In an email sent to their supporters Monday, the Democratic National Committee asked people to donate to them and the Giffords PAC, a gun control group started by former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords.

Giffords, who was shot during an assassination attempt in 2011, started the PAC with her husband Mark Kelly to promote gun control polices, such as universal background checks, restricting access to “semi-automatic assault weapons,” and fighting the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act.

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