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Mayors Against Illegal Guns Announces 2008 National Summit
Mayors Against Illegal Guns announced its 2008 National Summit scheduled for April 14, 2008 in Washington, DC. Mayors from around the country will come together to share ideas and strategies for combating illegal guns. All coalition members are welcome to attend.
Read more about the 2008 Summit
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Mayors Against Illegal Guns Sends Survey to Presidential Candidates
December 9 - The bi-partisan coalition of Mayors Against Illegal Guns today announced that it has sent a survey on the topic of illegal guns to all candidates for president of the United States. The survey is designed to elicit the views of presidential candidates on the issue of illegal guns to both better inform coalition mayors and to focus public attention on this vital issue of national concern.
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Coalition Statements on Congressional Action
On December 19,
2007, Congress passed legislation to help ensure that the records of
mentally ill persons already prohibited from purchasing firearms are in
the federal background check system. On that same day, Congress defeated a
more insidious version of the Tiahrt Amendment, the appropriations rider
that restricts the access of cities and states to aggregate crime gun
trace data.
Read the coalition's statements on these important developments:
Coalition statement on improved
background check legislation
Coalition statement on Tiahrt
Amendment developments
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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 |
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Members of Mayors Against Illegal Guns Support Legislation to Close Terror Gap
US Conference of Mayors President Mayor Doug Palmer joined Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor Jerramiah Healy and Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) to announce support from members of the coalition for legislation that will keep guns out of the hands of terrorists. The bill was introduced by Senator Lautenberg and Representative Peter King (R-NY) and allows the Department of Justice to prohibit anyone with suspected ties to terrorism from buying a gun.
Read the press release
Learn more about closing the terror gap |
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Mayors Against Illegal Guns Urges Repeal of Tiahrt Amendment on Capitol Hill
July 10 - The bi-partisan coalition of Mayors Against Illegal Guns today stood on Capitol Hill with law enforcement officials and members of Congress to urge the repeal of the Tiahrt Amendment. The event comes on the eve of a crucial vote in the House Appropriations Committee. The mayors oppose the Tiahrt Amendment because of how it restricts the access of cities and law enforcement to gun trace data, an essential crime fighting tool.
Read the Press Release
Mayors press Congress over gun trace law
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Mayors Against Illegal Guns Urges Repeal of Tiahrt Amendment in Open Letter to Congress
June 6 - The bi-partisan coalition of Mayors Against Illegal Guns is running an open letter to Congress in today's editions of USA Today. The letter, which is signed by 225 mayors who are members of the coalition, outlines the coalition's objections to the Tiahrt Amendment. The advertisement is the latest part of the coalition's www.protectpolice.org internet, television and print media campaign.
Read the Press Release
Download the USA Today advertisement (in PDF)
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Featured Mayors
Mayors across the country are speaking out against illegal guns. Hear what they have to say.
Watch a video message from Yonkers, NY, Mayor Phil Amicone in dial-up or broadband
View more featured mayors |
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Gun Dealers Agree to Landmark Settlement
More than half of the 27 dealers named in the two lawsuits have now agreed to landmark settlements that provides for a Special Master to monitor their firearms sales activities.
Watch a video, in dial-up or broadband, of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg discussing straw purchases.
Learn more about the settlement
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