Mayors Against Illegal Guns

"Controlling" the Gun Debate: An Open Letter to All Pollsters

Margie Omero | Posted 04.27.2012

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By not revisiting their question language, polling outlets are actually influencing the debate by suggesting there is less support for stronger gun laws than actually exists.

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Bloomberg Calls Trayvon Martin Tragedy A 'Disgrace'

Posted 03.26.2012

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg weighed in on the Trayvon Martin tragedy Monday, once again putting the blame for gun violence on lawmakers in Washington. ...

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It Will Take a Country to Save a Country -- Tucson One Year Later

Tristine Skyler | Posted 04.11.2012

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Until we fix our legislation surrounding background checks for purchasing firearms, and update the national database, we are still living in this alien world.

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WATCH: Bloomberg & Boston Mayor Run Anti-Gun Super Bowl Ad

Posted 02.03.2012

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The longtime mayors of the Big Apple and Beantown may be routing for opposing teams during the Super Bowl, but when it comes to gun control, the two a...

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New Report: Gun-Check System Misses Millions Of Drug Abusers, People With Mental Illness

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 11.14.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Millions of reports on people barred by federal law from purchasing guns because of serious mental illness and drug abuse are never adde...

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Views Might Be Changing Toward Gun Laws Not Actually Up for Debate. So What?

Margie Omero | Posted 12.26.2011

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By tracking opinions toward a handgun ban, and by looking at only a few broad questions, news and polling outlets are missing a clear and important pattern: There is widespread support for a variety of gun laws.

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Chris Cox's Failed Argument for Forced Concealed Carry

Cliff Schecter | Posted 11.13.2011

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If you live in a state that has common-sense laws for the issuance of a carry permit, consider that only 35 states require some type of training, certification or time at the firing range to carry a loaded, concealed weapon.

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Voters to DC: "Get your hands off our gun permits"

Margie Omero | Posted 11.09.2011

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These days, with Congress receiving record low approval ratings, and with the Federal Government receiving lower ratings than the oil and gas industri...

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Al Qaeda Threat Highlighted In National Gun Control Ad Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Hoping to maintain a bit of political pressure on Congress and the White House, a prominent gun control advocacy group is turning recent...

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On the Road with the Fix Gun Checks Tour

Tristine Skyler | Posted 08.16.2011

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The digital, constantly updating number on a mobile billboard truck reads 4,109. That is 4,109 people murdered in preventable, illegal gun deaths since the Tucson shooting this past January.

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In Arizona, Gun Control Advocates Bring Campaign To Giffords' Backyard

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Victims of the Arizona shootings and their families gathered in downtown Tucson on Monday to support a national campaign to improve gun ...

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Polls: Key States Support Strengthening National Gun Background-Check System

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Polls conducted in five key states show large majorities in support of closing loopholes in the national background check system for fir...

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On Guns, Arizona and Other States Doing Too Little and Ignoring the Obvious

Margie Omero | Posted 05.25.2011

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Some would have us believe the gun issue divides us. But recent polling in five battleground states suggests otherwise. The coalition Mayors Against I...

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In Arizona, Survivor Of Virginia Tech Massacre Talks Gun Control: 'The Time For Thoughts And Prayers Is Over'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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Almost two months after the shootings in Tucson, Ariz., Colin Goddard, a survivor of the Virginia Tech massacre, is speaking to Arizona students about...

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Chuck Schumer, Michael Bloomberg Team Up On Gun Control

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has announced legislation that would require all gun buyers to undergo a background check and increase penalties for state...

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Bloomberg Launches Cross-Country Campaign For Gun Control Laws

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, co-chair of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, appeared on "Good Morning America" Wednesday to announce a new campaig...

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Daley Takes A Last Shot At Gun Control

Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicago's outgoing mayor has long been a vocal proponent of gun control legislation. As the CEO of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition, Mayor Da...

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13 Families -- Life After Columbine

Trey Borzillieri | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the aftermath of Tucson... do we have the courage to stay awake for change this time? It has been nearly one month since the tragic shootings ther...

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God Not Guns: Tucson Argues For Gun Limits To Reduce Violence

Rev. Chuck Currie | Posted 05.25.2011

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The question for people of faith is where we place our trust: with God or guns?

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Obama Will Be Jumping Into Gun Control Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Although President Obama avoided talking about the contentious issue of gun control in Tuesday's State of the Union address, his top adv...

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34 Victims Of Gun Violence Speak Out For Gun Control At City Hall

Posted 05.25.2011

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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Martin Luther King III held a press conference Monday in City Hall, joining those affected by gun violence, ...

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Gallup: Stricter Gun Laws Are the Best Way to Prevent Mass Shootings

Margie Omero | Posted 05.25.2011

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Using their own words, Americans cite stricter gun laws as the best way to "prevent mass shootings from occurring in the United States."

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It's Time to Fix Our Nation's Broken Gun Background Check System

Michael R. Bloomberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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We cannot wait any longer to act. We cannot turn our backs on this national calamity any longer. We cannot accept that 34 Americans will be murdered with guns in all of our tomorrows.

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Americans Can't Agree on Guns? Wrong.

Michael R. Bloomberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of the major old assumptions in the media and in Washington is that the gun issue is one that hopelessly divides Americans. But a new poll shows a remarkable consensus among Americans on gun issues.

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Poll: Majority Of Americans, Including Gun Owners, Support Tougher Restrictions

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Despite powerful lobbying against any new gun-control measures by groups like the National Rifle Association, a new bipartisan poll show...

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