. >> i'm gabrielle giffords.to our tire center today before this offer's gone. >> now this ambitious woman is working at the state capitol as one of arizona's youngest lawmakers. >> i'm running for congress because, frankly, i believe our country is going the wrong direction. a lot of bickering and we're not getting the job done. i'm a third-generation southern arizonan. if there's one thing i know it's the people of this state are sick and tired of the partisanship, and they want a representative that is going to reach across the aisle and get the job done. there is no turning it around at this point. you won. >> not just the democrats but the independents, the republicans, the greens, the libertarians, and the vegetarians. i want to thank each of you. >> we're sending a message to washington, change can't wait. >> joining us now is representative gabrielle giffords, democrat, arizona. ♪ >> during your campaign, some of your photos and everything showed your fiance, mark kelly, who is who? >> he's an astronaut.

that gabrielle giffords has dedicated her life to passing.ds and we saw after the covid-related gun violence spike that nearly 50,000 americans had lost their lives to gun violence. an unspeakable number, unacceptable tragedy. this year we're looking back 640 mass shootings over the past year. and even more tragically i think as a parent, the fact that we have allowed gun violence to become the number one cause of death for our children. and i think that's why after a decade of fighting gun violence in the aftermath of sandy hook, we launched this organization giffords after shootings when gabrielle giffords said enough is enough. something has to change. and i think looking forward, we can continue to build on the progress that was represented in the passage of the safer communities act, which 15 republican senators crossed the aisle to support and joe biden signed and continue the progress at the state level, where we passed 526 pieces of gun safety legislation in 49 different states. it's not enough, but it's an important start. >> we're g