By Jeff Hess
April 14, 2008 2:41 PM

Jacksonville's Mayor John Peyton is in Washington D.C. with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to pressure congress to tighten some gun laws. They will present their plans to Congress on Tuesday.

Jacksonville's Mayor is in America's capitol to continue his push for tighter rules on buying guns.

Mayor John Peyton is part of Mayors Against Illegal Guns. It is a group of more then 300 mayors from around the country, notable New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who are pushing some new rules to get more illegal guns off the streets.

The group is in Washington for a Monday conference about how to decrease the number of illegal guns on city streets and then they will present that plan to a congressional task force on Tuesday.

One of the highlights of their plan is to require background checks for people buying guns at gun shows.

"Anyone who is hosting a gun show, of sorts, should be required to go through the same process that creditable reputable gun dealers go through in Jacksonville," Peyton said.

He says with Jacksonville leading the state in murders and the recent rash of police involved shootings, that now is the time to start cracking down on illegal guns.

A recent poll released by MAIG said that 87% of people support background checks at gun shows, including 83% of gun owners.

Illegal guns have been the focus of Bloomberg struck a deal with Wal-Mart on Monday. The big box retailer agreed to keep records of guns they sale that are later used in crimes.