Also attending will be elected officials and a number off gun safety champions recently endorsed by Giffords. We have the opportunity to finally elect lawmakers committed to fighting gun violence. Published Wednesday, Jun. Over 38,000 people in our country were killed by a gun. Voters are calling for leaders who will always put protecting the safety of our communities first, not themselves, and certainly not the gun lobby. Hexagon unveils HxGN Smart Census 2020 for enhanced citizen data collection, USITC Votes to Continue Investigations Concerning Phosphate Fertilizers from Morocco and Russia, PUMA AND CREATIVE ARTISTS KIDSUPER STUDIOS RELEASE FOOTBALL INSPIRED STREETWEAR COLLECTION, Researchers find cardiovascular health similarities between chimpanzees, humans, A computer predicts your thoughts, creating images based on them, Speed of Thought Documentary Highlights 5G Visionaries, Including Spectrum Health Cardiologist, JBS Deforestation Scandal Spotlighted in PETA Billboard, CBP in Puerto Rico Makes its Fourth Seizure of Apple AirPods, California trafficker sentenced to prison for providing meth sent in pinata, peanut butter jar to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, New report shows how AI in health is critical for COVID-19 response and recovery, Submit press release to 40+ free PR sites, Sheila Bynum-Coleman, who is challenging the Republican Speaker of the House, and Herb Jones, who is challenging the Senate Majority Leader. Senator Tim Kaine is a lawyer with decades of public service experience at national, state, and local levels of government. We're on a mission to save lives from gun violence. Click here to see the full list of Giffords’ Virginia endorsements. The political program targets incumbents in mostly suburban districts and uses a mixture of TV and digital advertising, on-the-ground organizing, and a voter registration push to create momentum for meaningful progress on gun safety.Learn More about Giffords’ 2018 political program here. For consecutive legislative sessions, Republican leadership in the Virginia legislature has refused to advance reasonable gun safety laws that would provide critical public safety protections to citizens of the state despite voters overwhelmingly showing support for the passage of gun safety legislation. Learn More about Giffords’ 2018 political program here. Washington, DC – Giffords, the gun safety organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and Captain Mark Kelly, announced its endorsement of Senator Tim Kaine for reelection. overwhelmingly showing support for the passage of gun safety legislation. Led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Navy combat veteran and retired NASA astronaut Captain Mark Kelly, Giffords inspires the courage of people from all walks of life to make America safer. We are proud to endorse Senator Tim Kaine for Senate in 2018. Giffords is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence. Augusta Free Press launched in 2002. Giffords is proud to endorse Tim Kaine, a leader who has the courage stand up to the corporate gun lobby and who will never stop working to make … Giffords is proud to endorse Tim Kaine, a leader who has the courage stand up to the corporate gun lobby and who will never stop working to make Virginia communities safer.”. The organization expects to announce additional endorsements in the weeks and months to come. Congresswoman Giffords to endorse gun safety candidates outside NRA headquarters with Governor Terry McAuliffe and host a roundtable in Virginia Beach, Announcement brings Giffords Virginia endorsements to 40 candidates, including gun violence survivors, community leaders, and veterans.