Mayors Against Illegal Guns announced Tuesday the launch of a 100 day bus tour expected to cover 25 states.
The “No More Names: The National Drive to Reduce Gun Violence” tour begins in Newtown, Connecticut on Friday, the six month anniversary of the Sandy Hook mass shooting. The Mancin-Toomey bill that failed to elude a Senate filibuster this past April is a major factor in the effort. That bill would have make a background check a prerequisite to commercially purchasing a gun. During the tour, the mayors plan to thank Senators who have been supportive to their cause and also call on those who voted against Mancin-Toomey to take a second look.
This article appears in Jun 13-19, 2013.