President Joe Biden acknowledged anti-gun violence advocate and former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords during his address on gun violence.
During a Thursday White House Rose Garden address in which Biden revealed new executive actions to curb gun violence, the president walked over to the former congresswoman, who survived a mass shooting in which she was in the intended target a decade ago.
Giffords was shot in the head during the shooting on Jan. 8, 2011, when she was a member of Congress. Nearly 20 people were shot, and six of the victims died, including John M. Roll, the chief judge for the United States District Court for Arizona, and Christina-Taylor Green, who was 9 years old.
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Biden bumped elbows with Giffords after Attorney General Merrick Garland concluded his remarks, and she blew him a kiss. The president walked back up to the podium and said, “I wasn’t supposed to do that. I like to see all of you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Let’s get to work.”
Garland, Biden, and Vice President Kamala Harris then left the Rose Garden.
Giffords and her husband, Sen. Mark Kelly, are the co-founders of Giffords, an organization dedicated to promoting gun control.
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Biden is using his executive authority to target “loopholes” on ghost guns, push for nationwide legislation allowing police or family members to petition a court temporarily to remove a gun from someone’s possession, and target gun violence in urban communities, among other changes.
Others in attendance at the address include parents of a Sandy Hook victim and a survivor of the Pulse nightclub shooting.
