Gun control is one of the most divisive issues in the country, and Wednesday's face-off in the Senate reminded of that. But Gabrielle Gifford's new piece in Thursday's New York Times reminds us that we're human.
From the details revealed in 2,700 pages of documents about the lead-up to Jared Loughner's attack on Giffords in 2011, it seems as though gun control advocates will find much more to strengthen their arguments than will the NRA.
Should we be concerned that Ted Nugent — the paleo-rocker who said he'd be "dead or in jail" by this time if President Obama were reelected — is attending tomorrow's State of the Union address?
Giffords has narrated a new public service ad pushing for background checks on all gun sales, and it's tough to imagine anyone — even the NRA's Wayne LaPierre — finding a way to attack her message without looking monstrous as the next fight looms.
Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was injured in an Arizona parking lot in January 2011, spoke today at the opening of the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on gun violence.
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on gun violence in America today, and advocates from both sides — and their rivals on the committee — got plenty of opportunity to speak out.
The U.S. Senate will hold its first formal hearing on gun control since the Sandy Hook school shooting, and there's the potential for some heated showdowns between the participants — Wayne LaPierre included.
The National Rifle Association's Wayne LaPierre will testify before the Senate about gun violence on January 30, and it should be fun to watch, because LaPierre never fails to put on a good show.
Giffords and her husband have announced a new lobbying effort to fight for more gun control — and this time gun-rights advocates might listen.
David Brooks on Chuck Hagel, Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly on guns, Ramesh Ponnuru on the debt ceiling, Simon Tisdall on Syria, and Michael Specter on genetically modified crops.
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, herself a victim of a mass shooting, will attend a very small, closed meeting with families of Newtown victims in the town on Friday.
Here's a tally of public figures who've called for a change in the wake of the tragedy. Or not.
He wasn't just keeping the seat warm. Ron Barber, Gabrielle Giffords' hand-picked successor, officially won the race for her old House seat in Arizona's District 8 on Saturday when the Associated Press finally called it, almost two weeks after election day.
On Thursday Jared Loughner was sentenced to seven consecutive life sentences—it's part of a plea deal he agreed to over the summer—for killing six people, wounding 13 others, and attempting to take the life of then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Here is what she and her husband told her shooter today during the victims' statements.
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will be in court today when the man who shot her in the head last year is sentenced to a life behind bars.
Jared Loughner, the man accused of shooting former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others, killing six in Tucson in January 2011, is competent to stand trial, a judge found, before Loughner formally pleaded guilty to 19 counts of murder and attempted murder.
Reports are saying Jared Loughner will be declared mentally fit enough to face the charges against him for the mass shooting that killed six and injured Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others, on Tuesday, and he's expected to enter a guilty plea in exchange for life in prison.
The race to replace Gabrielle Gifford has been called: the Associated Press tweets that Ron Barber has officially been named the winner in the race for Arizona's District 8 seat in the House.
Jared Lougner's lack of sanity has kept him out of the defendant's chair since a judge ruled him unfit to stand trial last year, but a ruling on Monday dealt a serious blow to Loughner's fight to remain crazy as he faces a trial for the mass shooting that killed six and injured Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others.
Ron Barber, who served as Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' district director confirmed Thursday that he will run in a special election to fill her vacant seat in the House.
The former Arizona Congresswoman will join President Obama on Friday on Friday for the signing ceremony of her final piece of legislation, increasing penalties for drug-smuggling in ultralight planes.
All signs point to a hotly-contested special election to fill the vacant seat left by outgoing Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. But as she resigns this week to focus on her recovery from last year's shooting, the Arizona Democrat leaves behind a few distinct advantages for her party.
Gabrielle Giffords posted a video today in which she announced her decision to give up her congressional seat. It's sure to stay with you.
When Gabrielle Giffords took a Tuscon stage Sunday evening to lead the Pledge of Allegiance after a somber day of memorials, she flashed a huge smile that clearly raised spirits and showed she was recovering well.
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and other survivors plan to gather for a ceremony in Tuscon on January 8, the anniversary of a shooting that severely injured Giffords and killed six.
The office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords coordinated a bi-partisan effort to urge the members of the super committee to get something done.
Over the past few days, ABC has been previewing its interview with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords about her recovery: last night, footage aired of her speaking to Diane Sawyer on the topic of returning to Congress, although she had trouble forming sentences.
"I will get stronger. I will return," Rep. Gabrielle Giffords writes in her and her husband Mark Kelly's forthcoming memoir, the Associated Press reported after they got hold of a copy.
Gabrielle Giffords hasn't spoken publicly since the Tucson shooting, but in a little under two weeks, we just might hear from her.
Today in books and literature: Jeffrey Eugenides had a terrific book party, Haruki Murakami doesn't like books about the future, and Stephanie Madoff Mack's memoir arrives today.
The Arizona congresswoman pinned a retirement medal on her husband Capt. Mark Kelly
Gabrielle Giffords might not actually be appearing on camera
Plus: An appropriate send-off for Borders
She is still deciding on whether to run, her spokeswoman says
Giffords makes her return to Washington to vote for the debt deal.
The shooting suspect will stop receiving medication after only a few days of treatment
She's greeted with a standing ovation at an awards ceremony for her astronaut husband
"It was the right thing to do to put our words and our voices on paper"
The congresswoman visits for the first time since the shootings in January
After five months, early news reports say congresswoman is discharged
Reporters in the courtroom say official account of his outburst is incorrect
There are few outward signs of her injuries
Gabrielle Giffords is improving but more slowly than the media would make you think
The Giffords shooting suspect: "Thank you for the freak show. She died in front of me"
The Giffords shooter would be remanded back to federal custody if that's the ruling
A plastic implant will be attached under her scalp in a relatively simple procedure
Astronauts are leaving NASA's beach house to return to Houston
President Obama drops by for a few jokes with the crew
At 3:47 pm EST the space shuttle will blast off from Cape Canaveral
Dick Wolf is still partial to plots taken from real life; a run down of their news budget
Doctors have cleared Giffords for her first public appearance since she was shot
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