Gabrielle Giffords

Is the Photo of Gabrielle Giffords With a Rifle an Example of "Elitist Hypocrisy"?

A radio host from a Tucson radio station posted a photo online of what he calls proof of "elitist hypocrisy"-- former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords holding a so-called assault rifle.The only thing is, that radio station host, as well as Breitbart.com, showed the photo of Giffords with the rifle, ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Pictured With "Assault Rifle" in Leaked Photos, but Cop Is Cropped Out

A radio host from a Tucson radio station that describes itself as talk from the "right" posted a photo online of what the host calls proof of "elitist hypocrisy"-- former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords holding a so-called assault rifle.That host, as well as the right-wing Breitbart.com posted the ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Featured in Gun-Control Ad: "Take It From Me, Congress Must Act" (Video)

The pro-gun-control organization headed up by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, released a video ad featuring a plea from Giffords for Congress to act on gun-control proposals.Giffords and Kelly announced the formation of Americans for Responsible Solutions last mo ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords' and Mark Kelly's Call for "Laws to Require Responsible Gun Ownership": Yay or Nay?

Two years after the Tucson shooting in which six people were killed, and 13 others were injured, including then-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Giffords and husband Mark Kelly used the date to call for Congress to do something."In response to a horrific series of shootings that has sown terror in ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords' Ex-Aide Ron Barber Elected to Fill Former Congresswoman's Seat

Ron Barber, a former aide to former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, was elected yesterday to finish the remainder of Giffords' term.Giffords resigned from Congress earlier this year to focus on her recovery after getting shot in the head during last year's shooting rampage outside of a Tucson gr ... More >>

State Senator Paula Aboud Announces Run For Gabrielle Giffords' Former Seat In Congress

​There's a new addition to the growing field of candidates eying the Congressional seat vacated by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords -- state Senator Paula Aboud announced this morning that she will seek the Democratic nomination for the seat."We have all been moved by the strength and coura ... More >>

Ron Barber, Gabrielle Giffords Aide Wounded in Tucson Shooting, to Run in Special Election

Former Gabrielle Giffords aide Ron Barber hopes to finish his former boss' term in Congress.​Ron Barber, a former aide to former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, announced this morning that he'll run in the special election to finish the remainder of Giffords' term.Giffords resigned from Co ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Officially Resigns From Congress

C-SpanGabrielle Giffords submits her letter of resignation to House Speaker John Boehner.​Gabrielle Giffords formally resigned from Congress this morning in an emotional goodbye that brought tears to the eyes of several lawmakers present -- including, of course, House Speaker John Boehner.While ho ... More >>

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Will Step Down From Congress; Promises She "Will Return"

More than a year after getting shot in the head during last year's Tucson shooting rampage, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords this morning announced via-the Youtube video embedded above that she will step down from Congress.See New Times' coverage of the Tucson shooting -- and Giffords' miraculous re ... More >>

Should Gabrielle Giffords Run For Congress Again?

​Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the tragic day when a 23-year-old, severely mentally ill man named Jared Loughner shot 19 people at a Safeway just outside of Tucson, killing six.Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, despite getting shot in the head during the rampage, led an estimated 3, ... More >>

Arizona Commemorates the Gabrielle Giffords Shooting One Year Later

Keith PerfettiDavid Higuera, a volunteer with Beyond, is interviewed at the Beyond main event at Reid Park in Tucson on January 7th, 2012. Higuera is a friend of the Zimmerman family. Gabe Zimmerman, Giffords' Community Outreach Director, was killed in the January 8, 2011, shooting.​This week ... More >>

Author Tom Zoellner Ably Analyzes the Tucson Tragedy

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Gabrielle Giffords Not Angry at Tucson Shooter Jared Loughner; Wishes "He Could Have Been Helped"

Gabrielle Giffords spoke to the media for the first time tonight since getting shot during the January 8 Tucson shooting.​Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords tonight gave her first interview since being shot "through the brain" during the January 8 Tucson shooting rampage that took the lives of six p ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Speaks in Preview of Monday's Interview With Diane Sawyer *VIDEO*

ABC NewsGabrielle Giffords and husband Mark Kelly speak to ABC News' Diane Sawyer.​The much anticipated interview with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords -- her first interview since getting shot in the head during the January 8 Tucson shooting -- is set to air Monday night on ABC.It remains unclear ... More >>

ABC News Releases Preview of Gabrielle Giffords' Interview; Unclear Whether Congresswoman Will Speak on Camera *VIDEO*

Diane Sawyer's "interview" with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is scheduled to air on November 14. ​ABC News has released a preview of Diane Sawyer's interview with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and it remains unclear whether the congresswoman -- who was shot "through the brain" during Jared ... More >>

Greg Stanton, Phoenix Mayoral Candidate, Gets Endorsement from Congresswoman Gabby Giffords Via Husband's Speech

​Mark Kelly, husband of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, spoke during an Arizona Democratic Party fundraiser at the Arizona Science Center in downtown Phoenix to salute the party's grassroots volunteers.During his speech, the retired NASA astronaut, told the crowd that Giffords was excited for Greg S ... More >>

Diane Sawyer Lands First Interview of Gabrielle Giffords Since Tucson Shooting

The first interview with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords since the January 8, Tucson shooting will be aired on ABC on November 14.​For the first time since getting shot through the brain during the January 8, Tucson shooting, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will give her first televised intervie ... More >>

Morning Poll -- More Exciting: Gabrielle Giffords in D.C. or U.S. Government (Probably) Not Going Into Default?

Gabrielle Giffords returned to Congress yesterday to vote on the debt deal.​Two pretty incredible things happened yesterday: the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bi-partisan debt-ceiling bill that -- Senate-approved -- will keep the federal government from defaulting on its loans. Also ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Returns to D.C. to Vote on Debt Deal *BREAKING*

Gabrielle Giffords returned to Congress this afternoon​Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was in Washington D.C. today to "support a bipartisan bill to avoid economic crisis," her office "tweeted" moments ago."Gabrielle has returned to Washington to support a bipartisan bill to prevent economic cris ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords to Spend Father's Day in Tucson

Gabrielle Giffords will spend the weekend in Tucson.​Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' office announced today that she plans to spend Father's Day in Tucson, which will be her first trip back to Arizona since she went to Texas for rehab after getting shot in the face during the January 8 Tucson sh ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Leaves Houston Hospital; Will Continue Recovery With Out-Patient Rehab

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has been released from the hospital.​Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has left the Houston hospital where she's been recovering for the last several months after getting shot in the face during the January 8, Tucson shooting rampage.She will be living in her ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords: the Long-Awaited First Photo Since Getting Shot in Face

Gabrielle Giffords is looking pretty good for someone who was shot in the face earlier this year.​Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' staffers released the long-awaited first photo of the congresswoman since she was shot in the face during the January 8, Tucson shooting rampage.

Morning Poll: Will Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Run for House Seat in 2012?

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords​Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords continues to make tremendous progress in her recovery after getting shot through the brain during the January 8, Tucson shooting rampage, and her closest friend in Congress, Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, says the w ... More >>

Audie Cornish, NPR Reporter Partly to Blame for Errant Gabrielle Giffords Death Report, Gets a Promotion

Falsely reporting a congresswoman's death is apparently a great way to move up in the world of journalism -- just ask NPR's Audie Cornish. ​Following the January 8 Tucson shooting rampage, during which Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot through the brain, her husband, astronaut Mark ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Would Start Senate Race With Seven-Point Lead Over Congressman Jeff Flake, According to Left-Leaning Pollster

Senator Giffords? Too soon.​Despite that it's not clear whether Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will be physically able to run for the Senate seat getting vacated by Senator Jon Kyl, she already leads every Republican in the field -- at least according to the somewhat left-wing pollsters at Publi ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords to Attend Husband's Shuttle Launch -- and Now People Think She's Running for Senate

Senator Gabrielle Giffords? Democrats hope so.​Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was cleared over the weekend to leave rehab in Texas and fly to Florida to watch her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly's, shuttle launch less than four months after being shot "through the brain" during the January 8, Tucs ... More >>

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Making Plans to Attend Astronaut Husband's Shuttle Launch

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords plans to attend her husband's April 29, shuttle launch in Florida.​Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' condition continues to improve after she was shot through the brain during the January 8 rampage in Tucson, and her staff says she's doing so well that t ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords "Making Leaps and Bounds" in Recovery, Doctors Say

Gabrielle Giffords' condition continues to improve, doctors say.​For the first time in about seven weeks, doctors treating Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords held a news conference to update the public on the congresswoman's condition after she was shot through the brain during the January 8 s ... More >>

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords to Attend Astronaut Husband's Shuttle Launch

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords plans to attend her husband's April shuttle launch.​It's only been about two months since Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot "through the brain" during the January 8, shooting rampage in Tucson, but her staff confirms today that she plans to attend her ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Still Not Told About Extent of Attack

Gabrielle Giffords continues her recovery in a Houston hospital.​As Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords continues her recovery in a Houston hospital after being shot through the brain during the January 8, shooting rampage in Tucson, she still hasn't been told about the extent of the attack and, pres ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Congressional Buddies Hold Fundraiser for Her 2012 Campaign -- For Whatever Office That May Be

Senator Giffords? Too soon to tell, if you ask us.​Several of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' friends in Congress will be holding a fundraiser to raise money for the wounded U.S. representative's 2012 campaign, fueling speculation that if she's able, she'll run for the U.S. Senate seat being vac ... More >>

Congressman Raul Grijalva: "Distinct Possibility" Gabrielle Giffords Will Run for U.S. Senate. Too Soon, Dude

www.lapprogressive.comCongressman Raul Grijalva is NOT running for Senate.​There's good news: Congressman Raul Grijalva won't be running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Senator Jon Kyl. He also says there's a "distinct possibility" that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will mount a Senat ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Able to Speak -- and She Wants Toast

She speaks! Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords reportedly asked for toast with her breakfast this morning.​Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords wanted toast for breakfast this morning, and that's reportedly what she verbally told those caring for her at a Houston hospital this morning.CBS' The Early Sho ... More >>

Mark Kelly, Husband of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Heading to Space

Gabrielle Giffords' husband, Mark Kelly, is heading back to space.​After weeks of consideration, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' astronaut husband has decided he'll head to space in April on the space shuttle Endeavor's final mission.Mark Kelly took a leave from training after Giffords was shot ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Condition Upgraded to Good

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' recovery continues to be miraculous.​Doctors treating Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Houston have upgraded the congresswoman's condition to good, another milestone in her miraculous recovery after being shot "through the brain" less than three weeks ag ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Leaves Arizona for Houston Rehab Center

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is on her way to a rehab center in Houston just 13 days after being shot in the head.​Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords left the University Medical Center in Tucson this morning en route to a hospital in Houston to begin rehab after she was shot "through ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Able to Stand With Help From Doctors

Gabrielle Giffords stood on her own two feet yesterday, just days after being shot in the head during the January 8, shooting rampage in Tucson.​The same day it was announced that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords would be moved to a hospital in Houston to begin rehab as early as Friday, the hospit ... More >>

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords to Begin Rehabilitation in Houston as Early as Friday

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords could begin rehab as early as Friday.​Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will be moved to a hospital in Houston as early as Friday to begin rehabilitation after being shot through the brain 11 days ago. "The congresswoman's family wants to ensure she receives t ... More >>

Police Security Needed When Members of Congress Meet Public, Say 60 Percent of Americans

Image: www.phoenix.gov/police​ About 60 percent of Americans believe police presence should be mandatory when members of Congress hold Town Hall-type events, a new poll shows. The poll, commissioned by The Hill, a Washington D.C. newspaper, also found that 91 percent of Americ ... More >>

Giffords and Security: When Man Dropped Gun at 2009 Event, Police Were Already There

Image: www.youtube.comAlberto Melis, police chief of Douglas, Arizona, provided police security in 2009 for Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords -- even though she didn't ask for it​When Douglas Police Chief Alberto Melis got word in August of 2009 that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords planned an even ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords' Condition Continues to Improve. Husband Says He's Seen Her Smile

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, says he's seen the congresswoman smile.​Doctors treating Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords told reporters this morning that her condition continues to improve after she was shot through the brain on January 8. However, "gra ... More >>

Giffords Shooting: The Security Problem

Image: Facebook Gabrielle Giffords chose to have no security at some of her events, despite past threats ​Gabrielle Giffords chose to have no security at her Congress on Your Corner events, it's been well-reported by now.No cops were standing by when Jared Loughner opened fire on innocent p ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Off Ventilator

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' continues to improve after being shot through the brain last weekend.​Doctors treating Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords following last weekend's shooting rampage in Tucson announced today that the congresswoman is no longer on a ventilator.According to an update f ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords Staffer Ron Barber Released From Hospital; Congresswoman Continues to Make Progress

www.ctpost.com Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and staffer Ron Barber. ​Doctors treating those injured during the tragedy in Tucson on Saturday announced this morning that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords continues to make progress in her recovery and that one of the congresswoman's staff ... More >>

Tucson Tea Party Leader Tells New Times His Comments In British Newspaper Are Being Taken Out of Context

Tucson Tea Party Leader Trent Humphries​Trent Humphries, one of the leaders of the Tucson Tea Party, tells New Times that comments he made to a British news outlet regarding the shooting rampage in Tucson were taken out of context.The Guardian quoted him saying that, "The real case is that she [G ... More >>

Gabrielle Giffords' Condition Continues to Improve; Doctors Say She's Moving All Her Limbs

Gabrielle Giffords is moving all of her limbs after being shot through the brain by madman Jared Loughner on Saturday.​Doctors treating Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords updated the media on the congresswoman's condition this morning and say she's making tremendous progress, given the circumstances ... More >>

Survivors of Gunshot Wounds to the Head Offer Prospect of Hope for Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords

European Pressphoto AgencyA memorial outside of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Tucson office​People across nation have been offering their prayers and well-wishes to Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona representative who was shot in the head during an assassination attempt that turned ... More >>

Calexico's Joey Burns on Giffords, Upcoming Show at Corona Ranch

Joey Burns (left) is a big fan of Gabby Giffords. Giffords, in turn, is a big fan of his band, Calexico.​In 2008, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was given the chance to choose the "wake- up" music to roust her astronaut husband, Mark Kelly, and the rest of the crew slumbering above Earth a ... More >>

Roundup of Music-Related Gabrielle Giffords Stories

Joey Burns of Calexico is a friend of Gabby Giffords.​If you're a loyal reader of all the New Times blogs you may have spotted a few familiar bylines over on our news blog, Valley Fever.All our coverage related to the tragic shooting in Tucson is there for convenience sake, but in case you missed ... More >>