Giffords advocacy group marks 10th anniversary
(9 Jan 2023) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4414172 RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Tucson, Arizona - January 2011 ++MUTE++ ++4:3++ 1. Various of people gathering at memorial HEADLINE: Giffords advocacy group marks 10th anniversary ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington, D.C. - 13 December 2022 ++PARTIALLY COVERED BY SHOT 1++ 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Ambler, Giffords, Executive Director/Cofounder: "Gabby Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, stood up and said, you know, 'We are not just survivors of gun violence. We are gun owners, too. The conversation about guns in this country has been broken. We ought not to be talking about gun control. This is about gun safety. We're not taking away people's rights. We're not taking guns away from responsible, law abiding individuals.' And that shift in message, I think, you know, opened the door to millions of Americans who had previously not felt at home in this movement." ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Tucson, Arizona - January 2011 ++MUTE++ ++4:3++ 3. First responders roll off with stretcher in front of Giffords' event ANNOTATION: It's been 12 years since then-congresswoman Gabby Giffords was shot in the head while speaking to constituents in a mass shooting. 4. Wide shot of first responders at crime scene 5. Crime scene at night ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Philadelphia - 26 July 2016 6. Giffords on stage; Attendees at rally chanting; UPSOUND (English) "fight fight fight" ANNOTATION: She has emerged as an advocate for nationwide gun safety laws. Her gun violence prevention group, Giffords, is marking 10 years this month. 7. Various of people holding signs and listening at rally ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington, D.C. - 13 December 2022 ++PARTIALLY COVERED BY SHOT 7+ 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Ambler, Giffords, Executive Director/Cofounder: "I think you've seen very rapid progress in terms of the growth from zero, from a tabula rasa of an effective social movement, the new gun safety movement, which again, did not exist ten years ago today." POOL ARCHIVE: Washington, D.C.- 25 January 2012 9. Giffords shaking hands with other representatives ANNOTATION: Peter Ambler, the co-founder and executive director of Giffords, says the movement around gun safety has drastically shifted in the last decade. ASSOCIATED PRESS Washington, D.C. - 13 December 2022 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Peter Ambler, Giffords, Executive Director/Cofounder: "We have changed the politics. Gun safety used to be a losing issue for candidates. Today, the opposite is true. It's a winning issue." POOL ARCHIVE: Washington, D.C.- 25 January 2012 11. Giffords walking up to Speaker of the House John Boehner; he greets her, then she gives him her resignation letter ANNOTATION: The organization has supported more than 500 gun safety laws that have passed nationwide since 2012. STORYLINE: Sunday marked 12 years since former congresswoman Gabby Giffords was shot in the head while speaking to constituents in a mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona. She has emerged as an advocate for nationwide gun safety laws. Her gun violence prevention group, Giffords: Courage to Fight Gun Violence, also known as Giffords, is marking 10 years this month. The 2011 shooting in Tucson killed six people. Her injuries from the assassination attempt left her with difficulty walking and occasional difficulty speaking. Peter Ambler, the co-founder and executive director of Giffords, says the conversation and movement around gun safety has drastically shifted in the last decade. =========================================================== Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
