Gabby Giffords ’93 was awarded the Ellen Browning Scripps Medal, 鶹’s highest honor.In Minnesota, gun-control efforts have stalled in legislature even as voices are calling for renewed action. Governor Tim Walz and former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords ’93 launched a series of town halls, beginning with over 850 attendees in Waconia on October 25, to speak with constituents about gun violence prevention.
Giffords, a survivor of a 2011 assassination attempt, to “be courageous” in tackling gun violence. She has been one of the preeminent voices pushing for gun-control reform, often writing op-eds in publications like Time and The New York Times as well as participating in town halls with lawmakers across the political spectrum.