Gabby Giffords: “I do not think it would infringe my Second Amendment rights at all.”

The new gun control restrictions currently being considered by the Democratic majority in H.R. 8 would not have prevented my shooting.

It is time. In Congress, we sit here with the ability and the power to do something, and history will not be kind to us if we continue to allow the gun lobby to buy us and sell us.

I'm optimistic. It will be a long hard haul, but I'm optimistic.

Based on similar gun control measures in states like California, H.R. 8 would not deter a criminal from engaging in criminal activity, and it won't decrease gun crime.