In the Tucson suburb of Casas Adobes, Arizona on January 8, 2011, U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords and 18 other people were shot while attending a constituent meeting.
Six people were killed, including Christina-Taylor Green, 9, the chief judge of the federal district court, John Roll, and Gabe Zimmerman, a member of Giffords’ staff.
Jared Lee Loughner pulled out a gun and opened fire on Giffords while she was holding the gathering known as “Congress on Your Corner” in the parking lot of a Safeway store. In the moments following the shooting, another individual was hurt.
What Happened To Gabby Gifford?
Gabby Giffords was shot in the head on January 8, 2011, by Jared Lee Loughner, a constituent she had met at a related event several years ago when she was attending a “Congress on Your Corner” meeting with members in the parking lot of a supermarket in Tucson.
Although six people, including a nine-year-old child, were killed in the attack and 12 others were hurt, Giffords managed to escape unharmed.
Giffords occasionally encountered ferocious political opposition since she was a Democrat in a Republican-leaning state. Her Tucson office was trashed in 2010 following her vote in favor of the healthcare legislation that would ultimately become known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Later that year, Republican challenger Jesse Kelly, supported by Tea Party members, aggressively challenged Giffords for her seat; Giffords narrowly won reelection.
Where Is Gabby Gifford Now?
In January 2011, she had just started her third term when she was wounded in the head during a gathering with constituents outside Tucson during an attempted assassination and mass massacre. Since then, Giffords has largely regained her ability to walk, speak, read, and write.
In August 2011, she returned to the House chamber to a standing ovation. She was there on January 24, 2012, for President Obama’s State of the Union speech. On January 25, 2012, she was present on the House floor and announced her resignation in writing. Her colleagues and the House leadership gave her a standing ovation.
Despite being a centrist on the subject while serving in Congress, Giffords has now become a fierce supporter of gun regulation.
She and her husband established Americans for Responsible Solutions in January 2013 as a non-profit and Super-PAC. Later, they merged their efforts with the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence to become Giffords. She is wed to Arizona’s junior senator Mark Kelly, a former Space Shuttle commander.
Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down Documentary
Julie Cohen and Betsy West are the directors of the 2022 American documentary film Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down. As Gabrielle Giffords recovers from the 2011 shooting, it follows her.
On March 12, 2022, it debuted at South by Southwest. On July 15, 2022, Briarcliff Entertainment issued it. The movie chronicles Gabrielle Giffords’s 2011 attempted murder and the subsequent healing process. Giffords suffers from aphasia and partial paralysis of the tongue.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the film’s original plan to accompany Gabrielle Giffords as she traveled the nation to support her cause. The video of Giffords’ recovery, which Mark Kelly captured while she was in the hospital, was provided to the filmmakers.
A documentary film about Gabrielle Giffords was announced to be directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West in January 2022, with CNN Films and Time Studios serving as the producers.
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