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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
Sensible gun laws have widespread support among ALL Tennesseans. Together we can save lives! https://t.co/8pw1iq3Hnq
— Mayor Kincannon (@MayorKincannon) May 25, 2023
Cities are preempted from taking action ourselves in so many ways when it comes to legislating gun safety. We need Congress to act. https://t.co/ZxaQx88uEn
— Mayor Melanie Kebler (@MelanieKebler) April 17, 2023
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
Today, I joined @MomsDemand for a Mother’s Day of Action march.
— Justin M. Bibb (@JustinMBibb) May 13, 2023
Enough is enough. It’s past time for congress to take action and get assault weapons off our streets. pic.twitter.com/AQMUZepApW
Joined Indiana @MomsDemand at @indyreads to talk gun safety and common-sense reforms. We need advocates at the state and federal level for widely-accepted reforms, and I’m grateful this team is making their voices heard. pic.twitter.com/7PBrq4HP9h
— Mayor Joe Hogsett (@IndyMayorJoe) April 15, 2023
Since 2015, more than 45 children in St. Louis have gained access to a loaded gun and unintentionally shot themselves or someone else.
— Mayor Tishaura O. Jones (@saintlouismayor) April 15, 2023
We must protect our babies. @STLCityGov's Office of Violence Prevention is working with @Everytown & @noblenatl to promote secure gun storage. pic.twitter.com/pMCNtaieRL
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