Navy ship named after Giffords to be christened
Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords will attend the christening of a Navy ship named in her honor.
Bill moves legalizing sawed-off shotguns, nunchucks in Arizona
Want a sawed-off shotgun or a silencer for your pistol? State senators voted Monday to let you have them – at least as far as Arizona law is concerned.
Lawmakers offer bills to prevent another tragedy, but are they Orwellian?
Republican Reps. Sonny Borrelli and Kelly Townsend are concerned about lawmakers’ safety. So they have sponsored two proposals they believe will protect legislators from attacks by citizens who could target them specifically because of their titles.
Giffords to co-chair campaign for Tucson shooting memorial
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will co-chair a fundraising effort for a permanent memorial honoring victims of the deadly January 2011 Tucson shooting that left her wounded.
Former Giffords aide to be district director for McSally
A former senior aide to Democratic ex-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will join the district staff of Republican Congresswoman Martha McSally.
Memorial has yet to emerge 4 years after Giffords shooting
The rows of flowers, teddy bears and inspirational posters that once lined a parking lot where a gunman killed six people and injured former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others have found a temporary home in a southern Arizona museum.
Barber and McSally slug it out with claims that don’t always ring true
U.S. Rep. Ron Barber is fired up. The Democratic congressman, often described as quiet and unassuming, is animated on Oct. 9 in front of a crowd of seniors at a Tucson YMCA, where he’s rallying them in preparation for get-out-the-vote efforts now that Election Day is just weeks away.
Surgeon who helped save Giffords’ life challenges Republican Orr in Tucson’s LD9
In their quest to oust Republican Rep. Ethan Orr from one of the two House seats in the Democratic-leaning Legislative District 9, Tucson Democrats found their dream candidate in Randall Friese, a man with a bio that’s hard to criticize.
Giffords likely to continue playing hardball despite criticism of ads
Whether you think her tactics are mean and vile or fair game, Gabby Giffords isn’t pulling any punches.
Giffords PAC removes controversial McSally ad
Gabby Giffords’ gun control-reform PAC removed a controversial ad attacking Martha McSally from Tucson airwaves on Tuesday, saying the decision was made only after the Republican candidate changed her position on background checks.
Gabrielle Giffords: I’m still fighting
Gabrielle Giffords walked slowly and with the help of her husband onto a stage in Tucson as over 400 women cheered her on and gave her a standing ovation.
In wake of mass shootings, disparate gun policies emerge in Arizona and Connecticut
Four months after the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, lawmakers banned at least 115 types of semi-automatic firearms. Four months after the shooting of a congresswoman and a federal judge in Tucson, lawmakers in Arizona declared the Colt Army Action Revolver the official state gun.