FORMER ARIZONA CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS HELPS KICK OFF A NEW CAMPAIGN IN NEW MEXICO TIGHTEN THE STATE’S GUN LAWS. GIFFORDS WAS IN SANTA FE ON WEDNESDAY TO CONDUCT A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION. SHE SURVIVED BEING SHOT IN THE HEAD IN A SAFEWAY STORE PARKING LOT AT AN EVENT IN TUCSON IN 2011 BY A MENTALLY ILL MAN WHO ALSO WOUNDED AND KILLED SEVERAL OTHERS.
GIFFORDS SAYS IT’LL TAKE A LOT OF COURAGE FOR THOSE WHO ARE TRYING TO STOP GUN VIOLENCE. THE NEW MEXICO COALITION FOR COMMON SENSE HOPES TO PUSH TWO BILLS TO TIGHTEN GUN LAWS THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE.
