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Press releases
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Members of Mayors Against Illegal Guns Gather for Major Summit on Gun Violence Prevention and Gun Industry Accountability, Release New Report Exposing Top Crime Gun Manufacturers
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Everytown Announces Three New Co-Chairs of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Including Mayors of Cleveland, Arlington, Lansing
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Mayors Against Illegal Guns Co-Chairs Issue Statement on Mass Shootings at Kansas City Chiefs Championship Parade In Solidarity With Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas
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Mayors Against Illegal Guns Co-Chairs Issue Statement on Mass Shootings in Lewiston Maine
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Mayors Are Not Afraid To Take On the Gun Industry | Opinion
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NEW DATA: 31 Mayors Against Illegal Guns Cities Release New Analysis on Manufacturers of Crime Guns
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Mayors Against Illegal Guns Gather In New York City For Major Summit On Gun Violence Prevention And Gun Industry Accountability
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Mayors Against Illegal Guns Co-Chairs Applaud Confirmation of Steve Dettelbach As ATF Director
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Mayors Against Illegal Guns Co-Chairs Respond to Dangerous Second Amendment Supreme Court Decision
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Mayors Against Illegal Guns Applaud Announcement of Major Federal Bipartisan Gun Safety Agreement
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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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Everytown, New York City Call on ATF to Revoke License of Nation’s Largest Ghost Gun Kits Manufacturer
Coalition members in the news
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Georgia city rules that people must lock empty vehicles when guns are inside
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Philadelphia becomes fourth city to ban largest ghost gun parts dealer
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Chicago sues Glock over switch that converts pistols to machine guns
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Baltimore reaches $1.2M settlement in lawsuit against ‘ghost gun’ manufacturer Polymer80
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Baltimore Sues A.T.F. Over Access to Gun Data
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One City’s Surprising Tactic to Reduce Gun Violence: Solving More Nonfatal Shootings
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Weapons remain prohibited on City of Lincoln property despite changing gun laws
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Op-Ed | Keeping our communities safe: One young person at a time
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Philadelphia announces lawsuit against two gun manufacturers after police say ghost guns were used in Kingsessing mass shooting
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Philly Council seeks temporary halt to state’s preemption of local gun laws
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Mayor Duggan to launch gun violence prevention program at State of the City
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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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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
Last week I had the immense pleasure of meeting with the @WhiteHouse Office of Gun Violence Prevention to discuss ways the Biden Administration and the City of Oakland can work together to reduce gun violence in our communities. This new federal office was launched in September… pic.twitter.com/SPyHyZ1ET8
— Mayor Sheng Thao 盛桃 (@MayorShengThao) January 26, 2024
Baltimore is already using data-driven policies to fight the epidemic of gun violence — and thanks to our comprehensive approach, we have a 20% reduction in homicides.
— Brandon M. Scott (@MayorBMScott) December 19, 2023
But we actually need all the data.
Glad to stand with @Everytown on this.https://t.co/RuS5yd2Pb6
The legislative session is just around the corner, and we're set on getting policies passed that will actually help our officers fight crime, reduce gun violence, and make our communities safer.
— Mayor Tim Keller (@MayorKeller) January 11, 2024
Learn more about our 2024 Metro Crime Initiative at https://t.co/yhLiiuG6ht.
I just submitted my comment to the ATF to voice my support for closing dangerous loopholes in gun sales. Join me, and show your support for public safety with just two clicks. @MomsDemand @Everytown https://t.co/r03ZQtmBsz
— Mayor Ron Nirenberg (@Ron_Nirenberg) November 20, 2023
Every day, over 100 Americans lose their lives to gun violence. This #GVSurvivorsWeek, I’m joining leaders across the country to raise awareness about gun violence, uplift the voices of survivors, and call for common-sense gun safety measures to end this deadly epidemic. pic.twitter.com/9SZWdTd7uj
— Mayor Bruce Harrell (@MayorofSeattle) January 24, 2024
We are working with urgency to end gun violence in Louisville. Today with @LMPD, the Jefferson Co. Commonwealth's Attorney, @JeffCoAttyKY and ATF, we announced the Prohibited Firearms Possessors Initiative, a unified effort to identify and prosecute repeat firearm offenders. pic.twitter.com/j4V1uJQahh
— Mayor Craig Greenberg (@LouisvilleMayor) January 23, 2024
It's simple: secure gun storage saves lives.
— Brandon M. Scott (@MayorBMScott) December 1, 2023
That’s why I am happy to partner with @MomsDeman and @Everytown’s Be SMART campaign in advocating for secure gun storage. #BeSmart pic.twitter.com/myKLXYhs8Y
Thanks to @momsdemand for hosting all the Gun Sense candidates in Boulder tonight for a discussion about how we can and must do better to protect our community from gun violence. I appreciate all of your advocacy! pic.twitter.com/iCkh4cvMPV
— Aaron Brockett (@AaronBrockett12) October 24, 2023