Paid for by Mayors Against Illegal Guns Action Fund

600 MAYORS ASKTHE U.S. SENATE:WILL YOU STAND WITH US, OR GUT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY LAWS?

Senators: We urge you not to gut your own state’s public safety laws. Currently, 38 states deny con-cealed carry by people convicted of certain danger-ous misdemeanors, 29 states deny concealed carry by alcohol abusers, and 35 states require applicants to complete gun safety training. All these laws would be eviscerated.

These basic standards matter. Today, a bipartisan coalition of 600 mayors, along with major police organizations, domestic violence experts, prosecu-tors and faith leaders, is asking you to stand with us to protect the public safety laws that your own states have adopted. The safety of our local communities and the lives of innocent Americans are on the line.

Where do you stand?

For more information, visit our website at www.ourlivesourlaws.org.

Call your Senator and ask them to vote against this federal concealed carry mandate.

Samuel L. Jones, Mobile, AlabamaRon Davis, Prichard, AlabamaOmar Neal, Tuskegee, AlabamaCarolyn Floyd, Kodiak, AlaskaSara R. Presler, Flagstaff, ArizonaPatrick Hays, North Little Rock, ArkansasCarl A. Redus, Pine Bluff, ArkansasCheryl Cox, Chula Vista, CaliforniaSam Pedroza, Claremont, CaliforniaRobert Wasserman, Fremont, CaliforniaMaria Orozco, Gonzales, CaliforniaJames T. Butts, Jr., Inglewood, CaliforniaSukhee Kang, Irvine, California Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, California Rob Schroder, Martinez, CaliforniaPaul Eaton, Montclair, CaliforniaJean Quan, Oakland, CaliforniaStephen P. Pougnet, Palm Springs, CaliforniaBill Bogaard, Pasadena, CaliforniaLuis I. Molina, Patterson, CaliforniaDavid Glass, Petaluma, CaliforniaJennifer Hosterman, Pleasanton, CaliforniaL. Dennis Michael, Rancho Cucamonga, Thomas D. Long, Rancho Palos Verdes, Gayle McLaughlin, Richmond, CaliforniaKevin Johnson, Sacramento, CaliforniaDennis Donohue, Salinas, CaliforniaPatrick J. Morris, San Bernardino, CaliforniaJerry Sanders, San Diego, CaliforniaChuck Reed, San Jose, CaliforniaMiguel Pulido, Santa Ana, CaliforniaHelene Schneider, Santa Barbara, CaliforniaRichard Bloom, Santa Monica, CaliforniaAnn Johnston, Stockton, CaliforniaJohn J. Duran, West Hollywood, CaliforniaChristopher Cabaldon, West Sacramento, CaliforniaSusan M. Osborne, Boulder, ColoradoMichael B. Hancock, Denver, ColoradoJacob Smith, Golden, ColoradoMarc A. Snyder, Manitou Springs, ColoradoCharles Rose, Salida, ColoradoBill Finch, Bridgeport, ConnecticutApril Capone Almon, East Haven, ConnecticutScott D. Jackson, Hamden, ConnecticutPedro E. Segarra, Hartford, ConnecticutJohn DeStefano, New Haven, ConnecticutRichard A. Moccia, Norwalk, ConnecticutScott Slifka, West Hartford, ConnecticutJohn M. Picard, West Haven, ConnecticutMichael J. Smith, Blades, DelawareJohn P. Buchheit III, Delaware City, DelawareJames L. Ford III, Lewes, DelawareKenneth Branner, Middletown, DelawareJames M. Baker, Wilmington, DelawareSusan Gottlieb, Aventura, FloridaJean Rosenfield, Bal Harbour, FloridaPerry Knight, Bowling Green, FloridaSue Gunzburger, Broward County, FloridaDebby Eisinger, Cooper City, FloridaPeggy Noland, Deerfield Beach, FloridaJuan Carlos Bermudez, Doral, FloridaCraig Lowe, Gainesville, FloridaGlenn Singer, Golden Beach, FloridaCharles Sanders, Greenwood, FloridaJoy Cooper, Hallandale Beach, FloridaPeter J. M. Bober, Hollywood, FloridaKenneth M. Shultz, Hypoluxo, FloridaMary Lou Hildreth, Keystone Heights, FloridaGow B. Fields, Lakeland, FloridaPatricia Gerard, Largo, FloridaBarrington Russell, Lauderdale Lakes, Florida Richard Kaplan, Lauderhill, FloridaTomas Regalado, Miami, FloridaMatti H. Bower, Miami Beach, FloridaBill Barnett, Naples, FloridaAndre Pierre, North Miami, FloridaBuddy Dyer, Orlando, FloridaFrank C. Ortis, Pembroke Pines, Florida

Norman S. Edelcup, Sunny Isles Beach, FloridaDaniel Dietch, Surfside, FloridaJohn Marks III, Tallahassee, FloridaPamela Bushnell, Tamarac, FloridaKasim Reed, Atlanta, GeorgiaEarnestine D. Pittman, East Point, GeorgiaJames Thomas, Jr., Hinesville, GeorgiaJere Wood, Roswell, GeorgiaOtis Johnson, Savannah, GeorgiaPeter Carlisle, Honolulu, HawaiiBernard P. Carvalho, Jr., Kauai, HawaiiRahm Emanuel, Chicago, IllinoisElizabeth Tisdahl, Evanston, IllinoisHenderson Yarbrough, Sr., Maywood, IllinoisChristopher Koos, Normal, IllinoisJohn A. Spring, Quincy, IllinoisLawrence J. Morrissey, Rockford, IllinoisRichard Hickman, Angola, IndianaMark Kruzan, Bloomington, IndianaFred L. Armstrong, Columbus, IndianaTom C. Henry, Fort Wayne, Indiana Rudolph Clay, Gary, IndianaBrad DeReamer, Greenfield, IndianaStephen Luecke, South Bend, IndianaWilliam E. Gluba, Davenport, IowaT.M. Franklin Cownie, Des Moines, Iowa Greg Fischer, Louisville, KentuckyMelvin “Kip” Holden, Baton Rouge, LouisianaMitchell J. Landrieu, New Orleans, LouisianaRodney A. Grogan, Patterson, LouisianaCedric B. Glover, Shreveport, LouisianaWilliam R. Stokes, Augusta, MaineCharlotte M. Warren, Hallowell, MaineLaurent F. Gilbert Sr., Lewiston, MaineNick Mavodones Jr., Portland, MaineRoland Michaud, Saco, MaineStephanie Rawlings-Blake, Baltimore, MarylandAndrew M. Fellows, College Park, MarylandCraig A. Moe, Laurel, MarylandPhyllis Marcuccio, Rockville, MarylandJames Ireton, Jr, Salisbury, MarylandThatcher W. Kezer III, Amesbury, MassachusettsThomas Menino, Boston, MassachusettsDavid P. Maher, Cambridge, MassachusettsLisa A. Wong, Fitchburg, MassachusettsRichard C. Howard, Malden, MassachusettsScott Lang, New Bedford, MassachusettsThomas G. Ambrosino, Revere, MassachusettsKimberley Driscoll, Salem, MassachusettsJoseph A. Curtatone, Somerville, MassachusettsDomenic Sarno, Springfield, MassachusettsSusan M. Kay, Weymouth, MassachusettsJoseph C. O’Brien, Worcester, MassachusettsJohn Hieftje, Ann Arbor, MichiganJohn B. O’Reilly, Jr., Dearborn, MichiganDave Bing, Detroit, MichiganJerry Ellis, Farmington Hills, MichiganKaren Majewski, Hamtramck, MichiganBrenda L. Lawrence, Southfield, MichiganDon Ness, Duluth, Minnesota R.T. Rybak, Minneapolis, MinnesotaChris Coleman, Saint Paul, MinnesotaJohnny DuPree, Hattiesburg, MississippiHarvey Johnson, Jackson, MississippiMichael Pembleton Jr, Sunflower, Mississippi Francis Slay, St. Louis, Missouri Shelley Welsch, University City, MissouriChris Beutler, Lincoln, NebraskaJim Suttle, Omaha, NebraskaDonald A. Groesser, Ralston, NebraskaEd Johnson, Asbury Park, New JerseyLorenzo T. Langford, Atlantic City, New JerseyJason J. Varano, Berkeley Township, New JerseyDana L. Redd, Camden, New JerseySophie Heymann, Closter, New JerseyBernie Platt, Cherry Hill, New JerseyCarol Foster, Corbin City, New JerseyJoseph R. Smith, East Newark, New Jersey

Robert L. Bowser, East Orange, New JerseyAntonia Ricigliano, Edison, New JerseyJ. Christian Bollwage, Elizabeth, New JerseyLisa Swain, Fair Lawn, New JerseyJohn F. Bencivengo, Hamilton, New JerseyDawn Zimmer, Hoboken, New JerseyTimothy McDonough, Hope, New JerseyPaul Anzano, Hopewell, New JerseyWayne Smith, Irvington, New JerseyJerramiah Healy, Jersey City, New JerseyDavid M. DelVecchio, Lambertville, New JerseyFrank W. Minor, Logan Township, New JerseyNicholas Russo, Longport, New JerseyMichael Fressola, Manchester Twnshp, New JerseyVictor DeLuca, Maplewood, New JerseyFrank M. North, Merchantville, New JerseyJames A. Gallos, Milford, New JerseyJerry Fried, Montclair, New JerseyCory Booker, Newark, New JerseyPeter C. Massa, North Arlington, New JerseyFrancis M. Womack III, N. Brunswick, New JerseyRandy George, North Haledon, New JerseyJames R. Barberio, Parsippany-Troy Hills, New JerseyJeffrey Jones, Paterson, New JerseyWilda Diaz, Perth Amboy, New JerseyHarry L. Wyant, Phillipsburg, New JerseySharon M. Robinson-Briggs, Plainfield, New JerseyGary Giberson, Port Republic, New JerseyPasquale Menna, Red Bank, New JerseyTony F. Mack, Trenton, New JerseyBrian P. Stack, Union City, New JerseyBetty Simmons, Victory Gardens, New JerseyRobert Romano, Vineland, New JerseyRobert D. Parisi, West Orange, New JerseyShing-Fu Hsueh, West Windsor, New JerseyJohn E. McCormac, Woodbridge, New JerseyKenneth D. Miyagishima, Las Cruces, New MexicoGloria J. Chavez, Tijeras, New MexicoDavid Coss, Santa Fe, New MexicoGerald Jennings, Albany, New YorkJames Gaughan, Altamont, New YorkAnn Thane, Amsterdam, New York Jeff Roderick, Arkport, New YorkAndrea Smallwood, Athens, New YorkSteve Gold, Beacon, New YorkMatthew T. Ryan, Binghamton, New York Eugene Christopher, Broadalbin, New YorkByron Brown, Buffalo, New YorkG. Wayne McIlroy, Carthage, New YorkJerome Kobre, Chestnut Ridge, New YorkJohn A. Lane, Clinton, New YorkJohn McDonald, Cohoes, New YorkMark Evans, Coxsackie, New YorkSally E. Burns, Delanson, New YorkRobert J. Foster, Deferiet, New YorkRandy Sterling, Dryden, New YorkAllan A. Kasprzak, East Aurora, New YorkPaul Rickenbach, East Hampton, New YorkHenry Doerr, Elbridge, New YorkJeffrey Kaplan, Ellenville, New YorkJames Matthews, Ellisburg, New YorkStephen G. Sommers, Fabius, New YorkMark Olson, Fayetteville, New YorkJames J. Miccio, Fishkill, New YorkCharles Weiss, Flower Hill, New YorkAndrew Hardwick, Freeport, New YorkJohn Diamond, Glens Falls, New YorkDayton J. King, Gloversville, New YorkDorothy Vorce, Gouverneur, New YorkJean A. Celender, Great Neck Plaza, New YorkRalph J. Kreitzman, Great Neck Village, New YorkBarbara Moore, Greenwood Lake, New YorkMartin Natoli, Hagaman, New YorkEmery Cummings Jr., Hammondsport, New YorkLeRoy V. Davis, Harrisville, New YorkMichael Kohut, Haverstraw, New YorkNatale J. Tartamella, Head of the Harbor, New YorkWayne J. Hall Sr., Hempstead, New York

Richard Beirman Sr., Herrings, New YorkBernard Jackson, Hillburn, New YorkJoseph M. Lee , Hilton, New YorkShawn Hogan, Hornell, New YorkRichard Scalera, Hudson, New YorkCarolyn Peterson, Ithaca, New YorkSamuel Teresi, Jamestown, New YorkSusan Lopatkin, Kensington, New YorkJames Sottile, Kingston, New YorkRobert Blais, Lake George, New YorkRonald S. Cooper, Lake Success, New YorkJoshua Mandell, Larchmont, New YorkCarl Luft, Lima, New YorkRobert Peters, Little Falls, New YorkCorrine Kleisle, Lyons, New YorkBarbara Clark, Madison, New YorkBrent S. Stewart , Malone, New YorkPatricia McDonald, Malverne, New YorkMark-Paul Serafin, Manlius, New YorkMichael T. Meehan, Manorhaven, New YorkJames F. Hidy, Massena, New YorkDennis Leahy, Maybrook, New YorkAnthony Sylvester, Mechanicville, New YorkTerry Grimshaw, Mexico, New YorkWilliam McCabe, Middleburgh, New YorkElizabeth Schrader, Middleville, New YorkJeffrey Oppenheim, Montebello, New YorkGordon Jenkins, Monticello, New YorkClinton Young, Mount Vernon, New YorkDon Braun, Naples, New YorkPeter M. Blandino, Newark, New YorkNicholas Valentine, Newburgh, New YorkDonald J. Ryan, New Hartford, New YorkNoam Bramson, New Rochelle, New YorkMichael Bloomberg, New York, New YorkPaul A. Dyster, Niagara Falls, New YorkLaura Nolan, North Haven, New YorkMarvin Natiss, North Hills, New YorkJoseph Maiurano, Norwich, New YorkCurtis Simmons, Nunda, New YorkRichard A. Kavesh, Nyack, New YorkLinda L. Witte, Olean, New YorkRichard P. Miller Jr., Oneonta, New YorkWilliam R. Hanauer, Ossining, New YorkBrian Wona, Otisville, New YorkEdward Arrington, Owego, New YorkVictoria W. Daly, Palmyra, New YorkPaul Pontieri, Patchogue, New YorkMary Foster, Peekskill, New YorkAnthony Fratto, Phoenix, New YorkChristopher Sanders, Piermont, New YorkDonald M. Kasprzak, Plattsburgh, New YorkRobert Weitzner, Port Washington, New YorkJohn Tkazyik, Poughkeepsie, New YorkJohn Bruno, Ravena, New YorkDaniel J. Dwyer, Rensselaer, New YorkKevin Neary, Richmondville, New York Matthew Bloomfield, Russell Gardens, New YorkJeffrey L. Pond, Salamanca, New YorkLeonard Wurzel, Sands Point, New YorkGrant Rohrmoser, Sandy Creek, New YorkClyde Rabideau, Saranac Lake, New YorkGregge Harrian, Savona, New YorkCarolyn Stevens, Scarsdale, New YorkPaul F. Gee, Scottsville, New YorkDiana Smith, Seneca Falls, New YorkOmer Cousineau, Sharon Springs, New YorkJohn Patterson, Sherman, New YorkJoseph P. Shay, Sherrill, New YorkLeonard Szymanski, Sloan, New YorkKaren Strickland, South Dayton, New YorkGeoffrey N. Prime, South Floral Park, New YorkPatricia DuBow, South Nyack, New YorkMark Epley, Southampton, New YorkNeil McGovern, Speculator, New YorkJoyce Lobene, Spencerport, New YorkNoramie F. Jasmin, Spring Valley, New YorkEdward Stewart III, Sylvan Beach, New York

Stephanie A. Miner, Syracuse, New YorkRonald Pilozzi, Tonawanda, New YorkBeth Greenwood, Tully, New YorkMichael Esmay, Upper Nyack, New YorkDavid R. Roefaro, Utica, New YorkBrian Maher, Walden, New YorkTheodore H. Young, Waterloo, New YorkMichael P. Manning, Watervliet, New YorkBrian D. McCoy, Wayland, New YorkDavid Carr, Westfield, New YorkJohn Ramundo Jr., West Haverstraw, New YorkDavid Goldsmith, Wesley Hills, New YorkScott M. Burto, West Carthage, New YorkBrenda D. Gilberti, Whitesboro, New YorkPhilip Amicone, Yonkers, New YorkAnthony C. Leone, Jr., Yorkville, New YorkMark Chilton, Carrboro, North CarolinaMark Kleinschmidt, Chapel Hill, North CarolinaBill Bell, Durham, North CarolinaJohn L. Cowan, East Spencer, North CarolinaCharles Meeker, Raleigh, North Carolina Victor Varela, Ronda, North CarolinaDennis Walaker, Fargo, North Dakota Dan Pillow, Addyston, OhioDonald Plusquellic, Akron, OhioToni E. Middleton, Alliance, OhioLynn E. McGill, Aurora, OhioMerle S. Gorden, Beachwood, OhioDaniel Pocek, Bedford, OhioFletcher Berger, Bedford Heights, OhioJohn M. Brennan, Bexley, OhioJohn Licastro, Bratenahl, OhioSamuel J. Alai, Broadview Heights, OhioDavid Seagraves, Brookville, OhioJohn Grogan, Canal Fulton, OhioWilliam J. Healy II, Canton, OhioMark Mallory, Cincinnati, OhioChuck Taylor, Circleville, OhioFrank Jackson, Cleveland, OhioEdward Kelley, Cleveland Heights, OhioMichael Coleman, Columbus, OhioDavid Sharrock, Crestline, OhioWilliam Armentrout, Creston, OhioGary D. Leitzell, Dayton, OhioTerry L. Lindeman, Doylestown, OhioGary Norton, East Cleveland, OhioJames P. Swoger, East Liverpool, OhioBill Cervenik, Euclid, OhioTheodore Shannon, Fairfax, OhioDennis E. Shaffer, Fort Shawnee, OhioTerry Overmyer, Fremont, OhioJoseph C. Hubbard, Glendale, OhioAlan Zaffiro, Golf Manor, OhioRay E. DeGraw, Grandview Heights, OhioLarry Haver, Hicksville, OhioWilliam A. Currin, Hudson, OhioJerry Fiala, Kent, OhioDeborah Neale, Lakeline, OhioMichael A. Kolomichuk, Lakemore, OhioLaVerne Mitchell, Lincoln Heights, OhioJo Ann Toczek, Linndale, OhioPatricia A. Fallot, Louisville, OhioJoseph M. Cicero Jr., Lyndhurst, OhioDonald Kuchta, Macedonia, OhioCornelia M. Dettmer, Manchester, OhioBruce G. Rinker, Mayfield Village, OhioJames B. Waller, Minerva, OhioDomenic Chappano, Mingo Junction, OhioSusan Renda, Moreland Hills, OhioMike Porter, Mt. Gilead, OhioBob Diebold, Newark, OhioDaniel R. Brooks, North College Hill, OhioDavid L. Koontz, Norton, OhioLarry C. Collins, Ontario, OhioKathy Mulcahy, Orange Village, OhioDavid T. Handwerk, Orrville, OhioBruce H. Akers, Pepper Pike, OhioDaniel J. Ursu, Richmond Heights, Ohio

William R. Flaute, Riverside, OhioEarl M. Leiken, Shaker Heights, OhioJohn Smith, Silverton, OhioGeorgine Welo, South Euclid, OhioMatthew Brett, South Russell, OhioDomenick Mucci, Jr., Steubenville, OhioArthur Scott, Streetsboro, OhioMichael P. Bell, Toledo, OhioScott D. Washburn, Upper Sandusky, OhioLouis Ehmer, Van Wert, OhioDaniel V. Wilczynski, Walbridge, OhioMichael J. O’Brien, Warren, OhioBarry Porter, Wyoming, OhioHoward S. Zwelling, Zanesville, OhioKitty Piercy, Eugene, OregonSam Adams, Portland, OregonJames Hopely, Aldan, PennsylvaniaAnthony Battalini, Aliquippa, PennsylvaniaEd Pawlowski, Allentown, PennsylvaniaCharles T. Wahl, Ambler, Pennsylvania Gretchen Dosch, Applewold, PennsylvaniaBernard Killian, Aspinwall, PennsylvaniaAlexander Bennett, Jr, Baldwin, PennsylvaniaPhillip Ferrizzi, Bally, PennsylvaniaCloyd W. Wagner, Beavertown, Pennsylvania Stanley Goldman, Bellefonte, PennsylvaniaRobin J. Gochenauer, Bendersville, PennsylvaniaGail Stoudt, Bernville, PennsylvaniaJohn B. Callahan, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaRobert M. Myers, Birdsboro, PennsylvaniaThomas M. Smith, Blawnox, PennsylvaniaVincent H. Liebel, Boswell, PennsylvaniaMarianne Deery, Boyertown, PennsylvaniaKenneth Lockhart, Brentwood, PennsylvaniaDavid Wonderling, Brookville, PennsylvaniaLester J. Ward, Brownsville, PennsylvaniaAnna Marie Quader, Burgettstown, PennsylvaniaLoyce Harpster, Burnham, PennsylvaniaMargaret Stock, Butler, PennsylvaniaDavid H. Rhome, Canonsburg, PennsylvaniaJustin M. Taylor, Carbondale, PennsylvaniaKirk R. Wilson, Carlisle, Pennsylvania Donald Baumgarten, Castle Shannon, PennsylvaniaBarbara A. Schlegel, Catasauqua, PennsylvaniaMarilyn J. Becker, Chalfont, PennsylvaniaRonald W. Lockwood, Cherry Valley, PennsylvaniaWendell N. Butler, Jr., Chester, PennsylvaniaPaul H. McKenna, Churchill, PennsylvaniaRichard L. Lattanzi, Clairton, PennsylvaniaHarry Kelly, Clarks Summit, PennsylvaniaJohn Hartman, Cleona, PennsylvaniaFrank C. Kelly, Collingdale, PennsylvaniaAllen Gyorko, Confluence, PennsylvaniaMark J. Thomas, Cornwall, PennsylvaniaTimothy J. Carroll, Dallas, PennsylvaniaHelen Thomas, Darby, PennsylvaniaThomas R. Lloyd, Dormont, PennsylvaniaLibby White, Doylestown, PennsylvaniaPhilip Krivacek, Duquesne, PennsylvaniaBetty M. Hays, Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania Salvatore J. Panto, Jr., Easton, PennsylvaniaLouis J. Payne, East Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaMark A. Pacilla, East Washington, PennsylvaniaWayne T. Murphy, Edgeworth, Pennsylvania Joseph J. Cisco, Ellport, PennsylvaniaWinfield Iobst, Emmaus, PennsylvaniaDorothy H. Quinn, Emsworth, PennsylvaniaJoseph Sinnott, Erie, PennsylvaniaGary Foster, Evans City, PennsylvaniaD. Gary Evans, Factoryville, PennsylvaniaCharles Moore, Falls Creek, PennsylvaniaOlive McKeithan, Farrell, PennsylvaniaGary McBrien, Felton, PennsylvaniaRobert P. Frey, Folcroft, PennsylvaniaHarry W. McLaughlin Jr., Fox Chapel, PennsylvaniaKim Phillips, Frackville, PennsylvaniaFred C. Moyer, Jr., Freeburg, PennsylvaniaTim Martin, Freeland, Pennsylvania

Gerald C. Yob, Freemansburg, PennsylvaniaArnie Bowser, Greensboro, PennsylvaniaRoy Del Rosario, Hamburg, PennsylvaniaLinda Thompson, Harrisburg, PennsylvaniaNorm Hawkes, Hatboro, PennsylvaniaJohn Hoerner, Highspire, PennsylvaniaJoseph R. Dodson, Hollidaysburg, PennsylvaniaBetty Esper, Homestead, PennsylvaniaDee Dee Brown, Huntingdon Borough, PennsylvaniaGeorge Nicksic, Hyde Park, PennsylvaniaNicholas Yanosich, Industry, Pennsylvania Charles Ritter, Ivyland, PennsylvaniaJames C. Sanders, Jefferson, PennsylvaniaDonald Bosh, Knoxville, PennsylvaniaSandra Green, Kutztown, PennsylvaniaJoseph Legnasky, Lake City, PennsylvaniaRick Gray, Lancaster, PennsylvaniaChristopher Blaydon, Langhorne, PennsylvaniaJayne C. Young, Lansdowne, PennsylvaniaRobert P. Carpenter, Laporte, Pennsylvania Fred Feltenberger, Laureldale, PennsylvaniaPete Poninsky, Leetsdale, PennsylvaniaDonald L. Rehrig, Lehighton, Pennsylvania Nick Vay, Lincoln, PennsylvaniaJohn L. Mark, Liverpool, PennsylvaniaWilliam D. Hart, Lykens, PennsylvaniaRandy Schlegel, Lyons, PennsylvaniaThomas A. Bell, Mahaffey, PennsylvaniaGerard J. McGlone, Jr., Malvern, PennsylvaniaEric B. Phillips, Manheim, PennsylvaniaDavid Sturgess, Manor, PennsylvaniaJames D. Schiliro, Marcus Hook, PennsylvaniaRussell LaRew, Marianna, PennsylvaniaWeslee A. Clapper-Krepps, McKean, PennsylvaniaJohn Christopher Soff, Meadville, PennsylvaniaEthel I. Kellerman, Milesburg, PennsylvaniaJohn P. Antoline, Monaca, PennsylvaniaJohn Dorin, Montoursville, PennsylvaniaMaureen A. Piselli, Morton, PennsylvaniaRaymond Bodnar, Munhall, PennsylvaniaThomas Lush, Myerstown, PennsylvaniaStephen Szymusiak, Nanty-Glo, PennsylvaniaJoseph Taylor, New Milford, PennsylvaniaFrances Tkach, New Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaMary M. Hetrick, Newport, PennsylvaniaGrace Angotti, New Salem, PennsylvaniaThomas Reenock, Northampton, PennsylvaniaMichele Petrini Avvisato, Old Forge, PennsylvaniaAustin Scandiber, Orwigsburg, PennsylvaniaLewis Paul Cowher, Osceola Mills, PennsylvaniaGeoffrey L. Henry, Oxford, PennsylvaniaWilliam McCall, Parker, PennsylvaniaArdele R. Gordon, Parkside, PennsylvaniaRobert Winkler, Penndel, PennsylvaniaMichael Nutter, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaLuke Ravenstahl, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaJohn D.W. Reiley, Pottsville, PennsylvaniaTom McMahon, Reading, PennsylvaniaGuillermo Udarbe, Ridgway, PennsylvaniaDesiree D. DeNicola, Roseto, PennsylvaniaGary J. Hess, Schuylkill Haven, PennsylvaniaThomas C. Hufnagle, Sellersville, PennsylvaniaAnthony Hajjar, Seward, PennsylvaniaJoseph McGranghan, Shamokin Dam, PennsylvaniaRobert J. Lucas, Sharon, PennsylvaniaRobert O’Neil, Sharon Hill, PennsylvaniaBruce Hockersmith, Shippensburg, PennsylvaniaBoyd Paul, Snow Shoe, PennsylvaniaWilliam Meyer, Somerset, PennsylvaniaJohn Reynolds, Souderton, PennsylvaniaJames C. Kennedy, South Coatesville, PennsylvaniaClyde R. Wadsworth, South Fork, PennsylvaniaElizabeth A. Goreham, State College, PennsylvaniaThomas F. Acri, Steelton, PennsylvaniaSherman Metzgar, Stockertown, PennsylvaniaWilliam A. Boyd, Stoystown, PennsylvaniaCharles Baughman, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Paul R. McArdle, Summit Hill, Pennsylvania

Richard H. Lowe, Swarthmore, PennsylvaniaLuke Duignam, Tatamy, PennsylvaniaJay R. Stover, Telford, PennsylvaniaCharles Harper, Three Springs, PennsylvaniaKenneth Danser, Timblin, PennsylvaniaWilliam Allar, Tremont, PennsylvaniaJ. David Cutchineal, Tullytown, PennsylvaniaAdam R. Forgie, Turtle Creek, PennsylvaniaThomas Micozzie, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania Jeffrey Steffler, Wampum, PennsylvaniaEster Cotner, Washingtonville, PennsylvaniaCarolyn T. Comitta, West Chester, PennsylvaniaFrankenfield, West Conshohocken, PennsylvaniaRalph Harrington, West Elizabeth, PennsylvaniaDick Vargeson, Westfield, PennsylvaniaFrank Schmidt, West Hazleton, PennsylvaniaJohn W. Dindak, West Homestead, PennsylvaniaMary E. Popovich, West Newton, PennsylvaniaJohn Henry, West View, PennsylvaniaJames F. Nowalk, Whitehall Borough, PennsylvaniaEdward D. Hozza, Jr., Whitehall Township, PennsylvaniaThomas M. Leighton, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania John A. Thompson, Wilkinsburg, PennsylvaniaDavid Perruso, Wilson, PennsylvaniaLarry Markel, Windsor, PennsylvaniaDolores Jones-Butler, Yeadon, PennsylvaniaJohn Sanford, Yoe, PennsylvaniaC. Kim Bracey, York, PennsylvaniaAlford Shull, York Springs, PennsylvaniaJoan Derco, Youngwood, PennsylvaniaAngel Taveras, Providence, Rhode IslandJoseph Riley, Charleston, South Carolina Joseph T. McElveen, Jr., Sumter, South CarolinaA C Wharton, Memphis, TennesseeTom Beehan, Oak Ridge, Tennessee Daniel Brown, Knoxville, TennesseeRichard Ward, Hurst, TexasBob Kiss, Burlington, VermontChristopher C. Louras, Rutland City, VermontWilliam B. Euille, Alexandria, VirginiaFaye Prichard, Ashland, VirginiaDave Norris, Charlottesville, VirginiaJames P. Councill III, Franklin, VirginiaPaul D. Fraim, Norfolk, VirginiaIris Tharp, Quantico, VirginiaDwight C. Jones, Richmond, Virginia William D. Sessoms Jr, Virginia Beach, VirginiaDaniel V. Pike, Bellingham, WashingtonH. Clarence Bauman, Chewelah, WashingtonGarland D. Walton, Connell, WashingtonRobert F. Sheckler, Des Moines, WashingtonTamara Jenkins, DuPont, WashingtonWill Ibershof, Duvall, WashingtonGary S. Jensen, Ferndale, WashingtonRon (Pete) Poulson, Kalama, WashingtonDavid M. Ferguson, Mesa, WashingtonDaniel N. Mork, Millwood, WashingtonJames F. Gerwig, Morton, Washington Dennis Palmer, Oakesdale, WashingtonSpencer Nichols, Pe Ell, WashingtonPaul Warden, Prosser, WashingtonTerry Anderson, SeaTac, WashingtonMike McGinn, Seattle, WashingtonMary B. Verner, Spokane, WashingtonDianne W. White, Stanwood, Washington Marilyn Strickland, Tacoma, WashingtonSoo Ing-Moody, Twisp, WashingtonLarry MacDonald, Bayfield, WisconsinPaul R. Soglin, Madison, WisconsinTom Barrett, Milwaukee, WisconsinRichard Johns, Rhinelander, WisconsinAl Richards, Saint Francis, Wisconsin

Sincerely, Mayors Against Illegal Guns

The Senate may soon consider dangerous legislation that would usurp the authority of states to set their own minimum standards for who can—and more importantly, who can’t—carry a concealed, loaded gun in public. This forced concealed carry reciprocity legislation would require states to recognize permits issued in other states, even if those other states have far weaker standards.

We mayors strenuously oppose any federal attempt to strip cities and states of the authority to set our own public safety laws. Doing so would threaten the safety of our citizens by putting loaded guns in the hands of people who are too dangerous to qualify for a local permit. And it would put our police officers at risk by making it far more difficult to distinguish law-abiding gun owners from dangerous criminals.

Simply put, Congress should not be undercutting our state laws, our law enforcement, or our public safety.

Dear Majority Leader Reid and Members of the U.S. Senate:

(202) 224-3121