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Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, share their impassioned argument for responsible gun legislation in the wake of Newtown and other mass shootings.
Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly count themselves among the 34 percent of American households that reported owning guns in 2012. Mark was a sharpshooter at the US Merchant Marine Academy and later an expert marksman in the Navy. When Gabby and Mark started dating, one of Mark’s gifts to her was a handgun. Gabby shot with her right hand before the 2011 Tucson shooting disabled her right side; now she’s learning to shoot with her left.
For the last two years, since the Tuscon shooting that nearly took Gabby’s life, basic questions consumed her family: Would Gabby survive the bullet through her brain? Would she walk again? Speak? Her miraculous and hard won recovery, though far from complete, has freed her and Mark to ask the larger questions that confront us as a nation: Can reasonable people come together to make our country less dangerous? What can we do to protect the right of law-abiding citizens to own guns for hunting and self-protection, but ensure military-style weapons meant for the battlefield remain with the armed forces, rather than armed individuals?
Enough takes you behind the scenes of Gabby and Mark’s efforts to enact responsible gun legislation, including the creation of Americans for Responsible Solutions, an organization designed to help change our laws and protect Americans—from strengthening background checks to limiting high-capacity magazines and saving women who seek protective orders from abusive partners with guns. Moreover, it provides an intimate window into the recovery of one of our nation’s most inspiring public figures and shows how her husband has taken on the role of co-advocate in one of the defining issues of our time.
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“Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly know all too well how badly we need commonsense legislation to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill. Enough is an unforgettable book—the moving journey of an American hero, and a powerful call to action.”
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"Through their perseverance in the face of grave tragedy and their commitment to public service, Gabby and Mark have inspired our nation and made Arizona proud."
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“To many who have seen firsthand the devastation weapons can wreak on society, Gabby and Mark serve as inspiring voices for responsibility. We need to listen.”
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“A rich read, even if it has an agenda. . . . [Enough] takes the reader inside perhaps the biggest legislative defeat of the Obama era . . . An inspirational tale of survival and recovery.”
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"Alternating between a factual argument against gun violence and a scathing indictment of the NRA, former congresswoman Giffords and her husband, retired astronaut Kelly, take a long hard look at the fight to strike a balance between responsible gun ownership and Second Amendment rights. . . . Makes a straightforward yet impassioned argument."
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"A behind-the-scenes look at how this extraordinary wife and husband have devoted their lives to ending gun violence."
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"Gabby Giffords says, 'Strong women get things done,' and with her new book, she leads by example."
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"Both an account of Giffords' courageous rehabilitation and ongoing recovery and an urgent plea to make substantive changes in the way the nation addresses the problem of gun violence. . . . Readers unfamiliar with the evolution of the National Rifle Association, its political clout, the way it punishes (and rewards) gun makers and its global reach may find the gun-lobby primer instructive, if not alarming. . . . It's pretty clear that the former astronaut and congresswoman will use every ounce of tenacity they have, and they appear to have plenty, to exert a lasting influence on the national gun-violence debate."
Synopsis
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, share their impassioned argument for responsible gun ownership.
After the 2011 Tucson shooting that nearly took her life, basic questions consumed Gabby Giffords and her family: Would Gabby survive the bullet through her brain? Would she walk again? Speak? Her hard-won recovery, though far from complete, has now allowed her and Mark to ask larger questions that confront us as a nation: How can we address our nation’s epidemic of gun violence? How can we protect gun rights for law abiding citizens, while keeping firearms out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill? What can we do about gun trafficking and other threats to our communities?
Enough goes behind the scenes of Gabby and Mark’s creation of Americans for Responsible Solutions, an organization dedicated to promoting responsible gun ownership and encouraging lawmakers to find solutions to gun violence, despite their widespread fear of the gun lobby. As gun owners and strong supporters of the Second Amendment, Gabby and Mark offer a bold but sensible path forward, preserving the right to own guns for collection, recreation, and protection while taking common-sense actions to prevent the next Tucson, Aurora, or Newtown. Poll after poll shows that most Americans agree with Gabby and Mark’s reasonable proposals.
As the book follows Gabby and Mark from the halls of Congress to communities across the country, it provides an intimate window into the recovery of one of our nation’s most inspiring public figures and reveals how she and her husband have taken on the role of co-advocates for one of the defining issues of our time.
About the Author
Gabrielle Giffords has become known across the country for her resilience in the face of violence, and for her consensus-building leadership in Congress. Giffords was shot at an event in Tucson on January 8, 2011 and stepped down from Congress in January 2012. Giffords was the youngest woman ever elected to the Arizona State Senate, representing her community in the Arizona Legislature from 2000-2005, and then in Congress from 2006-2012. In Congress, Giffords became a leading champion of border security, energy independence, and the needs of military families and veterans.Mark Kelly, husband of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, is a retired astronaut and US Navy Captain. The winner of many awards, including the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, and Distinguished Flying Cross, Kelly was selected as an astronaut in 1996. He flew his first of four missions in 2001 aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, the same space shuttle that he commanded on its final flight in May 2011. Kelly, the son of two police officers, is from West Orange, New Jersey.