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April 14, 2008

Cicilline joins mayors to stop illegal guns sales

Mayor David Cicilline is with mayors from across the country at a conference aimed at curbing the sale of illegal guns.

More than 60 mayors convened in Washington today for the Mayors Against Illegal Guns National Summit, a bipartisan group which consists of more than 300 mayors total.

“The men and women of the Providence Police Department have worked very hard to reduce crime in our city, but law enforcement officials can only do so much to keep guns out of the hands of criminals,” Cicilline said in a statement. “I am looking forward to joining mayors from across America as we share best practices and search for effective strategies to get illegal guns off our streets.”

The group of mayors is expected to work on its legislative agenda, including bills to strengthen federal background check systems and ways to put an end to the sale of illegal weapons.

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