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2007 National Summit

2007 National Summit

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.

Mayors met with members of Congress to discuss ways to correct recent federal restrictions on the use of federal gun trace data, which have seriously hampered law enforcement efforts to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. At the conclusion of the meeting the assembled members signed an Open Letter to Congress (in PDF) calling on them to lift those restrictions.

In addition to highlighting the need for law enforcement to have access to this critical tool, the summit was an opportunity for mayors to share information about effective local legislation and enforcement strategies.

 Read the press release (En Español)
Read the Op-Ed by the Coalition Co-Chairs

Mayors Who Attended the 2007 Summit
Members of Congress Who Addressed the 2007 Summit

Visit Summit Media Page


2007 Summit Photos


MAYORS AGAINST ILLEGAL GUNS
NATIONAL SUMMIT AGENDA
Washington, DC
January 23, 2007
9:00 am Welcome and Overview
Opening Remarks by Mayor Thomas Menino and Mayor Michael Bloomberg
9:45 am Gun Trace Data and the Gun Issue in America
  • Law Enforcement Briefing: Need for Trace Data
    Raymond Kelly, Commissioner, New York City Police Department
  • Importance of Information Sharing
    Mayor Gregory Nickels, Seattle, WA
  • America's Police Chiefs & Illegal Guns
    Joseph Carter, President, International Association of Chiefs of Police
  • The Gun Issue in America
    Ray Schoenke, Founding President, American Hunters and Shooters Association
  • What Americans Think About Illegal Guns
    Alan Quinlan, President, and Michael Bocian, Associate Vice President, of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner and Brian Nienaber, Vice President, The Tarrance Group
11:00 am Group Discussion
  • Gun Trace Data and Other Federal Legislative Issues
  • Summarizing Remarks: Mayor Shirley Franklin, Atlanta, GA
12:00 pm Working Lunch with Members of Congress
1:00 pm Best Practices Discussion with Presentations By:
  • Mayor Richard Daley, Chicago, IL
  • Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, CA
  • Mayor Tom Barrett, Milwaukee, WI
2:15 pm Press Conference
3:00 pm Individual Visits with Members of Congress
Summit Materials
2007 National Summit Video screenshot
Watch the video
Summary Memo of New Nationwide Poll on Illegal Guns (in PDF)

Presentation Slides of New Nationwide Poll on Illegal Guns (in PDF)

Watch Ray Schoenke's Speech from the Summit in dial-up or broadband (speech transcript)

Transcript of Remarks by New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly

Watch the Press Conference from the Summit in dial-up or broadband

The Coalition's Open Letter to Congress that was signed by mayors at the Summit (in PDF)

The Medical Costs of Gunshot Injuries in the United States (in PDF), Philip J. Cook PhD and Jens Ludwig PhD

The Costs and Benefits of Reducing Gun Violence (in PDF), Philip J. Cook PhD and Jens Ludwig PhD
 


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