WASHINGTON – Mesa Mayor John Giles was in Washington on Monday to demand Senate leaders pass the “Bipartisan Background Check Act of 2019,” which would require background checks of gun purchasers in nearly all transactions.
The “Bipartisan Background Check Act of 2019,” HR 8, passed through the House on a party-line vote.
Proud to join a bipartisan group of @usmayors for a discussion with @WhiteHouse leaders about responsible gun safety legislation. Ending gun violence is a priority for all of America’s cities. #DoSomething @MayorBarnett @GOPLocal pic.twitter.com/ojK61mDRPi
— Mayor John Giles (@MayorGiles) September 10, 2019
Giles and his fellow mayors from across the country penned a letter to President Donald Trump demanding that he not accept “NRA-backed proposals or other weak ideas that will do nothing to stop the continuing, horrific spread of gun violence.”
.@JudiciaryGOP Republicans have been fighting all afternoon and evening against Democrat-led bills that would create the infrastructure to undermine the Second Amendment. https://t.co/yzzHhrG68P
— Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) September 11, 2019