Former Representative Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark E. Kelly, unveiled a campaign against gun violence on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the shooting in a Tuscon shopping center that killed six people and left Ms. Giffords critically injured. In an op-ed article published in USA Today, Ms. Giffords, a Democrat, and Mr. Kelly, a former astronaut, explained that the effort, called Americans for Responsible Solutions, was intended to counter the influence of the powerful gun lobby. They said they wanted to encourage elected officials “to prevent gun violence and protect responsible gun ownership by communicating directly with the constituents that elect them.” They emphasized that they are strong supporters of the Second Amendment. “We don’t want to take away your guns any more than we want to give up the two guns we have locked in a safe at home,” the couple wrote.

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