N.Y. Mayor is confused and can't get out of his own way!
AP Online
04/25/06, 1:32p
(Copyright © 2006, AP Online)
By DESMOND BUTLER Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino criticized the federal government at a mayors summit Tuesday for not doing enough to stop the spread of illegal guns. "If the leadership won't come from Congress or from the White House, it will have to come from us," said Bloomberg, who headed the event with Menino that was billed as the first-ever national gun summit of mayors. Bloomberg has focused on gun control as a priority for his second term. Crime statistics show the number of shootings this year is slightly lower than last year, but high-profile gun deaths _ like that of a toddler killed by a stray bullet on Easter Sunday _ continue to hold a spotlight on the issue. Menino said he met recently with a sixth grade class in Boston in which nine out of 10 pupils said they knew where they could find a gun. The 73 homicides in Boston last year marked the highest number in 10 years, he said. "Gun crime is a national problem that needs a national response," Menino said, noting that many guns used in Boston murders last year came from other states. The mayors summit hopes to create a loose coalition that will trade crimefighting information, work together on city and state legislation and form a louder voice in Washington. Attendees at the summit included mayors from Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Dallas, Milwaukee and Seattle. Also attending were mayors from Providence, R.I., Hartford, Conn., Trenton, N.J., Jersey City, N.J., Buffalo, N.Y. and Rochester, N.Y.
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