Saturday, February 2, 2013
University City Mayor Shelley Welsch is a member of the organization.
A comprehensive study by Mayors Against Illegal Guns of mass shootings in the last four years has revealed new findings on trends in where mass shootings occur, what weapons are used, and what other factors are at play. The study identified 43 mass shootings where four or more people were murdered between January 2009 and January 2013. Findings include: These findings challenge some of the conventional wisdom about mass shootings, and the report highlights the areas in which further attention and research are needed. Click here to download the full report. Mayors Against Illegal Guns Since its inception in April 2006, Mayors Against Illegal Guns has grown from 15 mayors to more than 850 mayors from across the country, including University …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
The University City mayor was one of 30 nationwide to issue statements Wednesday.
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama issued 23 executive actions and is urged Americans to put pressure on Congress to pass his proposed changes, including universal background checks on gun sales, a ban military-style assault rifles and limited ammunition magazines. In response to the President's gun control plan, the coalition Mayors Against Illegal Guns issued statements from 30 mayors nationwide.. University City Mayor Shelley Welsch is a member of the coalition. She issued the following statement. There are 33 Americans murdered with guns every day, and there's something we can do to stop the bloodshed. So why in the world would we wait? President Obama announced today that he is taking bold steps to address the epidemic of gun …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
The ad launched Tuesday on the second anniversary of the Tucson shooting. University City Mayor Shelley Welsch is a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
Two years after the Tucson mass shooting in which six were killed and former Representative Gabrielle Giffords was shot, Mayors Against Illegal Guns today released a new television ad featuring Roxanna Green, mother of Christina-Taylor Green, the nine year-old girl murdered that day. The 30-second spot opens with a scene from the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in which 20 children were killed. In the ad, Green demands that elected officials in Washington D.C. take immediate action to reduce gun violence in America. The ad can be viewed with this story or by clicking here. “How many more children must die before Washington does something to end our gunviolence problem?” said Mayors Against Illegal Guns Co-Chair and New York …
Austin Texas
11:29 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013
I commend the Mayors Against Illegal Guns for working together and taking a public stand on the issue of violence and guns in our communities. This study is so important because the only way to change public opinion is through education and statistics. Facts speak for themselves. I wish we could publicize these facts more openly, through the news media or state government websites. Other facts … more ›