Hillary for America

"Gabby" +

0:30 ad run in MA from Feb. 26, 2016.

[Music]

Gabby Gifford:  I'm fed up.

We have a gun violence problem.

So I'm voting for Hillary Clinton.

She's tough; she will stand up to the gun lobby.  She will fight to make our families safer. 

It matters.

Clinton (voiceover):  I'm Hillary Clinton and I approve this message.

Notes:  The Feb. 26 press release...

In New Ad, Gabby Giffords Says Hillary Clinton Is Tough Enough To Take On The Gun Lobby

Boston, MA - Hillary for America is airing a new ad in Massachusetts featuring Gabby Giffords making the case for Hillary Clinton.  In the ad, called “Gabby,” Giffords vows she is voting for Hillary Clinton because she is tough, will take on the gun lobby, and fight to make families safer.

The ad is a reminder of what’s at stake for Bay Staters in 2016, and Hillary Clinton’s record of advocating for commonsense approaches to reduce gun violence. Clinton is committed to supporting sensible actions to address gun violence, including comprehensive background checks, cracking down on illegal gun traffickers, holding dealers and manufacturers accountable when they endanger Americans, and closing the Charleston Loophole.

Democrats have a serious choice in the primary on standing up to the gun lobby and ending gun violence. Senator Sanders, voted not once but five times against the Brady Bill, voted twice for what the head of the NRA called the most significant piece of pro-gun legislation in the last 20 years giving gun manufacturers sweeping immunity for their actions, and voted for an amendment to create the so-called “Charleston Loophole,” which allowed the Charleston shooter to get a gun before his background check was completed. There’s a real difference in Clinton's record and Senator Sanders’ record on this issue.

Today in an editorial, The Boston Globe noted Sanders "dangerous vote" against allowing the Centers for Disease Control to research gun violence, writing, "On principle, it seems cowardly to prohibit research because you fear what you may find."

The new 30-second ad begins airing this weekend in Boston and Springfield.