By Alastair Jamieson, NBC News
A national initiative aimed at curbing gun violence was launched by former US. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, on Tuesday -- the second anniversary of the shooting that killed six people and left her critically injured.
A new campaign website, Americans For Responsible Solutions, promised to ?launch a national dialogue and raise funds to counter influence of the gun lobby.?
The couple last week visited Newtown, Conn., where a gunman opened fire in an elementary school, killing 20 children and six adults in December. They also met with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a gun control advocate.
Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords heads to Newtown, Conn., to meet with the families of the shooting victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Meanwhile, a photograph of one student flashing a hopeful message of peace is getting a lot of attention as kids return to school. TODAY's Willie Geist reports.
?In response to a horrific series of shootings that has sown terror in our communities, victimized tens of thousands of Americans, and left one of its own bleeding and near death in a Tucson parking lot, Congress has done something quite extraordinary - nothing at all,? the pair wrote in an editorial published Tuesday on their site and in USA Today.
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?"Achieving reforms to reduce gun violence and prevent mass shootings will mean matching gun lobbyists in their reach and resources," they wrote in the column.
"This country is known for using its determination and ingenuity to solve problems, big and small. Wise policy has conquered disease, protected us from dangerous products and substances, and made transportation safer. But when it comes to protecting our communities from gun violence, we're not even trying? -- and for the worst of reasons."
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More details on the campaign were expected to be outlined Tuesday, The Associated Press reported.
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