NEW YORK (AP) — Gabby Giffords, who's been devoting her time to pushing for tougher gun laws as she slowly recovers from her 2011 shooting, will now have $50,000 to donate to her cause, courtesy of designer Diane von Furstenberg. Von Furstenberg's DVF Foundation is honoring the former Arizona congresswoman this week with its Inspiration Award, and Giffords plans to give the money to Americans for Responsible Solutions, the foundation she formed with her husband, Mark Kelly to educate the public about gun violence. "Our leaders — both in Congress and in state legislatures around the country — must close the loopholes that let dangerous people like felons and domestic abusers buy guns without a background check," Giffords said in an email to The Associated Press on Tuesday.Read more on NewsOK.com

 

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