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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From the Senator's Desk

Newtown School Shootings: Sen. Chappelle-Nadal's Statement

University City's state senator released a statement on the shootings Monday.

University City — At a time like this it is difficult to know how to respond to the mass killing of innocent souls and impossible to find words to comfort the survivors. Unfortunately, we have had far too many times like this. Each time a gunman enters a school, or a theater, or a mall and begins randomly killing people, our nation grieves and struggles to understand how such tragedies occur. We debate the effectiveness of our mental health programs, we argue over gun control measures, we vow it will never happen again, and then it does. The fact most of the latest victims are young children shocks our conscience, but will it motivate us to consider meaningful change? Perhaps the answer lies not with our leaders in Washington, D.C. but …

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