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Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin Hosts Southeastern Regional Conference of Mayors Against Illegal Guns
On November 30, 2006, senior officials from 13 cities in five regional states met in Atlanta, GA to discuss access to accurate data, coordinated policing strategies, and community engagement on gun issues.

Participating cities included:

Athens, GA	Miami, FL
Atlanta, GA	Mobile, AL
Decatur, GA	Norfolk, VA
DeKalb County, GA	New Orleans, LA
Fulton County, GA	Roswell, GA
Lithonia, GA	Washington, DC
Macon, GA

Read Mayor Franklin's press release

AGENDA Mayors Against Illegal Guns: Atlanta Municipal Court Building – 170 Garnett Street Atlanta, Georgia November 30, 2006 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
9:00 am	Introductions Ms. Claire McLeveighn Director, Office of External Affairs/International Relations City of Atlanta, Georgia
9:50 am	Regional Best Practices I Assistant Chief Alan Dreher Atlanta Police Department Ms. Alice Johnson Executive Director Georgians for Gun Safety Atlanta, Georgia
10:30 am	Mayoral Remarks The Honorable Shirley Franklin Mayor, City of Atlanta, Georgia
11:00 pm	Regional Best Practices II The Honorable Paul Howard District Attorney Fulton County, Georgia
11:30 am	Research and Policy Perspectives Dr. Philip J. Cook Terry Sanford Professor of Public Policy Studies and Economics, Duke University Durham, NC Dr. Stephen W. Hargarten Chairman of Emergency Medicine, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI John Feinblatt (Moderator) Criminal Justice Coordinator, New York City
12:30 pm	Federal Legislative Update Virginia Mayer Director, City of Boston’s Washington Office Boston, MA
12:50 pm	LUNCH
1:30 pm	State Legislative Update Nina E. Vinik Legal Director Legal Community Against Violence Evanston, Illinois
2:00 pm	Coalition Update Mayors Against Illegal Guns
2:15 pm	Creating a Plan of Action Group Discussion
3:00 pm	Group Reports & Wrap Up
3:15 pm	Adjourn


	Selected Conference Materials Dr. Hargarten's Firearms Research: Firearm Injury Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin

	Dr. Cook’s Article: Underground Gun Markets (in PDF)

	LCAV Presentation: State Legislative Update: Opportunities and Resources for Gun Policy Reform (in PPT)