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Americans to Protest Senators Who Voted Against Background Checks Friday and Saturday

Apr 19, 2013

Mayors Against Illegal Guns announced today that Americans in seven states will gather today and Saturday for “Shame on You” protests against senators who voted with the Washington gun lobby and against the 90 percent of Americans who support commonsense, life-saving background checks for all gun sales. This week Senators Max Baucus (MT), Richard Burr (NC), Saxby Chambliss (GA), Da...
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Updated: Organizing for Action and Mayors Against Illegal Guns to Hold "We Have Not Forgotten and Demand Action" Community Events Across the Country

Apr 12, 2013

Chicago, IL and New York, NY – Starting tonight in Arizona and continuing tomorrow Saturday, April 13th, Americans across the country will join together at "We Have Not Forgotten and Demand Action" community events to call on members of Congress to support gun violence prevention measures like the bipartisan legislation introduced by Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey and West Virginia Senat...
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The Hill: Bloomberg-backed group launches ad pressuring senators on gun control

Apr 12, 2013

Mayors Against Illegal Guns is launching a round of television ads to pressure seven Republican senators and two Democrats to vote for a bipartisan proposal to expand background checks. The new ad invokes the massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and subtly chides the Senate for taking up gun control legislation more than 100 days after the tragedy.
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Following Announcement of Manchin-Toomey Bill, Mayors Against Illegal Guns Stops Ads on Pennsylvania Airwaves

Apr 10, 2013

Following the announcement today that Senator Pat Toomey joined West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin in co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation to require background checks for commercial gun sales – including at gun shows and online – Mayors Against Illegal Guns announced that it would stop airing ads in Pennsylvania and thanked Senator Toomey for standing with Pennsylvanians and support...
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Statements of Mayors Against Illegal Guns Co-Chairs on Manchin-Toomey Compromise to Expand Background Checks

Apr 10, 2013

Below please find statements from the Mayors Against Illegal Guns co-chairs. The coalition also released this fact sheet on the Manchin-Toomey amendment today. Mayors Against Illegal Guns Co-Chair and New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg: “Over the last few months, Americans across the country and in both parties have demanded that those in Washington take commonsense steps to keep ...
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The Hill: Senate must pass a strong background check law

Apr 09, 2013

Now that senators have returned from their recess, they must act swiftly to pass Senator Reid’s omnibus gun violence prevention bill (S.649), which requires that all gun buyers pass background checks — whether they purchase their firearms from licensed dealers or else in so-called “private” sales, such as online and at gun shows. And the bill must take the same record-ke...
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Mayors Against Illegal Guns to Score Congressional Gun Votes

Apr 09, 2013

Mayors Against Illegal Guns announced today that, for the first time, it will score votes and other official activity on firearms policy in the 113th Congress. In a letter that will be sent to all members of Congress today, the coalition states that it will issue a scorecard assigning members a letter grade on their gun policy records. The letter can be found at: www.demandaction.org/score. Th...
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Statements on Connecticut Legislature's Passage of Comprehensive Background Checks, Tougher Assault Weapons Ban, and Limits on Ammunition Magazines

Apr 04, 2013

Following the Connecticut Legislature’s passage of gun safety legislation that includes comprehensive and enforceable background checks, a strengthened assault weapons ban, and limits on high-capacity ammunition magazines, the co-chairs of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, as well as families who lost loved ones in New...
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Statements on Maryland Legislature’s Passage of Assault Weapons Ban and Limits on Ammunition Magazines

Apr 04, 2013

Following the Maryland Legislature’s passage of gun safety legislation that includes a ban on military-style assault weapons and limits on high-capacity ammunition magazines, among other measures, the co-chairs of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, as well as Maryland mayors and family members who have lost loved ones t...
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The Associated Press: Bloomberg Meets Hadiya Pendleton's Parents, Says NYC Gun Laws, Policing Key To Fighting Crime

Apr 04, 2013

New York City's mayor met Thursday with the parents of a Chicago girl killed just days after performing at President Barack Obama's inaugural festivities, then suggested that places interested in reducing gun violence might want to emulate the Big Apple, where studies have found teenagers are less likely to carry weapons than in any other major U.S. city.
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Americans to Protest Senators Who Voted Against Background Checks Friday and Saturday

Updated: Organizing for Action and Mayors Against Illegal Guns to Hold "We Have Not Forgotten and Demand Action" Community Events Across the Country

The Hill: Bloomberg-backed group launches ad pressuring senators on gun control

Following Announcement of Manchin-Toomey Bill, Mayors Against Illegal Guns Stops Ads on Pennsylvania Airwaves

Statements of Mayors Against Illegal Guns Co-Chairs on Manchin-Toomey Compromise to Expand Background Checks

The Hill: Senate must pass a strong background check law

Mayors Against Illegal Guns to Score Congressional Gun Votes

Statements on Connecticut Legislature's Passage of Comprehensive Background Checks, Tougher Assault Weapons Ban, and Limits on Ammunition Magazines

Statements on Maryland Legislature’s Passage of Assault Weapons Ban and Limits on Ammunition Magazines

The Associated Press: Bloomberg Meets Hadiya Pendleton's Parents, Says NYC Gun Laws, Policing Key To Fighting Crime

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