Rhome Among Mayors Who Sent Obama Letter Against Illegal Guns
A coalition of more than 750 mayors has joined forces with more than 700,000 Americans and more than 100 gun incident survivors to call for action after the Sandy Hook shootings.
At the memorial service on Sunday evening for the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims, President Barack Obama said: “If there is even one step we can take to save another child or another parent or another town from the grief that has visited Tucson and Aurora and Oak Creek and Newtown and communities from Columbine to Blacksburg before that—then surely we have an obligation to try.” A bipartisan coalition of more than 750 mayors—including Canonsburg Mayor David H. Rhome—has joined forces with more than 700,000 Americans and more than 100 survivors of deadly shootings, including the mass shootings mentioned in Obama's remarks to urge the president to put forward an agenda that is rooted in common sense and will make it harder for…
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proud American
11:18 am on Friday, December 21, 2012
This could be a good thing if done with common sense and the law isn't designed to hurt the majority of gun owners who are responsible and have no problem with back ground checks, etc. Their is also another issue and that is the mental health issue they have closed all the mental hospitals and this area were they had the proper care and medication this also needs to be addressed. A large portion … more ›