Thursday, January 25, 2007 Tulsa Mayor Urges End to Federal Restrictions on Gun TrackingWASHINGTON (AP) Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor joined mayors from around the country in Washington to urge an end to federal restrictions on information that could help local police track illegal guns.
In Washington with the U-S Conference of Mayors, Taylor joined other members of a coalition known as Mayors Against Illegal Guns to bring attention to the illegal gun trade and seek help from the federal government.
The coalition is targeting a bill it believes keeps the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and other agencies from sharing trace data that could help local police combat illegal guns.
Taylor cited Tulsa's escalating murder rate and acknowledges she might be facing off with the powerful gun lobby.
Posted at 1/25/2007 07:30:00 AM
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