Mayors call for Senate to immediately take up HR 8 & HR 1446 Washington, D.C. – 152 mayors, including Democrats, Republicans and Independents, sent a letter today to members of the United States Senate, urging immediate consideration of two pieces of legislation to prevent gun violence: HR 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, and HR 1446,
As Another Tragedy Strikes an American City, U.S. Conference of Mayors Sends Letter to Senate Leadership Renewing a Call for Action WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, Milwaukee is reeling from a mass shooting tragedy, as yet another city is hit by the crisis of gun violence in America. It was one year ago today that
Washington, DC—Below is a statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors President Bryan K. Barnett, Mayor of Rochester Hills (MI), on today’s shooting in Milwaukee: “Today we add Milwaukee to the long and rapidly growing list of America’s cities that have recently experienced mass shootings. Today Milwaukee loses at least six residents who leave countless family
