On Monday, mayors from various states sent letters to the Senate calling for passage of gun safety laws. The U.S. Conference of Mayors is made up of mayors from various states around the country, including Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. The mayor appealed to the Senate for help. As mayors of cities that have had mass shootings this year, we are writing to ask the Senate to pass a gun safety bill that has passed the House and is currently underway at the lame duck meeting. Pending in the Senate. We can tell you firsthand the devastating impact these shootings have had on our residents and our cities. Although we will never fully recover from them , We must try to prevent them from happening in other cities in the future, ”the mayor wrote in the letter. Two bills passed the House, the Assault Weapons Ban and the Background Checks Extension Act. Now the bill is awaiting action by the Senate.” Congress met this summer to pass the bipartisan Safe Communities Act, and both of these bills passed the House with bipartisan support. More than 90% of Americans support expanding background checks, with two-thirds supporting the U.S. Conference of Mayors, who called on the Senate to take action: “The Assault Weapons Ban and Expanded Background Checks Act.” Now is the time to pass the
On Monday, mayors from various states sent letters to the Senate urging them to pass gun safety laws.
The U.S. Conference of Mayors is made up of mayors from various states around the country, including Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer.
Mayors have asked the Senate to help prevent more cities from experiencing the effects of gun violence and mass shootings.
“As mayor of a city that has had a mass shooting this year, I am writing to ask the Senate to pass the gun safety bill that passed the House and is currently pending in the Senate during the Lame Duck session. These shootings have affected residents and our city.We will never fully recover, but we must try to prevent them from happening in other cities in the future.
Two bills passed the House, the Assault Weapons Ban and the Background Checks Extension Act. The bill is currently awaiting Senate decision.
“Congress met this summer to pass the bipartisan Safe Communities Act, and both of these bills passed the House with bipartisan support. Two-thirds support a ban on assault weapons,” he wrote in the mayor’s letter.
The US Conference of Mayors called on the Senate to take action.
“The time to pass the Assault Weapons Ban and Expanded Background Checks Act is now,” they wrote.
