Gabby Giffords starts Arizona gun control group aimed at expanding background checks

By Chris Eger

Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords and her husband Capt. Mark Kelly were on hand in Tucson last week to found a state-level gun control group. (Photo: Howard Fischer/Capitol Media Services)
Giffords founded at least her seventh state franchise last week, the latest with a mandate to bring more regulations to the state she formerly represented.
The former lawmaker and her husband, retired astronaut Capt. Mark Kelly, debuted the “Arizona Coalition for Common Sense,” at a press conference in Phoenix last Thursday. Similar coalitions were announced last year in Delaware, Illinois, Minnesota, Oregon, New Hampshire, and Virginia last year, five with the same “common sense” moniker. The gun safety advocates argue Arizona has several loopholes in its gun laws that need to be addressed, prompting the need for the local group.
“Stopping gun violence takes courage – the courage to do what’s right, and the courage of new ideas. I’ve seen great courage when my life was on the line,” said Giffords in a statement repeated from prior announcements. “Now is the time to come together – to be responsible! Democrats, Republicans – everyone.”
The initiatives backed by the new Arizona group include an expansion of background checks to include most private gun transfers and

Source: Guns.com