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ICYMI: What Mayors Are Saying About Reduction in Crime in America’s Cities

Mayors credit innovative policing and crime prevention strategies, strategic partnerships & holistic approaches to crime reduction for downward trend Washington, DC — Last week during the 93rd Annual Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) in Tampa (FL) mayors from across the country gathered to discuss the tremendous progress

Nation’s Mayors Applaud House Passage of Background Check Legislation, Urge Swift Action in Senate

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act and H.R. 1446, the Enhanced Background Checks Act. These lifesaving bills close serious loopholes in the background check system by ensuring that background checks are completed before weapons are sold and that dangerous individuals who should not be in