On this Independence Day, the last before our nation's 250th birthday, Republicans and Democrats alike must recommit to ...

Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords has spoken out about the politically motivated shooting in Minnesota that left former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband dead.

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (FOX 9) - Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords says she's "horrified" by the shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers early Saturday morning.

Congresswoman Gabby Giffords on Minnesota shooting Minnesota lawmakers Sen. John Hoffman and Rep. Melissa Hortman, as well as their spouses, were shot overnight in Champlin and Brooklyn Park ...

Minnesota lawmakers Sen. John Hoffman and Rep. Melissa Hortman, as well as their spouses, were shot overnight in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, according to sources. Former Congresswoman Gabby ...

What caught my eye was who was making the pitch - Gabby Giffords, the former Arizona congresswoman who, as her email notes, knows the horror of a targeted shooting all too well. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED ...

Gabby Giffords, a former Democratic congresswoman who was shot in the head during a 2011 constituent event, said that recent events underscore the persistent threat faced by public officials.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Rep. Gabby Giffords and her executive director Emma Brown about political violence in the U.S. in the wake of the attack on Minnesota state legislators.

Gabrielle Giffords was a Democratic U.S. representative from Arizona from 2007 to 2012. She is the founder of Giffords, a national organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence.