Michelle Arreola
Political Science 110
Course #70219
Question C
Saving Lives from Gun Violence Gifford’s Courage to Fight Gun Violence is known as an organization that fights gun violence epidemics. Formerly known as Americans for Responsible Solutions, the organization rapidly became the leading growing movement to save lives from gun violence (“The Courage to Fight Gun Violence.”) Gabrielle Gifford’s, former Arizona congresswoman and her husband astronaut Mark Kelly co-founded the Gifford’s organization due to a tragedy experienced by Mrs. Gifford. On January 8, 2011, Gabrielle was shot in her hometown of Tucson, Arizona while meeting with her constituents (Memmott 2013). Even though she survived the shooting she suffered a serious brain injury, and six other people died. To focus on her recovery Mrs. Gifford stepped down from her role in Congress and since then, she has gone on to be an advocate for better gun legislation, forming Gifford’s Courage to Fight Gun Violence. Gifford’s Courage has been a major force in reducing gun violence and saving lives as it has helped write, pass and establish legislation in all states all around the country. Their main goal is to represent Americans from all over the country that support the fight against gun violence by standing up to gun lobbies (“The Courage to …show more content…
Their work includes tracking and analyzing firearms legislation in all states to inform and educate advocates, lawmakers, the media and general public on the most recent developments in America’s gun laws (“Gifford’s Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.”). They offer a biweekly paper throughout the legislative cycle known as Gun Law Trendwatch which summarizes and analyzes movements in state gun legislation and reports important accomplishments making it an important paper to follow for those who support Gifford’s
Political Science 110
Course #70219
Question C
Saving Lives from Gun Violence Gifford’s Courage to Fight Gun Violence is known as an organization that fights gun violence epidemics. Formerly known as Americans for Responsible Solutions, the organization rapidly became the leading growing movement to save lives from gun violence (“The Courage to Fight Gun Violence.”) Gabrielle Gifford’s, former Arizona congresswoman and her husband astronaut Mark Kelly co-founded the Gifford’s organization due to a tragedy experienced by Mrs. Gifford. On January 8, 2011, Gabrielle was shot in her hometown of Tucson, Arizona while meeting with her constituents (Memmott 2013). Even though she survived the shooting she suffered a serious brain injury, and six other people died. To focus on her recovery Mrs. Gifford stepped down from her role in Congress and since then, she has gone on to be an advocate for better gun legislation, forming Gifford’s Courage to Fight Gun Violence. Gifford’s Courage has been a major force in reducing gun violence and saving lives as it has helped write, pass and establish legislation in all states all around the country. Their main goal is to represent Americans from all over the country that support the fight against gun violence by standing up to gun lobbies (“The Courage to …show more content…
Their work includes tracking and analyzing firearms legislation in all states to inform and educate advocates, lawmakers, the media and general public on the most recent developments in America’s gun laws (“Gifford’s Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.”). They offer a biweekly paper throughout the legislative cycle known as Gun Law Trendwatch which summarizes and analyzes movements in state gun legislation and reports important accomplishments making it an important paper to follow for those who support Gifford’s