We need to come together as Americans for gun safety
foxnews.comIn 2011, I was shot in the head while meeting with constituents. In 2013, two years to the day from being shot and a month after the horrific tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary, I founded a gun violence prevention organization today known as Giffords.
I’ve spent the past 10 years fighting for gun safety — and I’m also a gun owner. As a gun owner, I’ve always believed that gun ownership and gun safety go hand in hand, and that rights come with responsibilities.
Nearly 50,000 men, women, and children lost their lives to gun violence in 2021. Firearms are now the No. 1 cause of the death of children in the United States.
Responsible gun owners, like myself, reject the idea that this is the price we must pay for freedom. That’s why I founded a coalition within Giffords called Gun Owners for Safety.
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