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January 26, 2023 – Mayors Are Not Afraid To Take On the Gun Industry | Opinion
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Jan 19, 2023 — NEW DATA: 31 Mayors Against Illegal Guns Cities Release New Analysis on Manufacturers of Crime Guns
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July 20, 2022 — Mayors Against Illegal Guns Gather In New York City For Major Summit On Gun Violence Prevention And Gun Industry Accountability
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July 12, 2022 — Mayors Against Illegal Guns Co-Chairs Applaud Confirmation of Steve Dettelbach As ATF Director
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June 23, 2022 — Mayors Against Illegal Guns Co-Chairs Respond to Dangerous Second Amendment Supreme Court Decision
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June 14, 2022 — Mayors Against Illegal Guns Applaud Announcement of Major Federal Bipartisan Gun Safety Agreement
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May 27, 2022 — Mayors Against Illegal Guns Co-Chairs Call for Senate Action On Gun Safety in Wake of Mass Shootings and as NRA Convention Kicks Off
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May 11, 2022 — Everytown, New York City Call on ATF to Revoke License of Nation’s Largest Ghost Gun Kits Manufacturer
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April 11, 2022 – Mayors Against Illegal Guns Co-Chairs Statement on Finalization of Ghost Gun Rule to Keep Unserialized, Untraceable Guns Out of Communities, Nomination of ATF Director
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March 30, 2022 — Victory: Facing Lawsuit, ATF Issues Notice of License Revocation to Manufacturer Tied to Gun Trafficking
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Feb 8, 2022 – Everytown Announces 10 New Co-Chairs of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Including Mayors of New York City, Kansas City, Tampa, To Step Up Alongside Founding Chair Mike Bloomberg
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Coalition members in the news
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President Biden Announces Former Mayor Stephen Benjamin as Senior Advisor and Director of the Office of Public Engagement
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Cincinnati Mayor and City Council Introduce Gun Violence Prevention Ordinance
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Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard: Roll Up Your Sleeves and Get Involved
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Baltimore’s violence-prevention pilot was a success. Here’s what’s next.
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Columbus City Council Passes Gun Violence Prevention Ordinance
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Head of ATF visits Kansas City, Missouri, to discuss gun violence
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Mayor Scott Announces Funding Commitment to Address Childhood Trauma and Reduce Youth Fatalities
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Mayor Kenney Announces Firearms Ban at City Recreation Spaces and Facilities
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Baltimore to Expand Services for Gun Violence Victims
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Shelby County Mayor announces new Gun Safety Council
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KC mayor Lucas named ‘lawmaker of the year’ by national gun violence prevention organization
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Waterloo Mayor Quentin Hart joins Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition
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New York City Mayor Adams unveils plan to end gun violence
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Open carry laws put South Carolina residents in harm’s way, Columbia Mayor Benjamin says
I want to applaud @POTUS for taking another step toward reducing gun violence and making our communities safer. This Executive Order will increase the number of background checks conducted before a firearm sale takes place. #endgunviolence https://t.co/KQV9lWxLC7
— Brandon M. Scott (@MayorBMScott) March 14, 2023
Gun violence has irreparably harmed too many families in our state, and we cannot allow this to be the norm. This legislation is an important and necessary step towards commonsense gun safety in Washington, and I urge the Senate to approve. https://t.co/X3OePeFRLD
— Mayor Bruce Harrell (@MayorofSeattle) March 9, 2023
This afternoon, we hosted a Round Table with ATF Director Steve Dettelbach and gun violence survivors as part of our commitment to taking action during #GVSurvivorsWeek. I’m deeply moved by their stories and recommendations to address the gun violence crisis. pic.twitter.com/j14kIMoUEz
— Mayor Justin M. Bibb (@MayorBibb) February 3, 2023
For the first time in history, America's four biggest cities are led by Black mayors.@MayorOfLA, @NYCMayor and @houmayor spoke with @CBSMMiller at our 91st Winter Meeting to discuss the challenges their cities face and to reflect on this historic moment. https://t.co/KViDDlvI80
— U.S. Mayors (@usmayors) January 23, 2023
Mayor of Kansas City, @MayorLucasKC and I at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting in Washington DC. We were speakers in the reducing gun violence workshop. #MayorsDC23 pic.twitter.com/uKNEHxvkGK
— Byron W. Brown (@MayorByronBrown) January 18, 2023
In Jan. 2022, my administration launched Baltimore’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy (GVRS) pilot in the Western Police District. Since the start of this pilot, we have seen homicides and nonfatal shootings in the Western District drop by a combined 34% https://t.co/3qywZpkoI4
— Brandon M. Scott (@MayorBMScott) January 6, 2023
Proud to join over 70 mayors from across the country to urge the Senate to pass gun safety legislation. This is the time to act. https://t.co/EbEeHVrOuQ
— Justin M. Bibb (@JustinMBibb) December 5, 2022
The bold steps taken by @POTUS today will keep guns out of dangerous hands and save lives in Kansas City and across the country.https://t.co/3tRDPBtk39
— Mayor Quinton Lucas (@MayorLucasKC) March 14, 2023
#MayorsAgainstIllegalGuns are declaring this #GVSurvivorsWeek.
— Mayor Tishaura O. Jones (@saintlouismayor) February 3, 2023
For too many St. Louisans, this pain hits close to home. I’ve lost loved ones to gun violence – my son almost became a victim himself years ago.
We are working every day to get illegal guns off our streets.
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The availability of guns in our city is one of the biggest challenges we face in our efforts to prevent violence.
— Mayor Jim Kenney (@PhillyMayor) January 19, 2023
I partnered with #MayorsAgainstIllegalGuns to name the manufacturers who produce guns that are being used to kill people in our communities. https://t.co/PtNBWPgYPm
Taking weapons of war and high-capacity magazines off our streets is essential to bringing peace to our city. This has been a must-have priority for me on behalf of the residents of Chicago. 🧵
— Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot (@chicagosmayor) January 11, 2023
I applaud the Governor’s initiative to attack violent crime including a comprehensive look at our bail reform laws. I look forward to collaborating with her to reduce gun violence across the state and in our local communities. https://t.co/oGy7RfIUnl
— Mayor Mike Spano (@MayorMikeSpano) January 10, 2023
We can't make 400M guns disappear, but we can make gun ownership safer. In the @CityofSanJose, the 10th-largest city, more than 200 people are killed or injured by gunfire yearly. In today's @nytimes, I share our sensible approach to reducing gun harm. https://t.co/eXmCe6Fytb
— Sam Liccardo (@sliccardo) December 21, 2022
Today, the City of Buffalo filed the first lawsuit of its kind, suing ghost gun defendants as well as gun manufacturers and distributors for their conduct in fueling gun violence in the City of Buffalo. pic.twitter.com/kK7CIEAd5K
— Byron W. Brown (@MayorByronBrown) December 20, 2022