Monday, February 4, 2013
Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl is among the more than 850 mayors in support of keeping illegal guns out of dangerous hands.
Mayors Against Illegal Guns ran a 30-second spot during the Super Bowl, calling for lawmakers to pass rules requiring background checks on guns. Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl, a member of Mayor Against Illegal Guns, joined Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and 22 other Illinois mayors last December to call for stronger gun control regulation after the Newtown tragedy, according to a City of Chicago news release. Mayors Against Illegal Guns is a coalition of more than 850 mayors that advocates for gun control laws. The coalition aims to protect the rights of Americans to own guns, while fighting to keep criminals from possessing guns illegally, according to the Mayors Against Illegal Guns website. What do you think of the ad? Tell us in the …
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Some politicians have shared their ideas of how to curb gun violence. Now we invite you to jump into the discussion and share your thoughts in the comment section.
As Vice President Joe Biden prepares to meet with the National Rifle Association and other gun-ownership groups for talks at the White House Thursday, many politicians have voiced what they think should be done to curb gun violence. Among those politicians are several North Shore village mayors and presidents who recently joined Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to call for stronger gun regulation as part of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a coalition aimed at cracking down on illegal guns. The coalition recently aired a commercial featuring Roxanna Green, the mother of one of those killed in the 2011 Tucson shootings, urging people to sign a petition on www.DemandAPlan.org. Below is a look at how other state and local leaders are taking action in…
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl is among hundreds nationwide who signed a letter asking President Barack Obama to increase gun control after the shooting in Newtown, CT, on Dec. 14.
Following the tragic shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, CT, Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl was among hundreds of mayors in the U.S. who signed a letter to President Obama calling for greater gun control. Dated Dec. 19, the letter urged Obama to “make it harder for dangerous people to possess guns, and easier for police and prosecutors to crack down on them.” “As mayors, we are charged with keeping our communities safe,” the letter read. “But too many of us have sat with mothers and fathers of children killed with guns. Twenty-four children enrolled in public schools in your hometown of Chicago were shot to death just last year.” In Evanston, three people were shot and killed by guns within the last three months, while another…
Dan Cox
5:57 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013
GANG VIOLENCE, REPEAT OFFENDER VIOLENCE, this is what Aurora, Illinois Police focused on in 2012. Aurora, Illinois the second largest city in Illinois, had ZERO MURDERS in 2012. By comparrisson, Chicago, Illinois has focused on Gun-Control and had 506 Murders in 2012. Hmmm... Do you see, what works? more ›