H.R. 8 - United States Conference of Mayors

U.S. Conference of Mayors Leadership Calls for Quick Senate Action to Address Scourge of Gun Violence

Washington, DC—Today, the Executive Committee of the United States Conference of Mayors held an emergency session to address the unending gun violence and evil that continues to claim the lives of countless innocent Americans, including our children, and issued the following statement: “In the aftermath of the most recent mass shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo,

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