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Chris Harris

@chrisharriskc.bsky.social

VP, Communications, @GIFFORDS | KC native. Mahomes scholar. Music curmudgeon.

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Today marks 15 years since a gunman tried to assassinate me. He shot 19 people and killed six.

I almost died, and think of those who did every day.

08.01.2026 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1329    πŸ” 385    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 37
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15 years ago today, former Representative Gabby Giffords was wounded in a horrific act of political violence when a gunman opened fire at a public event in Tucson, Arizona.
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In Congress, I’m dedicated to uplifting her mission by working to make our communities safer through commonsense gun reform.

08.01.2026 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fifteen years ago today, a gunman opened fire while my wife Gabby Giffords met with constituents outside a Tucson grocery store. Six people were killed. Thirteen others were injured – including Gabby. That day changed everything for my family and our community.

08.01.2026 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1865    πŸ” 501    πŸ’¬ 69    πŸ“Œ 21
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How the Gun Industry Has Changed since PLCAA The gun industry went into overdrive once it believed it had no reason to conduct itself responsibly. The consequences have been deadly.

giffords.org/analysis/how...

23.10.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How 20 Years of Gun Industry Immunity Has Made Gun Crime Worse The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) has fueled corporate recklessness and allowed gun violence to fester for two decades.

20 years ago this week, Congress gave the gun industry the biggest special interest giveaway in the history of the United States. giffords.org/analysis/how...

23.10.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve heard about a politicianβ€”I won’t name namesβ€”who periodically assembles every single one of his senior advisors around a giant table and makes them all, one by one, heap praise and flattery on him while cameras capture the entire degrading exercise

09.10.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This tragic weekend underscores the need to keep guns away from unhinged violent extremists of any stripe.

But this Congress/Administration won't lift a finger because they care more about enriching their gun industry CEO campaign donors than stopping gun attacks.

29.09.2025 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

someone do a study on the number of meetings pre vs post COVID

09.09.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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"13-year-old boy with 'school shooter ideations' found with collection of guns, 'mass shooting' writings: Sheriff"

A 13 year old had all of this. The greedy gun lobby will tell you nothing needs to changeβ€”they just see dollar signs.

abcnews.go.com/US/boy-schoo...

09.09.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

online influencers get paid??!! No way. Next you'll try to tell me wrestling is fake.

30.08.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Of everything Gen Z has done, routinely wearing the shirt of the band whose concert you’re at is the most upsetting

05.08.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pro-gun Bearing Arms makes the perfect argument for mandatory background checks on secondary market sales & safe storage laws (to reduce gun theft).

24.07.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us for the People’s Town Hall in Michigan’s 10th Congressional District with Congresswoman @gabbygiffords.bsky.social and US Sen. @captmarkkelly.bsky.social on Friday, July 25 to tell us how you've been impacted by Republicans’ dangerous agenda. Sign up to attend. michigandems.com/CD10TownHall

21.07.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 4
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Shouldn’t the NY Times headline note that this new policy breaks the law?

19.06.2025 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 27309    πŸ” 8242    πŸ’¬ 1552    πŸ“Œ 716
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Gabby Giffords responds to Minnesota killings with pleas for reform and peace U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, criticized President Donald Trump for deepening the nation’s divisions and failing to lead after the targeted shootings of two state lawmakers in Minnesota.

Gabby Giffords responds to Minnesota killings with pleas for reform and peace

www.postandcourier.com/politics/gab...

18.06.2025 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1) Chattel slavery was evil, full stop.
2) Not every person on the Confederate side has to be "evil" for the defense of slavery to deserve categorization as such.
3) Treason in the defense of slavery is without honor, and deserves no honor β€” because treason _period_ deserves no honor.

11.06.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 218    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0
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Buyer With Ties to Chinese Communist Party Got V.I.P. Treatment at Trump Crypto Dinner (Gift Article) The warm welcome for a technology executive whose purchases of the president’s digital coin won him a White House tour illustrates inconsistencies in the administration’s views toward visitors from Ch...

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Buyer With Ties to Chinese Communist Party Got V.I.P. Treatment at Trump Crypto Dinner

The warm welcome for a technology executive whose purchases of the $TRUMP coin won him a White House tour illustrates inconsistencies in Trump's views toward visitors from China

nyti.ms/4mUDTtG

06.06.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1272    πŸ” 470    πŸ’¬ 76    πŸ“Œ 34
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Voters oppose selling silencers without background checks in Trump’s β€œbig, beautiful bill” WASHINGTON β€” GIFFORDS, the national gun violence prevention organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, released new poll data on

NEW: Battleground votersβ€”including Trump supportersβ€”strongly reject GOP efforts to make gun silencers easier to get.

Silencers make shootings deadlier, and voters know it.

04.06.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

🚨 β€œGIFFORDS has a new poll from Senate battleground states showing that GOP efforts to make gun silencers more easily available is deeply unpopular…large majorities of voters β€” including voters for PresidentΒ Donald TrumpΒ β€” don’t want to see that happen”

04.06.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In a filing late last week, Trump's DOJ said silencers are "specially adaptable to criminal misuse."

Meanwhile, Trump & Hill R's are fighting to eliminate mandatory background checks for them.

27.05.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Donald Trump is making the gun industry a lot of money by helping murderers kill more people

16.05.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEWS: After being pressed on her decision to cut $1B from school mental health programs that have bipartisan support, Secretary McMahon accepts@gabbygiffords.bsky.social invitation to meet with school shooting survivors & families.

We hope she follows through and are eager to facilitate.

14.05.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump Is Trying to Take Control of Congress Through Its Library Donald Trump’s administration is pushing to take over the Library of Congress, its latest effort to subsume the legislative branch.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

12.05.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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.@gabbygiffords.bsky.social wrote to Education Sec. Linda McMahon about the $1B she cut from a school mental health program with broad bipartisan support, asked her to meet with survivors of school shootings.

12.05.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Updating my data - here is the total value of the most serious alleged direct benefits to past presidents or family members as compiled by o3 with the $400M plane added. No comparison.

12.05.2025 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 518    πŸ” 164    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 7

People are out there using 16 ounces of water to generate an image of a blue sky when they could just open the window (and drink the water)

12.05.2025 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Weak Gun Laws in One State Can Fuel Violence in Another On Sunday, May 4, 2025, the Department of Justice confirmed that an exhibit honoring victims of gun violence was taken down at the headquarters of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosiv...

247wallst.com/crime/2025/0...

09.05.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our president claims that America’s gun violence crisis is a mental health issue, and then slashed ONE BILLION DOLLARS in school mental health resources.

@gabbygiffords.bsky.social was on the hill today urging members of Congress to stand against this dangerous agenda.

07.05.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 524    πŸ” 157    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 7
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Fox host says he 'hasn't washed hands in 10 years' Harvard and Princeton graduate Pete Hegseth says germs don't exist because he can't see them.

I don’t think we talk enough about the fact that Pete Hegseth doesn’t believe in the germ theory of disease and consequently doesn’t wash after he wipes www.bbc.com/news/world-u...

21.04.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2165    πŸ” 503    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 135