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Universal background checks clears state Senate

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:32:15 -0400

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Legislation mandating universal background checks for gun transactions in Nevada cleared the Senate on Wednesday along a party lines vote.

600 police photos of Tucson rampage scene released

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:17:20 -0400

PHOENIX - In the chaotic moments after a gunman wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, investigators quickly turned a patrol car into a makeshift whiteboard, using markers to scrawl relevant information about the investigation.

Obama taps Giffords for Fulbright board

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:10:05 -0400

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is tapping former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords for the board that selects recipients for Fulbright scholarships.

New England editorial roundup

Sat, 11 May 2013 09:06:36 -0400

The Caledonian Record of St. Johnsbury (Vt.), May 9, 2013

Giffords receives Profile in Courage award

Sun, 05 May 2013 18:38:12 -0400

BOSTON - Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords received the 2013 Profile in Courage award at the John F. Kennedy Library on Sunday in recognition of the political, personal, and physical courage she has demonstrated in her fearless public advocacy for policy reforms aimed at reducing gun violence.

Gun violence victims demand meeting with Flake

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:26:28 -0400

PHOENIX - An Arizona woman injured in the Tucson shooting that wounded Gabrielle Giffords and a mother whose son was killed in last year's movie theater shooting in Colorado demanded a meeting Thursday with Republican Sen. Jeff Flake over his vote against gun control legislation.

Giffords shooting victim's mom a public advocate

Thu, 02 May 2013 03:03:03 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - After her fearless, joyful 9-year-old daughter was shot dead on Jan. 8, 2011, Roxanna Green did not want to talk about guns, let alone get involved in advocacy for stricter gun laws.

For Boston bomb suspect, a seasoned defense team

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:13:25 -0400

BOSTON - One lawyer won acquittal for a Saudi man charged with carrying three firecracker-like devices on a plane, arguing he was a victim of hysteria over airport security after the Sept. 11 attacks. Another has managed to avert death sentences for some of the highest-profile criminals of our time, including the Unabomber and the gunman whose rampage injured former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.