The intern credited with helping Rep. Gabrielle Giffords after she was shot in the head in Arizona is speaking out in favor of changes to the nation’s background check system.
The group Mayors Against Illegal Guns, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg helped create, said Tuesday that Daniel Hernandez supports its national campaign to close loopholes in gun control laws.
The campaign announced a push Monday to ensure that the background check system includes the names of everyone prohibited from buying guns. It also calls for every gun sale to go through a background check.
Hernandez is scheduled to visit City Hall in New York City on Wednesday.