NYC Mayor Bloomberg calls for tighter background checks before gun sales in Washington
NY City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during a news conference to call for legislation requiring tighter background checks for nearly every gun transaction on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 15, 2011. From left are, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., Bloomberg, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., and Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee, D-Texas. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg
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