1970 · Q193703
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2026· 4 entries
Public attention spiked: 7,713 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.7× the usual 1,345, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 4,595 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.4× the usual 1,345, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 5,662 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.2× the usual 1,345, with 0 article edits.
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2025· 2 entries
Snopes rated the claim “In November 2025, lawyer Mike Davis, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, told former Rep. Gabby Giffords to "f*** off" on X in response to her post about slain National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom.” Correct Attribution.
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Awarded Arizona Women's Hall of Fame (2025).
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2024· 2 entries
GIFFORDS Law Center was also active in the Supreme Court case United States vs
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GIFFORDS Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence—the legal arm of GIFFORDS— settled a major lawsuit against ghost gun company Polymer80 on behalf of Philadelphia, and undertook similar litigation in other parts of the country
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2023· 1 entry
Was the Grand Marshal of the Rose Parade and presided over both the parade and the Rose Bowl game
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2022· 3 entries
Won Presidential Medal of Freedom (2022).
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“Oh, wonderful sky. Gorgeous mountain. Blue skies. I like a lot. A lot of fun. Peaceful, so peaceful.”
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Launched the GIFFORDS Center for Violence Intervention to promote "evidence-based, community-driven strategies to reduce gun violence" and assist communities in community violence intervention efforts
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2021· 1 entry
Giffords celebrated her bat mitzvah at the Chaverim, concluding a process two decades in the making
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2019· 1 entry
GIFFORDS sued the Federal Election Commission, alleging the regulatory agency failed to take action against the National Rifle Association for alleged campaign finance violations
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2017· 5 entries
PolitiFact rated the claim “A political map circulated by Sarah Palin’s PAC incited Rep. Gabby Giffords’ shooting” False.
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The Washington Post rated the claim “"In 2011, when Jared Lee Loughner opened fire in a supermarket parking lot, grievously wounding Representative Gabby Giffords and killing six people, including a 9-year-old girl, the link to political incitement was clear."” False.
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At a ceremony in Port of Galveston, Texas with Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Hillary Clinton, and other prominent political figures in attendance
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After the Las Vegas shooting that killed 58 and injured 546, she implored lawmakers to take action, saying she "knows the horror of gun violence all too well
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The organization joined forces with the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence and renamed itself GIFFORDS, in honor of its founder
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2016· 2 entries
And president in 2024, declaring the election a "choice between Harris, who would sign a ban on assault weapons, and more gun violence under Donald Trump, who gun-rights groups back
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The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence merged with Americans for Responsible Solutions, changing the organization’s name to GIFFORDS and the organization changed its name to Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence in
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2014· 1 entry
Giffords marked the third anniversary of her shooting by going skydiving
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2013· 2 entries
Awarded Profile in Courage Award (2013).
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In response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Giffords and her husband founded the nonprofit organization Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS) to support candidates who champion gun safety
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2012· 3 entries
Giffords led the Pledge of Allegiance at that evening's meeting of the 2012 Democratic National Convention
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And appeared on the floor of the House the following day, at which time she formally submitted her resignation, receiving a standing ovation and accolades from her colleagues and the leadership of the House
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Giffords announced in a video statement that she intended to resign her seat so that she could focus on her recovery
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2011· 8 entries
In conjunction with the book's publication
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Travelled to Asheville, North Carolina, for intensive rehabilitation treatments, ending November 4
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Made her return to the House floor to vote in favor of raising the debt limit ceiling
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Her aide Pia Carusone announced that while Giffords's comprehension appeared to be "close to normal, if not normal", she was not yet speaking in complete sentences
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To replace the part of her skull that had been removed in January to permit her brain to swell after the gunshot to her head
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Giffords's husband informed her that six people had been killed in the attack on her, but he did not identify who they were until months later
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Giffords was shot in the head outside a Safeway grocery store in Casas Adobes, Arizona, a suburban area northwest of Tucson, during her first "Congress on Your Corner" (a public opportunity for constituents to speak dire
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Career landmark: United States representative (2011–2012).
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2010· 4 entries
Giffords was declared the victor after a close race against Republican Jesse Kelly
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Giffords praised the arrival of National Guard troops on the border: "Arizonans have waited a long time for the deployment of the National Guard in our state
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Giffords stated that the Arizona SB 1070 legislation was a "clear calling that the federal government needs to do a better job" and said that she hoped that the legislation would serve as a wake-up call to the federal go
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“clear calling that the federal government needs to do a better job”
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2009· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States representative (2009–2011).
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2008· 4 entries
Wrote to congressional leaders regarding tax credits that were set to expire, arguing that failure to extend the scheme would be extremely harmful to the renewable energy industry "just as it is beginning to take off
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Before being shot, Giffords opposed prohibitions in Washington, D
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Giffords was elected to a second term
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Giffords introduced legislation that would have increased the cap on the H-1B visa from 65,000 per year to 130,000 per year
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2007· 4 entries
(the same day Giffords hosted her third "Congress on Your Corner" in Tucson, Arizona) she also spoke at the Sahuaro Girl Scout Council Annual Meeting
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Career landmark: United States representative (2007–2012).
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Career landmark: United States representative (2007–2009).
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Together with Illinois Republican Peter Roskam on NPR's All Things Considered
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2006· 1 entry
Giffords won her party's nomination in the primary election
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2005· 1 entry
In preparation for her congressional campaign
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2003· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the State Senate of Arizona (2003–2005).
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2001· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Arizona House of Representatives (2001–2003).
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2000· 1 entry
And was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2001
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1996· 3 entries
Awarded Fulbright Scholarship (1996).
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Became president and CEO of El Campo Tire Warehouses, a local chain of auto service centers founded by her grandfather
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Studied at Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (1996).
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1993· 1 entry
Studied at Scripps College, Bachelor of Arts (1993).
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1988· 1 entry
Studied at University High School (1988).
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1970· 2 entries
Born 1970-06-08.
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And grew up in Tucson, Arizona; her parents were Gloria Kay (née Fraser) and Spencer J
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