03-07-2013 Mayor Buttigieg Featured in Anti-Gun Violence Public Service Announcement

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dam FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 7, 2013 CONTACTS Erika Soto Lamb: esotolamb2crabengrou .com or 646-580-5281 Alex Katz: akatz l cityhall.n c.Gov or 617-721-3779 INDIANA MAYORS DEMAND ACTION FROM CONGRESS TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE Mayors of Gerry and South Bend Anrong 30 Mayors Featured in Neiv PSA; iviviv.DenrcatdAction.org Mayors Against Illegal Guns today released a new PSA featuring 30 mayors demanding that Congress take immediate action to prevent gun violence. Indiana mayors featured in the ad are Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg. The ad can be viewed here: www.DemandAction.orgNayors. The PSA marks a transition in the coalition's campaign from demanding a plan to demanding that Congress take action to pass legislation to require background checks for all sales, limit military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and make gun trafficking a federal crime. The bipartisan coalition now includes more than 900 mayors from 45 states and more than 1.4 million grassroots supporters. The coalition's call for action follows new polls released this week showing that likely voters in a wide range of states and congressional districts overwhelmingly support background checks for all gun sales. The average support for background checks for all gun sales among 41 congressional district polls was 89 percent; the average among 21 statewide polls was 86 percent. The findings of these surveys can be found at www.demandaction.org/polls. "Americans overwhelmingly support background checks to keep guns out of the hands of criminals," said Mayors Against Illegal Guns Co-Chair and New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. "Now it's time for Congress to stand with their constituents to pass a law requiring background checks for all gun sales— and to take other common sense steps that will save lives." "Mayors are on the front lines in the fight against gun violence—that's why so many have joined our coalition since Newtown," Mayors Against Illegal Guns Co-Chair and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino said. "The numbers don't lie— support for background checks and other sensible reforms is clear. That's why we're demanding our leaders in Washington help us to protect our communities and keep our children safe. Now is the time for action." "More than a million Americans have united in demanding that our leaders in (more)