Former Rep. Gabby Giffords on gun violence: ‘This is a women’s issue’

[theHandpuppet]

Former Rep. Gabby Giffords on gun violence: ‘This is a women’s issue’
Posted on October 22, 2014
By Joel Connelly

Ex-Rep. Gabby Giffords walks slowly with a cane and talks slowly. But the former congresswoman who was victim of an assassin puts powerful emphasis on every word that she speaks.

“Dangerous people with guns are a threat to women,”Giffords told a lunch of Initiative 594 supporters on Wednesday. ”Abusers with guns, criminals with guns make this a women’s issue.”

Giffords was making the last stop on a nine-city tour, advocating for measures and candidates who would curb gun violence. She has traveled from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Ore. and finally to Seattle. Washington voters have received their ballots and will decide whether to require criminal background checks for those purchasing firearms at gun shows or online...

...The Washington Legislature refused to act on background check legislation, but did pass HB 1840. ”The gun of a domestic violence perpetrator can be confiscated immediately,” said State Rep. Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, chair of the House Judiciary Committee.... MORE at http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/10/22/gabrielle-giffords-on-gun-violence-this-is-a-womens-issue/

[libodem]

1. My separation was in 1984

And he went straight out and bought a handgun. I was in terror for my life. No one took me seriously. It was a sad and frightening time to be pregnant, and have.two little boys, living in a battered women's shelter.

He waited for me at a highway off ramp and followed me all the way to the shelter. They aren't supposed to let you in, because the abuser can follow you in and kill everyone.
I remember standing outside ringing the doorbell and begging over the intercom, to let me in. Somehow I got in and he did not.

[theHandpuppet]

2. Damn.

So glad you're a survivor and using your voice to help & support others!