"Gabrielle Giffords Gun Control Super PAC Raises $6.5 Million" [View all]

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Gabrielle Giffords Gun Control Super PAC Raises $6.5 Million

by Paul Blumenthal at the Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/31/gabrielle-giffords-gun-control-super-pac_n_3683118.html

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WASHINGTON -- The super PAC created by former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, to provide a counter-weight to the politically powerful National Rifle Association raised $6.5 million in its first six months of operation, according to a Federal Election Commission report filed Wednesday.

Unlike many other super PACs, Americans for Responsible Solutions received broad support from small and medium-sized donors. Tens of thousands of small donors giving less than $200 combined for a total $3.2 million to Giffords' group, and thousands of medium-sized donors giving under $1,000 accounted for slightly more than $1 million.

"We're really excited about what this means for us going forward," said Pia Carusone, executive director of Americans for Responsible Solutions. "It's clear that Americans have found a middle ground, and our hope is that Congress will listen to them instead of the gun lobby."

Though super PACs can accept contributions of unlimited size from corporations, unions and individuals, Americans for Responsible Solutions raised just $1.75 million from five- and six-figure donors. Overall, the group received more than 100,000 contributions from 72,420 donors.



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