These women over 50 are having a massive impact on gun reform. - knowyourvalue
Know Your Value spoke to Giffords, 52, as part of its “50 Over 50” initiative to shine a light on women in their 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond who are shattering age and gender norms. This week, in partnership with Forbes, we’re highlighting just a few women, all of them 50 and older, who are fighting for gun reform.
She has since turned her tragedy into purpose with the work she’s done this last decade on gun reform. She leads the gun violence prevention organization called Giffords. And she has since taken a full 360 approach on the issue of gun violence – advocating both for legislative solutions and cultural shifts around the issue.
Of the upcoming gun safety deal she told MSNBC last week it’s an “important first step.” and that it has the power to save lives because it would close the ‘boyfriend’ loophole and make background checks stricter. All the work she’s dedicated on both federal, state and local level is finally seeing some sort of bipartisanship.John Nacion / STAR MAX/IPx via AP file
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