Adobe Acrobat Reader (required to view PDFs)	Mayor Nickels Hosts State Summit and Forms Coalition to Reduce Gun Violence December 3, 2007 - Coalition Mayor Greg Nickels of Seattle hosted a summit of representatives from communities around Washington State to form a partnership to reduce gun violence in the state. Over 160 Participants discussed a number of issues from gun violence risk factors to state legislative proposals. Learn more about the conference Read the press release Mayor Dixon of Baltimore Announces Strategy to Deal with Illegal Guns May 2 - Mayor Sheila Dixon announced a comprehensive strategy to curb the trafficking and possession of illegal guns in Baltimore, MD. The key elements of the strategy include an illegal gun taskforce, legislation to create a gun offender registry, and the creation of GunStat to track gun crimes. Download Mayor Dixon's press release (in PDF) "Dixon on crime" The Baltimore Sun, May 3, 2007 Bi-partisan Coalition Launches Targeted Television Ad Campaign April 18 - At an event hosted by Mayor Healy of Jersey City, NJ, the bi-partisan coalition of Mayors Against Illegal Guns unveiled a television advertisement that seeks the repeal of the "Tiahrt Amendment." The ad is the newest part of the www.protectpolice.org media campaign launched by the coalition, which has now grown to more than 210 members from more than 40 states. Read the coalition's press release "Mayors demand access to sources of illegal guns" The Star-Ledger, April 19, 2007 Coalition Launches Media Campaign in Minneapolis April 17 - Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak today joined Chaska, MN Police Chief Scott Knight and other metro area mayors and police chiefs to announce the launch of a new national media campaign featuring Chief Knight in a new video and advertisements, explaining how the federal Tiahrt Amendment prevents police from being able to effectively address gun crime. Visit www.protectpolice.org Read Mayor Rybak’s press release "Coalition wants access to federal gun data" Star Tribune, April 17, 2007 Coalition Launches New Media Campaign; 14 New Mayors Join April 12 - Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory and thirteen other mayors from Ohio and Kentucky enlisted in the coalition and joined New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in announcing the the launch of a new media campaign about access to gun trace data. Visit the new website Read Mayor Mallory's press release (in PDF) "Mayors unite against gun crime" The Cincinnati Enquirer, April 13, 2007 "Ohio mayors join fight on illegal guns" AP, April 12, 2007 Coalition Members Meet In Philadelphia March 30 - Mayors from cities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware gathered in Philadelphia to discuss strategies for addressing gun violence in the region. The mayors heard from law enforcement experts and shared information on what their cities are doing to combat the flow of illegal guns. Read Mayor Street's press release 2007 National Summit - January 23 in Washington, DC More than 50 members of Mayors Against Illegal Guns met in Washington, DC for the coalition's 2007 National Summit on Tuesday, January 23. Mayors from 27 states and the District of Columbia gathered on Capitol Hill to shine a spotlight on the problem of illegal guns flowing into America's cities. Learn more about the 2007 National Summit Read the press release	FULL COALITION
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