Mayors Against Illegal Guns

Today I was a bit of an activist.

This morning in the paper I read Doug Grow's column with great interest. He showcased a new organization, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, and outlined their goal: Find the flow of illegal guns and stop the providers. He compared it to drug dealing - when someone is arrested in a drug situation, police investigate backwards to find out where the drugs came from, and they work to halt the flow. Illegal gun trade should be treated the same way but unfortunately now is not, primarily because of the NRA.

A brave group of mayors is trying to turn this tide. In Minnesota, 7 mayors have signed on so far. Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, Moundsview, Wayzata, Waconia, and Chaska.

Note there is no "Bloomington" on that list (or Eden Prairie, Lakeville, or Burnsville.)

I sent an email to Bloomington's mayor, encouraging him to learn about the group and then join.

I encourage you to do the same (write to your mayor, not join the group. Unless you are the mayor of something I don't know about! If so, then by all means join the group!) It's not about being anti-gun. It's not about being anti-NRA (although you probably know I am certainly that!) It's not about being anti-hunting. It's about being against illegal gun trading, and it's about the ridiculous gun-related crime statistics we have in this country as compared to every other developed nation in the world.

I think Lee Iacocca would approve.