U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- Gabby Giffords is taking aim at the Gunshine State. In a press release issued this week, she announced the creation of Giffords Florida, which she described as “a new initiative dedicated to supporting candidates for local, state, and federal office in the Sunshine State who have the courage to fight gun violence.”
According to the release, this is Giffords “first and only state-specific political initiative,” as well as the “largest bilingual gun safety political program focused entirely on Florida.”
Giffords, which is headquartered in Washington, D.C., has more than $5 million in assets. Their law center, located in San Francisco, has more than $10 million.
Giffords bankrolled their new Florida office with $1 million, which they say they will spend on “endorsing candidates with strong records on gun safety, helping get out the vote for gun safety candidates, conducting research about Floridians’ views on gun violence prevention measures.”
Much of their efforts and money will be spent in Miami-Dade, promoting a slate of anti-gun candidates Giffords calls its “gun safety champions.”
Giffords endorsed Democrat Janelle Perez for Florida’s Senate District 38, which consists of part of Miami-Dade county.
According to her website, Perez, a political newcomer, holds extreme anti-gun views, including the licensing of gun owners.
“Much like driving a car requires a license, Janelle supports license requirements for owning a gun to keep our community safe,” her website states. It does not draw a distinction between owning a firearm, which is a constitutional right, and operating a motor vehicle, which is not.
Perez also supports a ban on “military-style assault rifles,” increased background checks “for every gun sold in the state of Florida,” and a ban on “modifications that increase the rate of fire.”
In a written statement, Perez does not appear to know the difference between constitutional carry, which Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-dominated state legislature support, and open carry.
“Our Governor and radical Republicans in the state Legislature have committed to passing open carry next year – putting our children, our community, and our future at risk for preventable gun violence,” Perez said in statement. “When elected to the Florida Senate, I vow to fight for the kind of responsible, commonsense gun safety measures supported by the majority of Americans that protect us all.”
Giffords Florida steering committee consists of Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, State Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, State Rep. Anna V. Eskamani, State Rep. Christine Hunschofsky and others. The committee is chaired by former Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.
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About Lee Williams
Lee Williams, who is also known as “The Gun Writer,” is the chief editor of the Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Journalism Project. Until recently, he was also an editor for a daily newspaper in Florida. Before becoming an editor, Lee was an investigative reporter at newspapers in three states and a U.S. Territory. Before becoming a journalist, he worked as a police officer. Before becoming a cop, Lee served in the Army. He’s earned more than a dozen national journalism awards as a reporter, and three medals of valor as a cop. Lee is an avid tactical shooter.
Don’t you love it when gun control advocates talk, “gun safety”? I’d love to meet up with one and ask, “could you tell me the four principles of gun safety”? “Okay, what about one”?
This is why she went so light on the lunatic that put a round through her skull. Because she was saving all the revenge for us!
You would think after escaping Cuba and Communism, this wretch would know better!
All the miscreants want to do is F*ck up my adopted State! Hey Gabby you stupid Vegetable! We like OUR State the way it is!
That is funny!!
Isn’t it amazing that Gabby and her carpet bagger hubby, Mark Kelly avoid Arizona like the plague. Gabby has her “law center” in DC and offices in San Francisco and now in Florida. Mark needs to go on unemployment after Nov 22. Maybe they will finally pack up and move to California where they will feel more comfortable, Or DC. Or NY where they will be closer to their source of cash from the Bloomberg machine.
Do not ever send those swamp monsters to cali we have more than enough of those creatures here send them to north korea where they will be much happier in that environment.
Right across the street from Pro-gun office. Yeah right! We better get more organized and active or gun ownership will be just a fond memory.
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GABBY! Unles you are in Florida to house the homeless Veterans or to create a miracle breakthrough for MS, get your 5gn6rant ass the hell OUT of Florida! We already have a liberal RAT and HE has been entertaining children for decades!
Giffords! The perfect example of a worthless Carpet Bagger and busybody!
What building? What office? I don’t see an address or any way to contact this ‘outreach’ program (phone or email) in this article or the press release.
From Ms. Perez’s website: “The daughter of Cuban exiles, Janelle Perez is a wife and mother at the forefront of the fight for equality.” And: “Janelle will defend the Second Amendment. Law-abiding citizens should have access to firearms for sport and self defense, but she believes that we need to address the consistent gun violence in Florida now. Janelle supports a ban on military-style assault rifles, increased background checks for every gun sold in the state of Florida, and a ban on modifications that increase the rate of fire. Much like driving a car requires a license, Janelle supports license… Read more »
You notice that every person that was mentioned is a SATAN WORSHIPPING DEMONCRAT, again these DEMONcrats only have one thing on that micro sized brain they have and tha t is to DISARM THE CITIZENS xo that a satanic agenda can be ramrodded down our collective throats. The problem is the DEMONcrats never talk about their favored people the criminals and gangs. The more violent thugs that are out there the happier the DEMONcrats are, they just do not want the people defending themselves when the time comes
Bad idea. They’re very media savvy and will turn it against you. Better just to rally 2A supporters and persuade those uninformed.
I don’t know. Certain groups of people in the US riot, loot, and burn down big parts of cities, and those actions bring them political power all out of proportion to their actual numbers.
But use those tactics on the opposition and see what happens.
Check with GUNS & AMMO he will have that info before lunchtime.
80% receivers and many other parts and firearms have gone into BAN on 24 August. Worse than the Clinton era assault weapons ban. Lawsuits are popping up and pending across the U.S. Especially after NYRPA v. Bruen
let us hope one will get to scotus that shuts down atf fo good
Are you talking about RifleRemedy2000 on GunsAmerica?
https://www.ammoland.com/2022/08/atf-confiscation-going-door-to-door-demanding-solvent-trap-components/
Then there is:
https://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/video-atf-inspector-snaps-photo-of-gun-records-at-arizona-gun-shop/
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/08/proposed-assault-weapons-ban-includes-grandfather-clause-contrary-to-social-media-posts/
The 87,000 IRS agent issue is being downplayed:
https://www.heritage.org/taxes/commentary/irs-and-allies-downplay-87000-person-hiring-binge
FBI … created by a memo, and can be ended by a memo.
News to me. Sounds like drag queens and ATIFA are marrying up.
Sounds like the ANTIFA brown shirts have discovered the value of an AR.
Yes, if we could send every Law Enforcement Officer, state and federal, to a month long conference, all at the same time, we could solve 99 percent of this country’s problems before any of them got back.
… conducting research about Floridians’ views on gun violence prevention measures.” OK, Gabby. Here’s the view of one Miami-Dade resident when it comes to what has been re-branded as “gun violence prevention measures.” And it will cost you far less than $1m. You would get far more respect from us if you told Frank Luntz to take a hike and went back to speaking plain English. What you’re after is GUN CONTROL. Show some backbone and call it what it is. Save your money and go back home. The most anti-gun politician in Miami-Dade history ,Alex Pinelas, lost the mayor’s… Read more »
giffords needs to be lobotomized, about the only thing that will fix her warped mind
it’s about 90 miles from key west to cuba, miami is another 160 miles north of key west.
she sure does click many of the progressive boxes. lgbtqwertyuiop+, cuban immigrant (whose family runs a medicare hmo business, miami is #1 in medicare fraud in the US), claims she is the only one who knows the plight of floridians, claims our governor and legislature are waging culture war (psychologic projection), teacher/public school supporter, against constitutional carry, claims she is a moderate democrat, vilifying our governor, in addition to what lee wrote about. she will be representing the richey rich parts of miami-dade county where the elitist snobs live. probably has only driven past the other parts of the county… Read more »
capitol of medicare/medicaid fraud running a crook to protect their own…sounds about right castro sent the worst thank you jimmy the smiling peanut idiot