According to Firearm Chronicles
Gabby Giffords’ husband, Mark Kelly (D), is running against Sen. Martha McSally (R) in Arizona, but is not mentioning his support for California-style gun controls during his campaign.
Breitbart News reported that Kelly went to Tucson, Arizona’s Diamondback Police Supply in February 2013 to show how easy it was to acquire a gun. This effort coincided with he and his wife’s post-Sandy Hook push for universal background checks. Kelly was not allowed to buy a gun because he did not have the proper ID required by the background check system that had been in place since 1998.
Roughly two weeks later Kelly went back with the proper ID and passed a background check, then bought a semiautomatic handgun. He then released a hidden-camera video of how easy it was to purchase the gun but made no mention of the fact that his first attempt was refused.
Upon passing the background check Kelly also bought a semiautomatic rifle, but the sale was terminated because Kelly made such a show of it that Diamondback Police Supply owner Douglas MacKinlay terminated the purchase, citing concerns related to Question 1 on ATF background check form 4473.