450 Mayors Petition Obama To Adopt Broad Gun Reform

The Washington Post ^ | October 3, 2009 | David S. Fallis

[2ndDivisionVet]

A new report from a national coalition of mayors urges President Obama to adopt dozens of reforms to help curb gun violence, including steps to crack down on problems at gun shows and the creation of a federal interstate firearms trafficking unit.

The "Blueprint for Federal Action on Illegal Guns," a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Post, presents 40 recommendations that "would dramatically improve law enforcement's ability to keep guns out of the hands of criminals -- and, in doing so, save innocent lives."

The strategies outlined by the Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a bipartisan group of about 450 mayors nationwide, focus on the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The agency, which has been sent a copy of the report, declined to comment.

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ATF agents should have greater discretion to conduct criminal investigations at gun shows identified as sources of firearms later seized in crimes, the report states, noting that "criminal activity endemic to some gun shows goes unchecked."(continued)

[2ndDivisionVet]

Two page article.

Comments?

[elpadre]

are they all democrats??

[Secret Agent Man]

450 mayors wanting this cannot be a good thing. Sorry, if they are thinking that gun shows have ‘loopholes’ that’s a red flag to me.

[Fiddlstix]

Ping

[Domandred]

Just two words:

Molon Labe

[NewHampshireDuo]

450 mayors (plus a president) needing to be removed from office.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I didn't realize we had that many communist mayors in this country. Yikes! This country is in worse shape than I thought.

BTW: Taking peoples' Second Amendment rights away from them IS NOT "reform". It's communism.

[hometoroost]

Here’s my recommendation to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. Lock up the criminals and don’t let them out.

[LiberConservative]

Take my guns? In Detroit?! Not on my watch.

[EagleUSA]

Here’s my recommendation to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. Lock up the criminals and don’t let them out.
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The extreme left’s ongoing wet-dream of disarming the law-abiding public is not about CRIME. Or criminals. It is all about the Second Amendment and WHY it was put in the Bill of Rights to begin with.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Most large and mid-sized city mayors are Democrats, and I imagine that’s the bulk of the 450 in this article.

[doc1019]

450 Mayors Petition Obama To Adopt Broad Gun Reform

Need to hear from the 300K plus Mayors who don’t agree.

[Rio]

The names of these 450 mayors need to be published in their local newspapers!

[vetvetdoug]

The NRA outlined Obama’s beliefs and agenda prior to the election. Any gun owner that voted for Obama had their collective heads up their butts.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Implement the “Singapore solution” on gun crimes of violence. Felons using guns get big sentences.

Of course, the nearly law-abiding are always easier targets for minor violations like the wrong sized magazine, or a barrel that’s an inch short—that’s NOT what I’m talking about, but often what we get when the authorities implement no-tolerance.

[FourPeas]

The proposed changes could be accomplished within existing laws through agency reforms, regulatory moves and better funding, the report said. The strategies grew out of academic and government research, an analysis of firearms prosecutions and talks with government and law enforcement officials.

Hmmm.

[digger48]

Anybody know just how many duly elected “Mayors” there are in this country?

I think my little old cornfield state could muster up at least 450 on our own.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/html/home/home.shtml

[Parley Baer]

“are they all democrats??”

I bet the so called Republican mayor of New York might be on that list. However I would assume 95% or more are.