CHICAGO - Not only does New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg want to buy up the 2nd congressional district on Chicago's southside, he's taking his anti-gun message to fellow mayors through the nation. Bloomberg's "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" campaign has signed on 850 mayors from 44 states, including 33 mayors from Illinois cities and towns.
Bloomberg's "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" purposes to:
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Punish - to the maximum extent of the law - criminals who possess, use, and traffic in illegal guns.
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Target and hold accountable irresponsible gun dealers who break the law by knowingly selling guns to straw purchasers.
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Oppose all federal efforts to restrict cities' right to access, use, and share trace data that is so essential to effective enforcement, or to interfere with the ability of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms to combat illegal gun trafficking.
Keep lethal, military-style weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines off our streets.
Work to develop and use technologies that aid in the detection and tracing of illegal guns.
Support all local state and federal legislation that targets illegal guns; coordinate legislative, enforcement, and litigation strategies; and share information and best practices.
Invite other cities to join us in this new national effort.
Those mayors from Illinois that have signed on include:
| Mayor Larry Hartwig Addison, IL |
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| Mayor Arlene J. Mulder Arlington Heights, IL |
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| Mayor Joel Fritzler Carbondale, IL |
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| Mayor Rahm Emanuel Chicago, IL |
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| Mayor Kris Povlsen DeKalb, IL |
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| Mayor Harriet Rosenthal Deerfield, IL |
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| Mayor Teresa Kernc Diamond, IL |
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| Mayor Thomas A. Brown East Hazel Crest, IL |
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| Mayor Alvin L. Parks Jr. East St. Louis, IL |
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| Mayor David L. Anderson Elburn, IL |
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| Mayor David J. Kaptain Elgin, IL |
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| Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl Evanston, IL |
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| Mayor James J. Sexton Evergreen Park, IL |
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| Mayor Kerry Durkin Glenwood, IL |
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| Mayor Michael Howley Hickory Hills, IL |
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| Mayor Joseph T. Tamburino Hillside, IL |
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| Mayor Gerald C. Turry Lincolnwood, IL |
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| Mayor Joseph J. Broda Lisle, IL |
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| Mayor Eugene "Gene" Williams Lynwood, IL |
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| Mayor Henderson Yarbrough Sr. Maywood, IL |
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| Mayor Christopher Koos Normal, IL |
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| Mayor Leon Rockingham North Chicago, IL |
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| Mayor Kyle R. Hastings Orland Hills, IL |
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| Mayor Robert S. Straz Palos Heights, IL |
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| Mayor Gerald R. Bennett Palos Hills, IL |
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| Mayor Greg Marston Pingree Grove, IL |
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| Mayor Lawrence Morrissey Rockford, IL |
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| Mayor George Van Dusen Skokie, IL |
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| Mayor Don A. DeGraff South Holland, IL |
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| Mayor Beniamino Mazzulla Stone Park, IL |
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| Mayor Laurel Lunt Prussing Urbana, IL |
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| Mayor Robert Sabonjian Waukegan, IL |
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| Mayor Sam D. Pulia Westchester, IL |
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