In the News

Press releases
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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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Dec 9, 2021 – Mayors Against Illegal Guns Applauds Rep. Kelly’s Federal Firearm Licensee Act
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April 27, 2021 – Mayors Call on Governor Newsom to Prioritize CalVIP Funding to Prevent Gun Violence
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April 26, 2021 – City of Chicago Sues Indiana Gun Store Tied to More than 850 Crime Guns Recovered in Chicago
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March 3, 2021 – Everytown and the City of Baltimore Announce Partnership on Innovative Platform to Identify Gun Trafficking Patterns
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Jan 19, 2021 – Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive
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Nov 29, 2020 – Columbus and Dayton File First-of-its-Kind Suit Against Ohio Attorney General’s Office Over Failure to Ensure Criminal Convictions Are Entered Into Background Check Databases
Coalition members in the news
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After Kansas City sues, ATF issues notice revoking gun manufacturer’s license
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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
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When it Comes to Stopping Gun Violence, We Need Decisive Action
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Opinion/Elorza and Rivera: Rhode Island is a leader in gun safety – it’s time to keep leading
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‘Eye-popping numbers’: Chicago sues Indiana gun store tied to 850 firearms recovered from crime scenes
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Axios: First on Axios: Baltimore’s powerful new tool to fight illegal guns
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CNN: Gun violence crisis in America’s cities
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Columbus Dispatch: As mayors, we ask lawmakers to ‘do something’ that actually helps
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Commercial Appeal: City will appoint gun violence prevention czar, invest in intervention programs and youth outreach
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C-SPAN: U.S. Conference of Mayors Holds Winter Meeting
As a #MayorsAgainstIllegalGuns co-chair, I know how important it is that we get ghost guns off our streets. @ATFHQ’s rule & @POTUS’ nomination of Steve Dettelbach for ATF director show this administration is serious about protecting our communities from gun violence.
— Mayor Tishaura O. Jones (@saintlouismayor) April 11, 2022
You want to #GetStuffDone? Look to @POTUS' bold budget and its historic $500 million investment in community violence intervention programs.
— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) March 29, 2022
As a co-chair of #MayorsAgainstIllegalGuns, I know for a fact this funding will save lives.
Let's GO! https://t.co/lsN3D9yfkH
Yesterday @MayorEdGainey joined Mayors Against Illegal Guns in Honor of the Fourth Annual national Gun Violence Survivors Week.
— City of Pittsburgh (@Pittsburgh) February 2, 2022
“I am honored to join this coalition of mayors” said @MayorEdGainey 1/3 pic.twitter.com/Ul46Ca4Xf4
National Gun Violence Survivors Week starts today. I am proud to announce that I have joined #MayorsAgainstIllegalGuns — a coalition of Mayors committed to implementing common-sense gun safety measures that can end the cycle of violence in our cities. #GVSurvivorsWeek pic.twitter.com/8ZO9lj5rEK
— Mayor Jeffrey J. Mims, Jr. (@MayorMims) February 1, 2022
Jimenez Arms has caused significant harm to our community, leading to homicides, violent crime, and a number of shootings. Today’s decision is an important one for Kansas City, for the State of Missouri, and for our country. https://t.co/sDqso4Rznm
— Mayor Quinton Lucas (@MayorLucasKC) March 30, 2022
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the #AmericanRescuePlan. As a co-chair of #MayorsAgainstIllegalGuns, I am thankful to @POTUS and @RepCori for working hard to deliver the resources we need to expand community violence intervention programs.pic.twitter.com/mLVZ2vwRPX
— Mayor Tishaura O. Jones (@saintlouismayor) March 11, 2022
In honor of National Gun Violence Survivors Week, Mayor Justin M. Bibb today joined #MayorsAgainstIllegalGuns, a coalition of more than 1,000 mayors across the country committed to ending gun violence in our communities. https://t.co/dvZuRM7sZH
— City of Cleveland (@CityofCleveland) February 1, 2022
February 1st – 7th is National Gun Violence Survivor Week, a time to honor and remember all victims and survivors of gun violence.
— Regina Romero (@TucsonRomero) February 1, 2022
As a member of #MayorsAgainstIllegalGuns, I’m committed to implementing common-sense gun safety measures to end the cycle of violence.
In honor of National Gun Violence Survivors Week, I am proud to join #MayorsAgainstIllegalGuns — a coalition of Mayors committed to implementing common-sense gun safety measures that can end the cycle of violence in our cities, and across the country. #GVSurvivorsWeek
— Aftab Pureval (@AftabPureval) February 1, 2022