2010-2020 Mayor's Office Websites: on Gun Control

Eric Adams: Reinvent the anti-crime unit as an anti-gun unit

Reinvent the anti-crime unit as an anti-gun unit, hiring officers with the skills and temperament for this kind of intense, on the ground police work by targeting known shooters with precision policing tactics.

Prevent guns from coming in through our bus and train stations with spot checks like the ones we use in subway stations.

Coordinate a multi-state East Coast compact to share information on dirty gun dealers and potential traffickers to make up for a lack of federal response.

Source: 2021 NYC Mayoral campaign website EricAdams2021.com Jul 7, 2021

Marty Walsh: Stopping illegal gun trafficking is a top priority

Marty made stopping illegal gun trafficking a top priority and is committed to ridding Boston of the illegal guns used in crimes. He launched an annual New England Regional Gun Violence Summit, to fight the interstate trafficking that brings illegal guns to Boston. In 2015, Mayor Walsh signed an ordinance banning replica handguns in public spaces, making residents aware of the danger of replica handguns and increasing the dialogue about their consequences with Boston's young people. Source: 2020 Boston Mayoral campaign website MartyWalsh.com Dec 31, 2020

Bill de Blasio: Wall Street for Change: campaign to support gun divestment

Bill de Blasio has pushed for strong gun safety laws at the state level and for the promotion of industry-wide standards in gun safety, including micro-stamping. De Blasio also led the effort to divest public pension fund holdings in companies that manufacture the most dangerous weapons and launched the "Wall Street for Change" campaign to support gun divestment of prominent hedge funds and money managers nationwide Source: 2013 Mayoral campaign website, www.billdeblasio.com Oct 22, 2013

Eric Garcetti: Track record of leadership against gunviolence

Throughout his career, Eric Garcetti has stood up to protect our kids and communities from gun violence through local action and national advocacy. His proven track record of leadership against gun violence demonstrates the kind of Mayor he will be in protecting L.A. neighborhoods. Source: 2013 Mayoral campaign website www.ericgarcetti.com, "Issues" Jun 6, 2013

Cory Booker: Insane to carry concealed loaded weapons cross-state

We know we have a gun violence problem in America. The solution is not to get rid of guns. The solution is to have sensible gun laws that keep illegal weapons out of the hands of criminals but also empower communities to make smart choices about how to best protect their neighborhoods, their towns, their cities. Right now moving through our federal legislature is this insane idea that says that people can carry hidden loaded weapons, concealed weapons, all throughout the country regardless of individua state laws. They are basically saying that if in Florida or in Utah, they make a decision to issue a concealed weapon permit, that permit should apply to every other state. Some states may have lax laws. They may allow people that have had domestic viole Source: 2011 Mayoral website, corybooker.com, Message to Congress Oct 18, 2011

Cory Booker: Coalition "Mayors Against Illegal Guns"; Keep state laws

We believe, a Coalition of Mayors, called "Mayors Against Illegal Guns", we believe that local states should make their own choices and that other people should respect those laws. The laws of Florida when it comes to concealed loaded weapons should not apply to New Jersey. The laws of New Jersey shouldn't necessarily apply to the laws of UT or AL. We cannot have a situation where Congress passes a law and next thing you know, people are showing up in your community with hidden weapons that you, your state legislature, your mayors don't want to have happen. We need each other to respect the laws of our states. And most importantly we need to respect human lives and come together with sensible laws to make sure that our neighborhoods, our towns, our cities, our families can be kept safe and strong and secure. Source: 2011 Mayoral website, corybooker.com, Message to Congress Oct 18, 2011

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