Have courage, face your constituents, hold town halls.
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Gabby Giffords urges politicians to engage with their constituents despite safety concerns.
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The new gun control restrictions currently being considered by the Democratic majority in H.R. 8 would not have prevented my shooting.
Instead, whether intentionally or not, the gun control proposals in H.R. 8 could turn law abiding citizens into criminals while also failing to achieve the stated purpose of reducing gun violence.
It's to make sure that criminals don't have the access to a hand gun by going to a gun show or over the internet. It's the most common sense thing we can do to reduce the guns in the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, the dangerously…
Congress must do more to restrict access to these deadly devices, which includes ensuring that a teenager cannot easily purchase these exceptionally lethal firearms.





