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Please click here for the latest news, updates, and media coverage of Mayors Against Illegal Guns and the campaign to Demand Action.
“Bloomberg Blasts NRA,” ABC News, December 21, 2012.
“NYC Mayor says NRA press conference is shameful,” The Wall Street Journal, December 21, 2012.
“Gaps in F.B.I Date Undercut Background Checks for Guns,” The New York Times, December 21, 2012.
“Gun control advocates denounce NRA plans,” The Los Angeles Times, December 21, 2012.
"Bernero: Handgun Legislation Outrageous, Ridiculous and Asinine" WILX News, December 4, 2012
"Lansing mayor highly critical of bill to end handgun purchase permits" Lansing State Journal, December 3, 2012
"Mayors express concerns over bill to end some of Michigan's gun rules" Detroit Free Press, December 3, 2012
“Poll: Swing states for gun control” Politico, November 29, 2012
“New Pennsylvania law brings stiffer penalties to straw gun purchasers” Lehigh Valley Express-Times, November 5, 2012
“Loopholes in Internet purchases of guns need fixing, Barrett says” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 24, 2012
“Wisconsin day spa shooter bought his gun from a website targeted by Bloomberg” Capital New York, October 23, 2012
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"Jeffco mayors take aim at gun law" Westsider, October 18, 2012
"Pennsylvania state Senate passes straw gun purchase bill" The Times Herald, October 17, 2012
"Aurora survivor 'frustrated' by no gun talk at debate" New York Daily News, October 4, 2012
"Aurora Survivor Moves to Brooklyn for Gun Control Advocacy Work" WNBC Channel 4, October 3, 2012
"New gun control ad targets presidential debate" FOX 21 News (Colorado Springs), October 3, 2012
"Stephen Barton, Southbury Survivor of Aurora Theater Shooting, In 'Demand a Plan' Ad" CBS Channel 2, October 3, 2012
"Victim of Aurora Shooting Takes on Gun Control" Daily Beast, October 2, 2012
"Aurora theater shooting survivor and SU grad speaks out on gun violence"CNY Central (Syracuse), October 2, 2012
“Aurora Victim Pushes Gun Issue With New Ad” New York Times, October 1, 2012
“Aurora shooting victims call for Romney, Obama to tackle gun violence in debate” The Hill, October 1, 2012
“Stephen Barton, Aurora theater shooting victim stars in gun-control ad” Westword, October 1, 2012
“Aurora victim asks candidates about guns in ad” USA Today, October 1, 2012
“Aurora survivor offers debate topic” Politico, October 1, 2012
“Debate ad demands gun plan from candidates” CNN, October 1, 2012
“Tucson City Council Votes to Support Law Calling for Stricter Background Checks on Potential Gun Owners” Phoenix New Times, August 8, 2012
“Saline Mayor Among Officials Opposing New Gun Bill” Saline Patch, September 26, 2012
“Bing, Godbee, Eight Local Mayors Oppose New Gun Bill” CBS Detroit, September 25, 2012
"Giffords shooting survivors seek federal help in tightening gun laws" CNN.com, August 29, 2012
"Tucson shooting survivors, family push Holder on guns” Politico, August 29, 2012
“N.J. entering mental illness-related records into gun safety data base” WHYY Newsworks, August 22, 2012
“Gun control activists: 1000s of mental health records going unreported to FBI” Westword, August 20, 2012
“Harrisburg Mayor calls for tougher illegal gun laws to be put in place” CBS 21 News, August 14, 2012
"Oklahoma continues to lag in submitting mental health records to federal database" The Oklahoman, August 13, 2012
“Shooting survivors ask city council to help change gun laws” KVOA, August 8, 2012
“Tucson council backs federal gun measure” Arizona Republic August 7, 2012
“Rizzo joins Mayors Against Illegal Guns, 15th in MA to join coalition” NoBo Magazine, August 6, 2012
"The things that pushed some small-town mayors to join Bloomberg's gun-control group" Capital New York, August 6, 2012
"Mike's ad targets Bam & Mitt on guns" New York Post, August 6, 2012
"Shooting survivors call for gun control plan from Obama, Romney" CBS News, August 5, 2012
"Guns flow into the city through lax laws, straw buyers" Connecticut Post, July 29, 2012
"Tucson shooting victims: No one has done anything on guns since 2011 shooting" New York Daily News, July 25, 2012
"Police Want Background Checks Required for Private Gun Purchases" WBAY, July 17, 2012
"Police chiefs push for tougher background checks on gun buyers" WISN, July 17, 2012
"Police Chiefs Call for Tougher Federal Gun Laws: WUWM, July 17, 2012
"Florida not checking national mental health records for gun carry permits" Sun-Sentinel, July 6, 2012
“Woman's murder casts light on lax Washington gun laws, advocates say” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 29, 2012
“Follow the guns: From Georgia to Bay Area streets” The Oakland Tribune, June 27, 2012
“Law enforcement officials back closing the ‘gun-show loophole’” Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 27, 2012
“Dayton leaders support gun-buying bill” WDTN 2 (Ohio), May 24, 2012
“Virginia Tech anniversary creates difficult moment on gun control for lawmakers” The Hill, April 12, 2012
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“Recent Shootings Of Cops Have Bloomberg Renewing Push To Strengthen Gun Laws” CBS New York, February 29, 2012
“Gun Sales To Terrorist Suspects Would Be Halted By Passage Of Bill Backed By Veterans” Huffington Post, February 28, 2012
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"New York, New Jersey mayors call for end to illegal online gun sales" Raw Story, February 14, 2012
"Anyone can buy guns, no questions asked" NBC Today Show, February 9, 2012
"Rules on reporting stolen guns could soon cost cities some money" Philadelphia Daily News, February 9, 2012
"Buying guns with no background check" MSNBC The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, February 9, 2012
"Bloomberg, Patrick and Daniels on ‘Meet the Press’" MSNBC, February 5, 2012
"Boston and NYC Mayors in Super Bowl Ad" MSNBC, February 3, 2012
"Survivors of Jan. 8 aid gun controls" Arizona Daily Star, January 6, 2012
"N.J. mayors take aim at illegal, online gun sales" New Jersey Newsroom, December 28, 2011
“National mayors group targets illegal online gun sales” Knoxville News Sentinel, December 27, 2011
"Mayor Bloomberg rightly takes aim at online gun sales" NY Daily News, December 15, 2011
"5 Virginia online gun dealers broke law Mayors coalition says" WSLS NBC 10, December 15, 2011
"Undercover Report Finds Widespread Illegal Gun Sales Online in Kentucky" WFLP (NPR Louisville), December 15, 2011
"Gun sales without background check easy on Internet, mayors group says" Cleveland Plain Dealer, December 15, 2011
"New York Probe Finds 62 Percent of Private Gun Sellers Sell to Prohibited Individuals" TV-ABC World News Tonight, December 14, 2011
"Mayor Bloomberg rightly takes aim at online gun sales" NY Daily News, December 15, 2011
"Bloomberg Busts Online Gun Sellers Network," The Epoch Times, December 15, 2011
"NYC gun sale investigation yields startling results," TV – ABC 7 NY Eyewitness News, December 15, 2011
"Undercover Investigation Reveals How Easy It Is to Buy Guns on Craigslist [VIDEO]" Mashable, December 15, 2011
"Investigation Highlights Illegal Online Gun Sales," Media Matters (Blog), December 15, 2011
"Illegal Gun Sales Run Rampant On Internet" Huffington Post, December 14, 2011
"In Latest Gun Inquiry, City Finds Willing Sellers Online" NY Times, December 14, 2011
"Undercover Study Finds It's Easy to Buy Illegal Guns on Craigslist" Forbes, December 14, 2011
"NYC Probe Finds Illegal Gun Sales on Web" Wall Street Journal, December 14, 2011
"Bloomberg sets sights on illegal gun sales online" Reuters, December 14, 2011
"NYC-paid investigators buy guns online across US" AP, December 14, 2011
"NYC Probe of Internet Gun Sales Finds 62% Will Break the Law" Bloomberg Businessweek, December 14, 2011
"Mayor Bloomberg slams Craigslist over shady gun sales" NY Daily News, December 14, 2011
"Sting Shows Guns Sell Easily Online Without Background Checks" TV – NY 1, December 14, 2011
"After Figoski shooting, Bloomberg releases a report on online gun sales, denounces NRA," Capital NY, December 14, 2011
"New York Investigation Show 62 Percent of Private Gun Sellers Agreed to Sell to Illegal Buyer," Think Progress (Blog), December 14, 2011
"More Cops Shot as Felons Buy Illegal Guns Online" Daily Beast, December 17, 2011
“State lax in reporting abuse to gun database” Cumberland Times News, November 27, 2011
“Gun-buyer background checks missing data” Dayton Daily News, November 25, 2011
“Gun Violence Survivors Push for Tighter Restrictions” NPR, November 16, 2011
“Tucson Shooting Survivors Urge Congress to Act on Gun Laws” ABC News, November 15, 2011
“Tucson Survivors Seek Beefed-Up Gun Checks” The Wall Street Journal , November 16, 2011
“Teen victim’s kin travel to D.C. to end gun violence” Boston Herald, November 16, 2011
“Menino, crime victims call for stricter background checks for gun purchases” Boston Globe, November 15, 2011
“Mayor Bloomberg and Booker fight for tougher gun laws” Amsterdam News, November 3, 2011
“Economist traces flow of guns in U.S.” UPI, October 24, 2011
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“DA Seth Williams Asks City Council For Help In Closing Gun Law Loophole” CBS Philly, October 21, 2011
"Nutter seeks national help against U.S. gun proposal" Philadelphia Inquirer, October 14, 2011
"Nutter wants citizens to support local efforts for firearms regulations" Newsworks, October 14, 2011
"Interstate Concealed Carry Bill Heads For A Vote" Huffington Post, October 13, 2011
"City Council opposes federal bill on concealed handguns," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 4, 2011
"Mayors' group campaigns against concealed gun bill," Associated Press, 9/16/11
"Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to Join Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition," Chicago Now, 8/22/11
"Virginia leads the nation in reporting to gun background system," Washington Post, 7/18/11
“A life-or-death question,” The Arizona Republic, July 17, 2011
“Guns bought at garage sales avoid background check,” KOLD News 13, July 17, 2011
"More Than 600 Mayors Urge Obama To Release ATF Records" The Hill, July 11, 2011
"Administration to propose steps on gun safety" The Associated Press, July 8, 2011
"Gun Control Advocates Chide Obama For Inaction" National Public Radio, July 8, 2011
"Lethbridge man admits gun smuggling charges" Billings Gazette, June 30, 2011
"Bloomberg on gun show loopholes," MSNBC-The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, 6/28/11
"Bloomberg Ad Invokes Al Qaeda in Fighting Illegal Guns" The New York Times, June 28, 2011
"Al Qaeda Stars in Bloomberg's Gun Control Push," The Wall Street Journal, June 28, 2011
"Mayors invoke terrorism for gun control argument" CBS News, June 28, 2011
"Mayor Bloomberg launches television ad warning Al Qaeda terrorists can get firearms at U.S. gunshows," New York Daily News, June 28, 2011
"Texas among leaders in gun reports; State files data to FBI regularly on mental health of potential buyers," The Houston Chronicle, June 23, 2011
"More Arizona data on mentally ill to aid gun checks, group says" The Arizona Republic. June 23, 2011
"Open or concealed?; gun owners in Wisconsin will soon be able to choose their mode of carry," The Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin), June 22, 2011
"General Assembly to close 'Gun Show Loophole'" Newark Post, June 18, 2011
"On the Road with the Fix Gun Checks Tour," Huffington Post, June 16, 2011
"On the Road with the Fix Gun Checks Tour" Huffington Post, June 16, 2011
"Sen. Jose Peralta and Stephanie A. Miner: Microstamping will solve crimes," The Post Standard (Syracuse, NY), June 15, 2011
“Judiciary chairman: Al Qaeda threat no reason to change gun laws,” The Hill, June 13, 2011
"Maddow Backs Quigley's Amendment to Prevent Terrorists from Buying Guns," The Rachel Maddow Show, June 11, 2011
"White House Taking 'Seriously' Al Qaeda's Eying Of America's Gun Show Loophole" Huffington Post, June 7, 2011
"St. Petersburg City Council rejects symbolic measures to address gun violence" St. Petersburg Times, June 3, 2011
"Gun-fired grief: Coalition aims for stronger background checks," The Times of Trenton, May 10, 2011
"Trenton gun violence rally: Mother of slain victim speaks on closing loopholes," The Trentonian, May 9, 2011
"Rolling rally for gun background checks stops in Lewiston" Sun Journal, May 7, 2011
"Mayors Against Illegal Guns roll into Lewiston" WLBZ 2 News, May 7, 2011
"Menino pushes for increased gun control" The Daily Free Press, May 5, 2011
"Victims' families get emotional at gun rally" Boston Metro, May 6, 2011
"Menino calls on Brown to support background checks for gun show sales" Boston Globe, May 4, 2011
"Campaign aims to change federal gun laws" Richmond Times Dispatch, May 3, 2011
"National 'Fix Gun Checks' campaign comes to Richmond" AP, May 2, 2011
"Richmond's Mayor Participating In Push for Gun Control" WRIC ABC 8, May 2, 2011
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"Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson joins national call to strengthen background checks for gun permits" Savannah Morning News, April 25, 2011
"People urging Congress for gun law changes" WTOC CBS Savannah, April 26, 2011
"Families Rally for Tougher Gun Laws" WJCL/WTGS, April 26, 2011
"Families of Gun Victims Join Savannah Mayor's Effort to Stop the Violence" WSAV NBC Savannah, April 26, 2011
"Touring gun control campaign makes stop in Miami" CBS 4 Miami, April 18, 2011
"National gun law rally rolls into DeLand, Orlando today" Central Florida News 13, April 13, 2011
"Orlando Mayor Dyer, police Chief Demings participate in gun violence rally" Orlando Sentinel, April 13, 2011
"DeLand's Vonzelle Johnson to attend 'Gun Checks' rally" Daytona Beach News-Journal, April 12, 2011
"Fix Gun Checks Tour stops at Tulane" Tulane Hullabaloo, April 8, 2011
"Fix gun checks campaign comes to Tucson" KOLD Channel 13, March 29, 2011
"Dozens rally for tougher background checks for gun buyers" KNXV ABC 15, March 29, 2011
"Gun reforms promoted" Arizona Daily Star, March 29, 2011
"In Arizona, Gun Control Advocates Bring Campaign To Giffords' Backyard" Huffington Post (AP), March 28, 2011
"Fix Gun Checks campaign rolls into Tucson today" Arizona Daily Star, March 28, 2011
"Tucson shooting victims to speak out on gun control" KOLD - Channel 13, March 28, 2011
"Mayor Sam Adams, anti-gang violence activists call for tougher gun-control measures" The Oregonian, March 21, 2011
"Adams, other gun control advocates call for tougher background checks" Protland Tribune, March 21, 2011
"Mayor Joins Effort To Improve Gun-Buyer Checks" KPTV Fox 12, March 21, 2011
"Family members of gun victims rally for better background checks" KATU Channel 2 Portland, March 21, 2011
"Advocates say: Fix gun background checks" KGW News Channel 8, March 21, 2011
"Advocate for tougher gun checks meets with Portland mayor" KGW News Channel 6, March 21, 2011
"Lawmakers Look To Close 'Loophole' In Gun Sales" KJCT 8 News, March 18, 2011
"Shooting down loopholes? Gun-control advocates want tougher background checks" Denver Daily News, March 18, 2011
"Columbine dad joins national push for revised background check requirements" Denver Post (AP), March 17, 2011
"Bloomberg Lobbies for Gun Control Bill" WNYC, March 16, 2011
"Gun Control Gaining Traction On Capitol Hill" Huffington Post, March 15, 2011
"McCarthy bill: Toughen rules on gun buying" Newsday, March 15, 2011
"Democratic candidate Kennedy targets gun" Indy Star, March 15, 2011
"Jones One of 500 Mayors Backing Gun Law" CBS6 Richmond, March 15, 2011
"Obama Looking For Ways Around Congress On Gun Policy" Huffington Post, March 15, 2011
"Bloomberg on Hill to Back Gun Law" NY Times, March 15, 2011
"Gun control no longer a dormant issue" The Hill, March 14, 2011
"Mayoral Candidate Unveils Plan to Combat Illegal Guns" WIBC-93.1 FM, March 14, 2011
"2,405 Shot Dead Since Tucson" Newsweek, March 13, 2011
"Mayors: Tighten gun sales rules" Minneapolis-St Paul Star Tribune, March 11, 2011
"Barrett pushes for stricter gun-sale background checks" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 7, 2011
"Gun control group to visit Iowa City today" The Daily Iowan, March 4, 2011
"New poll in AZ shows support for gun control" Arizona Daily Star, March 2, 2011
"Daley, mayors nationwide pushing national gun legislation" WBEZ 91.5, February 28, 2011
"Democratic Senator seeks to bolster gun checks" Reuters, Feburary 23, 2011
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"Reading High students join mayor to protest illegal guns" Reading Eagle, 2/18/11
"Mayors Launch National Gun Check Awareness Campaign" NY1, February 16, 2011
"Video: Mayor Bloomberg talks with George Stephanopoulos on Mayors Against Illegal Guns & FixGunChecks.org Truck" ABC, February 16, 2011
"ATF's attempt to slow gun trafficking rejected" Journal Sentinel, February 9, 2011
"What Obama can do about gun control right now" Salon, January 28, 2011
"GOP to look at federal gun laws" The Hill, January 26, 2011
"Fix system to help limit gun violence" The Times Tribune, January 26, 2011
"Mayor Joins Victims Of Gun Violence To Call For Major Reforms" NY1, January 24, 2011
"Tucson Sentinel: Firearms agency keeps gun tracing records secret" Tucson Sentinel, January 17, 2011
"Survey says yes; legislature says no" Richmond Times Dispatch, January 16, 2011
"Jersey City's and Hoboken's mayors participate in rally by Mayors Against Illegal Guns on the steps of City Hall in New York" The Jersey Journal, January 15, 2011
"Many Mentally Ill Can Buy Guns" The Wall Street Journal, January 12, 2011
"Bloomberg Cites Gap In Gun Sale Database" The Wall Street Journal, January 12, 2011
"Gun-control advocates say Loughner is proof of need for better background checks" The Washington Post, January 11, 2011
"Mayors Propose Ways to Prevent Mass Shootings" Businessweek, January 11, 2011
"In the Wake of Arizona Shooting, Mayor Healy & Other Mayors Outline Steps to Curb Illegal Gun Use" Jersey City Independent, January 11, 2011
"York City mayor, police chief attend NYC meeting against illegal guns" York Dispatch, January 11, 2011
"Proposal calls for gun dealers to report bulk sales of assault weapons" Washington Post, December 17, 2010
"Ineffective rules let gun stores endure" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 15, 2010
"Gun show loophole in Virginia" WABC-TV, December 13, 2010
"As Mexico drug violence runs rampant, U.S. guns tied to crime south of border" Washington Post, December 13, 2010
"U.S. gun dealers with the most firearms traced over the past four years" Washington Post, December 12, 2010
"Guns gone bad: Six-month investigation traces how legal firearms end up in the hands of criminals" Grand Rapids Press, December 12, 2010
"Police: Mpls. gun crackdown shows signs of success" Minnesota Public Radio, December 1, 2010
"Targeting criminals is paying off in Minneapolis" Star Tribune, December 1, 2010
"Gun-running 'Blood' money" New York Post, November 24, 2010
"6 in federal court for 'lying and buying' weapons charges" Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 8, 2010
"The story of two guns that killed police officers" Washington Post, November 22, 2010
"Guns used to kill police officers: Where they come from and how they get in the hands of criminals" Washington Post, November 21, 2010
"ATF's oversight limited in face of gun lobby" Washington Post, October 26, 2010
"Virginia gun dealers: Small number supply most guns tied to crimes" Washington Post, October 25, 2010
"Virginia gun store D & R Arms: Fastest from counter to crime" Washington Post, October 24, 2010
"Realco guns tied to 2,500 crimes in D.C. and Maryland" Washington Post, October 24, 2010
"Industry pressure hides gun traces, protects dealers from public scrutiny" Washington Post, October 23, 2010
"Kentucky is third in U.S. illegal gun trade" LEO Weekly, October 13, 2010
"Guns and state borders" The Economist, September 30, 2010
"Study finds Va. guns often used in out-of-state crimes" Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 28, 2010
"Study shows guns flowing across state lines" Orlando Sentinel, September 27, 2010
"Report: 10 states sell nearly half of crime guns used in other states" Fox News, September 26, 2010
"Lax State Gun Laws Tied to Crimes in Other States" The New York Times, September 26, 2010
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"U.S. Boosts Crime in Mexico" City Beat, September 13, 2010
"40% of guns used in Mexico crimes originated in Texas" El Paso Times, September 8, 2010
"Mexican Crime, American Guns" ABC News, September 7, 2010
"Smugglers flood N.J. with guns" NorthJersey.com, August 29, 2010
"Mayor asks for public input on gun initiatives" MSNBC.com, August 24, 2010
"Mayor proposes 5 laws to curb gang shootings" KATU News, August 21, 2010
"Congresswoman demands tougher gun regulations" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 3, 2010
"Mayors urge NY Senate to OK gun ‘microstamping’" CBS 6 Albany, June 15, 2010
"Microstamping Bill Being Debated" LoHud.com, June 15, 2010
"Mayors, Lawmakers Press For Microstamping Gun Legislation" NY1 News, June 15, 2010
"Roefaro joins Bloomberg and other officials in Albany to push microstamping" WKTV News Channel 2, June 15, 2010
"Dems running for Senate trade barbs over gun control" The Iowa Independent, May 18, 2010
"Anti-Terror Efforts Put NRA Under The Gun" National Journal, May 15, 2010
"Wilson takes shot at gun violence" The Morning Call, May 12, 2010
"Bloomberg 'Terror Gap' Argument Shot Down By Pro-Gun GOP Senators" The Huffington Post, May 5, 2010
"N.Y. mayor decries 'terror gap' in U.S. gun laws" The Washington Post, May 5, 2010
"Mayors call for stiffer laws at gun shows; Carney, Thompson oppose federal measure" Sun Gazette.com, April 22, 2010
"McMahon-led coalition against illegal guns launches media blitz" Reading Eagle, April 22, 2010
"Lewiston's Mayor Joins National Chorus Urging Congress to Close the Gun Show Loophole" Sun Jornal, April 22, 2010
"PA Mayors Launch Campaign To Close Gun Sale Loophole" The Pittsburg Channel.com, April 21, 2010
"Mayors' group pushes for background checks on sales at gun shows" Bangor Daily News, April 21, 2010
"On Columbine school shooting anniversary, focus on gun 'loophole'" Christian Science Monitor, April 20, 2010
"Gun-Control Activists Launch Lobby Blitz" Roll Call, April 20, 2010
"Va. Tech victims' families press senators to back federal bill to close 'gun show loophole'" The Baltimore Sun, April 19, 2010
"Law limiting release of gun-trace data blasted by chief, D.A." JSonline.com, February 20, 2010
"Lautenberg tries to close terrorism loophole" JStandard.com, February 19, 2010
"Fla. now tracks its gun permits issued to Pa. residents" Philadelphia Daily News, February 9, 2010
"Can't get a gun here? No problem: Florida will issue permit, and local police must honor it. Phila. authorities are irate" Philly Daily News, February 5, 2010
"New ordinance requires missing gun reports" The Reporter, January 21, 2010
"Targeting guns to reduce violent crime" The Christian Science Monitor, January 10, 2010
"Keeping weapons out of the hands of criminals" The Champion Newspaper, January 8, 2010
"Wiped clean" The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 3, 2010
"Law conceals inspection details" The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 3, 2010
"Aliquippa passes law requiring reports of lost, stolen guns" Beaver County Times, December 9, 2009
"Aliquippa considers new gun rules" Beaver County Times, November 1, 2009
"450 Mayors Petition Obama To Adopt Broad Gun Reform" The Washington Post, October 3, 2009
"Largo Mayor Pat Gerard is unmoved by lobbying on gun issue" St. Petersburgh, September 30, 2009
"Pa. top cop backs lost handgun reporting Commissioner supports mayors’ effort to get gun trace data to police." Times Leader.com, September 30, 2009
"Gray targets illegal guns" Lancaster Online, September 22, 2009
"Western Mass. mayors taking heat from NRA for membership in Mayors Against Illegal Guns " The Republican, September 21, 2009
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"NRA can't persuade Elizabethtown leader Says he will remain member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns" Lancaster Online, September 18, 2009
"Bowling Green Daily News" Bowling Green, KY, September 18, 2009
"Edler notes NRA pressure to quit Mayors Against Illegal Guns" Yakima Herald Republic, September 15, 2009
"Mayor stands up to NRA pressure" The Item, September 15, 2009
The Press-Register, Mobile, AL, September, 14, 2009
The Press-Register, Mobile, AL, September, 14, 2009
"Henry resists heat from NRA" The Journal Gazette, September 13, 2009
The Post and Courier, Charleston, SC, September 13, 2009
Rhinelander Daily News, Rhinelander, WI, September 12, 2009
Valdosta Daily Times, Valdosta, GA, September 10, 2009
"Gun Traffickers Recruiting Women as Buyers" USA Today, August 24, 2009
"Hindsight, Cross Hairs on Gun Vote" The Denver Post, July 24, 2009
"Rockefeller's Gun Bill Vote Disappoints Rights Group" Charleston Daily Mail, July 24, 2009
"Sometimes even the NRA shoots blanks" Lacaster Online, July 23, 2009
"Senate rejects bid to carry concealed weapons across state lines" LA Times, July 23, 2009
"Measure to ease carrying guns between states fails in Senate" Miami Herald, July 23, 2009
"Thune Amendment Defeated Narrowly in the Senate" Washington Post, July 22, 2009
"Senate rejects concealed weapons bill" USA Today, July 22, 2009
"Gun Rights Expansion Fails in Senate" NY Times, July 22, 2009
"How the gun vote went down" Politico" July 22, 2009
"Concealed arms reciprocity rejected by Senate" Associated Press, July 22, 2009
"Senate Rejects 'Radical' GOP Gun Bill" The Huffington Post, July 22, 2009
"Led by Reading's mayor, group that opposes illegal guns is growing" Reading Eagle, July 9,2009
"Ward, mayoral brethren target illegal weapons" Lebanon Daily News, July 9,2009
"Closing the 'Terror Gap' on Gun Purchases" CQ Today, June 27,2009
"Wilkinsburg passes gun-reporting ordinance" New Pittsburgh Courier Online", June 11,2009
"Duncanson joins illegal gun coalition" Mid Hudson News, June 11, 2009
"Gray, council re-arm vs. illegal guns" Lancaster Online, May 22, 2009
"Roefaro Calls for Support of Federal Gun Act" Utica OD, April 27, 2009
"Gun 'loophole' challenged again " Fredricksburg.com, April 24, 2009
"Roefaro invites gun law backer to Utica" Utica OD.com, April 16, 2009
"Phila. lawmakers tout gun-control bills" The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 15, 2009
"New law to prohibit mentally unstable from having guns" Seattle Post Examiner, April 14, 2009
"Duluth Police Support Gun Control Bill" WDIO.com, April 13, 2009
"Pa. mayors ask lawmakers to address gun violence" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 8, 2009
"ATF Says N. E. Ky Illegal Gun Dealing On The Rise" wkyt.com, April 6, 2009
"Rochester Ties Traffic, Anti-Violence Enforcement" WXXI, April 1, 2009
"After years of scrutinizing traffic out of Mexico, agents now trying to sniff out guns going south" Arizona Daily Star, March 29, 2009
"U.S. Is Arms Bazaar for Mexican Cartels" The New York Times, February 25, 2009
"Higher gun penalties pushed" commercialappeal.com, February 24, 2009
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"Stimulus bill targets illegal gun running" Associated Press, February 14, 2009
"Wharton urges tougher gun laws, calls violence a health risk" commercialappeal.com, February 11, 2009
"Dixon: Gun Offender Registry Is Working" WBALTV.com, February 4, 2009
"Guns in Virginia" The Washington Post, January 30, 2009
"Hoping for Gun Data" NJ.com, January 14, 2009
"N.J. fight on 'straw' gun buys heats up" Philadelphia Inquirer, January 4 2009
"Reading City Council adopts stolen-gun ordinance" Reading Eagle, December 23 2008
"Religious Leaders Meet with Gun-Shop Owner to Address City Violence" Philadelphia Daily News, December 19 2008
"L.A. Council Tightens Gun, Ammunition Laws" Los Angeles Times, December 18 2008
"S.C. exports guns" The Herald, December 16 2008
"DC tightens gun rules after landmark court ruling" WashingtonPost.com, December 16 2008
"Mayor's firearms proposal draws fire at hearing" The Seattle Times, December 16 2008
"Report: Virginia's Lax Gun Laws Supply Criminals Weapons" WCAV.TV, December 10 2008
"W.Va. is Tops in Exporting Guns Used For Crimes, Mayors Group Says" Charleston daily Mail, December 9 2008
"L.A. council panel approves gun control measures" LA Times, December 9 2008
"Gun laws linked to slaying, trafficking, report finds" AFP, December 6 2008
"Georgia, Florida gun laws under fire" Jacksonville, December 6 2008
"Report: South a big exporter of guns used in crime" Associated Press, December 6 2008
"State in top ten for guns used in out-of-state crimes" WTHR.com, December 5 2008
"Report names SC as large exporter of illegal guns" WBTV.com, December 5 2008
"Increased gun deaths tied to lax gun laws" UPI.com, December 5 2008
"Report Links State Gun Laws to Rates of Slayings, Trafficking" Washington Post, December 5, 2008
"City Council OKs Stolen Gun Law" Republican Herald, December 5, 2008
"Mayors aim at tougher gun laws" WKYC.com, December 3, 2008
"Shutting Down the Iron Pipeline" NPR, 90.3 WCPN, December 2, 2008
"Aim of Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition is stopping flow of illegal guns into cities" Cleveland.com, December 2, 2008
"Smoking Guns - The Case Against Illegal Firearms" JHSPH, Fall 2008
"Council Supports Mayor's Gun Ordinance" WGAL, October 15, 2008
"Keeping Track of Stolen Guns" WHPTV, October 14, 2008
"Buffalo's gun buyback gets good reviews" The Buffalo News, October 13, 2008
"Lax laws cause rise in illegal weapons" Cape Cod Times, October 5, 2008
"DA, Pawlowski duel over city gun law" The Morning Call, September 30,2008
"Law to require gun owners to report stolen weapons" Baltimore Sun, September 30, 2008
"Buffalo's Gun Buyback Program Pulls in 720 Weapons" The Buffalo News, September 28, 2008
"Mayor calls for gun law" Lancaster Online, September 24, 2008
"New York City settles with last gun dealer in suit" Reuters, September 23, 2008
"Pittsburgh Seeks to Reduce Violent Crime" Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, September 19, 2008
"Wal-Mart as Role Model" Wall Street Journal Online, September 22, 2008
"Mayors Pledge to Enact Tough Gun Laws" The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 17, 2008
"Cleveland mayor takes credit for drop in crime" Associated Press, September 2, 2008
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"ATF raids Highland Gun Barn" Hometown Life, August 21, 2008
"Closed City Store is Source of Guns" The Baltimore Sun, April 15, 2008
"Bell, Bloomberg and Guns" The News & Observer, April 15,2008
"Mayors and Wal-Mart Back Gun Sales Plan" The New York Times, April 15, 2008
"Mayor Peyton Leads National Call for Gun Law Changes" First Coast News, April 15, 2008
"At State Level, More Attempts to Limit Guns" The New York Times, April 15, 2008
"Anti-Gun Crusader Bloomberg Salutes Wal-Mart on New Tough Sales Policy" The New York Daily News, April 15, 2008
"Closed Store is Source of Guns" The Baltimore Sun, April 15, 2008
"Mayors Say Stricter Gun Laws Needed" The Connecticut Post, April 15, 2008
"Mayor Gets Wal-Mart To Sign On to Anti-Illegal Guns Push" The New York Sun, April 15, 2008
"Hartford, Bridgeport Mayors Join Gun Control Effort" Courant.com, April 15, 2008
"Bloomberg Uses Candidates to Argue for Tighter Gun Laws" The Washington Post, April 14, 2008
"Wal-Mart Toughens Gun Policies" Associated Press, April 14, 2008
"Peyton Wants Backgroun Checks At Gun Shows" WOKV, April 14, 2008
Watch 2008 Mayors Against Illegal Guns National Summit April 14 press conference in dial-up and broadband
"Wal-Mart to Film Gun Sales in Bid to Fight Crime" Reuters, April 14, 2008
"Hub Mayor Seeks Crackdown On Illegal Gun Sales" The Boston Chanel, April 14, 2008
"Bloomberg, 'Undecided Voter,' Presses Presidential Hopefuls With New Ad" New York Daily News, April 14, 2008
"Cicilline and 60 Mayors To Push Tougher Gun Laws" WPRI Eyewitness News, April 14, 2008
"Remembering Virgina Tech" CBS News Video, April 14, 2008
"Mayors from Throughout the Country at Mayors Against Illegal Guns National Summit in Washington, D.C." Yonkers Tribune, April 14, 2008
"Wal-Mart Agrees With NYC Mayor Bloomberg to Toughen Gun Policies" The Examiner, April 14, 2008
"Mayors' Ad Hopes to Force Candidates Into Action" ABC News, April 14, 2008
"Hub Cops Aim to Turn Down Heat on Summer of Violence" The Boston Herald, April 7, 2008
"Hopefuls don't talk crime - much" Philadelphia Daily News, March 28, 2008
"AK-47s Are Turning Up More in US" Associated Press, March 26, 2008
"U.S. Mayors Band Together against Guns" Reuters, March 14, 2008
"D.C. Seeks Consent to Search for Guns" The Washington Post, March 13, 2008
"Daley Calls for Tougher Gun Laws during Rally After Student Shot to Death" The Times-Union, March 9, 2008
"City Backs Longer Gun Sentences" The Baltimore Sun, March 6, 2008
Watch Boston News Channel 5's Investigation on handgun violence.
"Mayor Bloomberg Urges Gun Ban on Felons in Florida Stop" The New York Daily News, March 4, 2008
"Mayors' Coalition Strives to Get Guns off Streets Peyton Hosts State Conference on How to Stop Illegal Weapons" The Times-Union, March 4, 2008
"Bloomberg Joins Peyton Fighting Illegal Guns" News 4 Jax, March 3, 2008
"Gun Dealer Wants NYC Lawsuit on Hold" Associated Press, February 29, 2008
"Gun Recoveries in 2007 Drop with Murder Rate" The New York Sun, February 28, 2008
"Illegal Guns on Decline in New York" The New York Times, February 28, 2008
"Police Shootings Spike in San Bernardino" The Sun, February 23, 2008
"Daley Unveils Annual Gun Control Legislation" The Chicago Sun-Times, February 19, 2008
"Stiffer Gun-Control Measures Endorsed By Mayor Daley" The Chicago Tribune, February 19, 2008
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"County Mulls Amnesty on Illegal Guns" Schenectady Daily Gazette, February 19, 2008
"Newark Goes 33 Days without a Murder" CNN, February 15, 2008
"South Carolina Gun Dealer Suing New York Mayor Charged With Illegal Sale" The Asheville Citizen-Times, February 15, 2008
"Bloomberg on Illegal Guns and Rampages" The New York Times, February 15, 2008
"Feds Trip Up NY-Hating Gun Dealer" The New York Post, February 15, 2008
"Gun Dealer Charged with Illegal Sale" The Charleston Post and Courier, February 15, 2008
"Database Will Target Illegal Gun Traffic" Associated Press, February 14, 2008
"WisPolitics: Barrett Pushes For Great Lakes Compact in State of the City Address" WisPolitics, February 14, 2008
"Sharing by City, N.Y. on Guns" The Baltimore Sun, February 14, 2008
"New Database Will Track Guns Used in Crimes" The New York Sun, February 14, 2008
"Mayors Vow Action on Illegal Firearms" The Examiner, February 14, 2008
"East Coast Mayors to Launch Illegal Gun Database" The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 13, 2008
"Dixon Lauded for Crime-Fighting Success, Falling Homicide Rate" The Examiner, February 13, 2008
"Mayors to Talk about Guns" The Baltimore Sun, February 13, 2008
"East Coast Mayors Get Together to Discuss Illegal Guns" AP, February 13, 2008
"Tuskegee Cracks Down on Illegal Gun Violence" WTVM 9 Feb. 8, 2008
"Commissioner Bealefeld: 'Crime is Going Down,'" The Examiner Feb. 5, 2008
"Judge Rules for the City in Gun Sting of Dealers" The New York Times, January 26, 2008
"Who's Afraid of the NRA?" Harvard Political Review, January 19, 2008
"Dellums Calls for Hiring More Cops in Oakland" San Francisco Chronicle, January 15, 2008
"Assault Weapons Multiply, Take Deadly Toll," Miami-Herald, January 14, 2008
"Kaine to Push Background Checks at Gun Shows" The Washington Post, January 9, 2008
"Dixon, Jessamy Want Legislators to Toughen Laws on Firearms" Baltimore Sun, January 9, 2008
"Mayor Frank Jackson Offers Aggressive' Plan to Fight Crime " The Plain Dealer, January 9, 2008
"Legislators OK Firearms Measures," NJ.com, January 8, 2008
"Mayors across nation address gun violence," The Selma Times-Journal, January 7, 2008
"Murders down in Buffalo in 2007" WCAX-TV News, January 5, 2008
"Slayings hit youth hard in 2007" The Durham News, January 5, 2008
"Finch joins coalition against illegal guns" Connecticut Post Online, January 4, 2008
"City Gun Seizures Up 9.8% In 2007" The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan. 2, 2008
"Gun Control Isn't Conservative or Liberal; It's Life or Death" Lower Hudson Online, December 24, 2007
"Gun laws need to be strengthened and enforced to keep criminals disarmed," The Plain Dealer, December 18, 2007
"Nebraskans Stepping up on Gun Laws" Omaha World-Herald, December 17, 2007
"Taking On the Gun Lobby" Roll Call, December 17, 2007
"In Wake of Mall Shootings, Officials Mull Gun Measures" JournalStar.com, December 16, 2007
"Where do the guns come from in Cuyahoga County?" The Plain Dealer, December 16, 2007
"Suburban Gun Shops at Close Range" ABC 7 Chicago, December 12, 2007
"Menino to Prez Hopefuls: Address 'Issues That Matter'" Boston Herald, December 12, 2007
"Legislator Working on Gun Safety Proposal" Omaha World-Herald, December 12, 2007
"Local Mayors Join Call for Gun Control" The Morning Call, December 11, 2007
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