Gabby Giffords Survived a Mass Shooting. Now She's Fighting to Flip Congress| The Joy Reid Show

n this special episode, former congresswoman Gabrielle (Gabby) Giffords sits down with Joy, alongside the executive director of her political action committee, GIFFORDS, to talk about their new effort to boost candidates who care about saving lives from the kind of violence that nearly took Gabby's life. To learn more about GIFFORDS go to https://giffords.org. SUBSCRIBE to never miss a moment!: https://www.youtube.com/@TheJoyReidShow?sub_confirmation=1 #JoyReidShow #JoyAnnReid #TheJoyReidShow #JoyReid #JoyReidYouTube Chapters: 0:00 Gabby Giffords’ Fight for Gun Reform 0:00 Gabby Giffords’ Shooting and Road to Recovery 9:52 What Gabby Remembers About the Shooting 12:53 From Congresswoman to Gun Reform Advocate 15:23 Why Gun Reform Has Stalled in Congress 19:37 Giffords’ $10 Million Midterm Campaign 27:18 What Democrats Should Do on Gun Reform 30:00 Resilience, Disability and Finding Purpose 32:12 Why Giffords Is Not Spending in Mississippi 37:08 Reaching Gun Owners in Texas 39:15 Assault Weapons and Gun Regulation 43:44 What Gives Gabby Giffords Hope and Joy? ABOUT JOY REID: Joy-Ann Lomena Reid (AKA Joy Reid) is a best-selling American author, political journalist and TV host. She was a national correspondent for MSNBC and is best known for hosting the Emmy-nominated, NAACP Award-winning political commentary and analysis show, The ReidOut, from 2020 to 2025. Her previous anchoring credits include The Reid Report (2014–2015) and AM Joy (2016–2020). STAY CONNECTED WITH THE SHOW: Website: https://www.joyannreid.com Substack: https://substack.com/@joyannreid Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Joy-Reid-Show/61576759980854/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyreidshow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejoyreidshow Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/joyannreid.bsky.social FOLLOW JOY ON SOCIAL: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyreidofficial/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyannreid/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joyreidofficial Want to hear more of our theme song? Check out the Foodchain page on BandCamp: https://thefoodchain.bandcamp.com/track/the-foodchain-basically-ft-jd-era ============================= Copyright Notice: This video and my YouTube channel contains content that is property of The Joy Reid Show, a production of Image Lab Media Group. You are authorized to share the video link and channel, and embed this video in your website or others as long as a link back to this YouTube Channel is provided. © 2026 The Joy Reid Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheJoyReidShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices