Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said the mass killing in Colorado should force the nation’s leaders to take a new look at whether stricter gun control laws are needed.
Here in Atlanta, it was 13 years ago next week that day trader Mark Barton killed nine people and wounded 13 others at two trading firm offices in Buckhead. At the time, Barton had already killed his wife and two children.Over the weekend, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg criticized both President Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, for what Bloomberg called a lack of attention to the issue of gun control. Among other possible measures, the New York mayor discussed a return to the now-expired ban on assault weapons, or tougher requirements for background checks at gun shows.
But, in a July 23rd conversation with WABE’s Denis O’Hayer, Mayor Reed said he’s not yet ready to endorse any specific measures.
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