Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: CeaseFire employee/gang member charged with kidnapping and rape [View all]jimmy the one
(2,708 posts)Johnston: MAIG claims 600 members, although many mayors on that list dispute that. OK, say 500 mayors. 30 convicted felons, out of that 30 I found six that have committed violent crimes
wiki, 2013 link: Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) is a United States, bipartisan coalition of over 1,000 mayors that supports gun control.
The coalition is composed of mostly Democratic mayors, but also has some members of the Green Party, and political independents. Its statement of principles has received the endorsement of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National Conference of Black Mayors. In December 2013, MAIG announced that it had joined forces with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a grassroots gun-control advocacy
addendum: MAIG membership has dropped 15% since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, from 1,046 members to 885. A statement from MAIG Chairman said the changes in membership were "just the natural course of events that mayors leave and join our coalition based on the electoral cycle
So apparently a push, which is about the best you'll ever get of me.