Gun hearing gets a star

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Joe Copeland Feb 6, 2018

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>Gun hearing gets a star</h1>
                <h2><p>Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will testify Tuesday in Olympia on Initiative 594, the measure asking the state to require background checks on all gun purchases. Giffords, who had to quit her House of Representatives position after being shot at a public event, will be accompanied by her husband, retired astronaut</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/joe-copeland-crosscut-com/">Joe Copeland</a></p> 
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            <p>Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will testify Tuesday in Olympia on Initiative 594, the measure asking the state to require background checks on all gun purchases. Giffords, who had to quit her House of Representatives position after being shot at a public event, will be accompanied by her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly. <a href="http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/01/27/giffords-to-speak-for-gun-background-checks/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">Joel Connelly of seattlepi.com quotes</a> Jewish Federation shooting survivor Cheryl Stumbo as saying, "I cannot begin to express how meaningful it is to victims, survivors and their families to have Rep. Giffords join our effort here in Washington." — J.C.</p>
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Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will testify Tuesday in Olympia on Initiative 594, the measure asking the state to require background checks on all gun purchases. Giffords, who had to quit her House of Representatives position after being shot at a public event, will be accompanied by her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly. Joel Connelly of seattlepi.com quotes Jewish Federation shooting survivor Cheryl Stumbo as saying, "I cannot begin to express how meaningful it is to victims, survivors and their families to have Rep. Giffords join our effort here in Washington." — J.C.

By Joe Copeland

Joe Copeland is the former senior editor&nbsp;for Crosscut, where he has been an editor since 2010. Before that, he was an editorial writer and columnist for the Seattle P-I and editorial page edi