Mayors Against Illegal Guns Sends Obama a Letter
The national group of mayors, led by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, sent a letter to President Obama today.
University City Mayor Shelley Welsch joined other mayors across the country today in sending a letter to President Barack Obama regarding the shooting in Newtown, CT and the need to change gun legislation in the United States. Welsch and St. Louis City Mayor Francis Slay are the only local mayors to join the coalition Mayors Against Illegal Guns. The group, which includes more than 750 mayors nationwide, is led by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino. Welsch and Slay joined the organization years ago. The letter read, in part, "As mayors, we are charged with keeping our communities safe. But too many of us have sat with mothers and fathers of children killed with guns. Twenty-four children enrolled in …
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Douglas Andrews
5:57 am on Thursday, December 20, 2012
So the Mayor jumps on the bandwagon.....just in time for the spotlight of the media moment....1000 miles away? By my count, since her election, there have been more than 20 shootings, numerous murders, and countless gun-crimes in U.City as reported in the post- dispatch as well as this Patch website itself.... The 3rd ward itself has been asking help for years! Please?!?! Way to grab the hot … more ›