The U.S. Conference of Mayors passed a series of resolutions this week in support of more gun control.
The bipartisan conference, which met in Boston and involves mayors representing cities of over 30,000 people, specifically called for more regulation of gun sales and dealers, and also for a ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines. It also opposed measures that would allow teachers and other non-law enforcement personnel to carry firearms in K-12 schools, a policy pushed by President Trump.
“The U.S. Conference has a 50-year history of formally adopting and aggressively promoting strong policies to reduce gun violence, all consistent with its support for the Second Amendment to the Constitution,” the group said.
One of the resolutions involved support for red flag laws, which permit family members or law enforcement to temporarily withhold an individual’s firearms, upon a court order. They also want to raise the age for purchasing a gun to 21 years and ban juvenile ownership of semi-automatic assault rifles.
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