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鈥淐hange Takes Time鈥�: Rep. Emily Alvarado 鈥�03 Champions Progress in Washington
By Caitlin Antonios During election season, it鈥檚 common to see Scripps students sitting behind tables to engage their peers and aid them in getting registered to vote. Their efforts were […]
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Gabby Giffords 鈥�93 Talks Gun Violence Prevention with US Senator
This December, former US Congresswoman and Scripps alum Gabby Giffords 鈥�93 met with US Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin to discuss gun safety efforts in the country. Giffords was accompanied […]
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Gabby Giffords ’93 to be Keynote Speaker at Global Anti-hate Summit
Pittsburgh Magazine has announced gun safety advocate Gabby Giffords 鈥�93 as one of the keynote speakers at the fourth annual Eradicate Hate Global Summit on October 21鈥�23, 2024. Giffords, a […]
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Gabby Giffords 鈥�93 Writes New York Times Op-Ed on Gun Violence
Former US Congresswoman Gabby Giffords 鈥�93 wrote a New York Times op-ed on the prevalence of gun violence in the United States. Having survived a 2011 assassination attempt that killed […]
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Gabby Giffords 鈥�93, Gun Violence Survivor, Speaks at Democratic National Convention
On the final night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords 鈥�93 shared her experience surviving a gunshot wound to the head during an assassination attempt in […]
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Gabby Giffords 鈥�93 Addresses JD Vance鈥檚 Remarks on Childless Women
The Daily Beast recently quoted Gabby Giffords 鈥�93 in her critique of Republican vice-presidential nominee JD Vance鈥檚 2021 remarks about the country being run by 鈥渃hildless cat ladies鈥iserable at their […]
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Gabby Giffords 鈥�93 Discusses Gun Violence Public Health Crisis in US
In an essay for U.S. News & World Report, Gabby Giffords 鈥�93 shared her perspective on the US Surgeon General recently declaring gun violence as a national public health crisis. […]
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Gabby Giffords 鈥�93 Pens People Op-Ed in Defense of IVF Access
Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords 鈥�93 and her husband Mark Kelly penned an exclusive op-ed for People sharing their thwarted IVF journey. In the piece, Giffords recounts how the couple had […]
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Gabby Giffords 鈥�93 Applauds Supreme Court Ruling to Keep Guns from Domestic Abusers
Gabby Giffords 鈥�93 shared a statement with HuffPost applauding a landmark US Supreme Court ruling allowing the federal government to limit gun possession by domestic abusers. 鈥淭his is a win […]
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In the Media: Gabby Giffords ’93 Praises California’s Historic Gun Tax, San Fernando Valley Sun Reports
The Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety Act taxes the gun industry to create a permanent funding source for school safety programs and other gun violence prevention initiatives.
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