Mayor Burke Joins Cong. Clark, Other Mayors in Letter to House Speaker Asking for Vote on Gun Control

One week after organizing an unprecedented sit-in in the U.S. House, Congresswoman Katherine Clark is teaming up with mayors from her district to demand gun safety reforms. In a letter addressed to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, all of the elected mayors from the Commonwealth’s fifth congressional district urged the Republican Speaker to allow debates and votes on two existing proposals in the U.S. House – a measure to expand background checks and a proposal to prevent suspected terrorists from purchasing firearms.

Mayors Denise Simmons (Cambridge), Gary Christenson (Malden), Stephanie Muccini Burke (Medford), Robert Dolan (Melrose), Brian Arrigo (Revere), Jeannette McCarthy (Waltham), Scott Galvan (Woburn) wrote that families in their communities have grown “deeply frustrated with the inaction in Congress on commonsense measures” to deal with gun violence.

The letter can be read here.

In a similar letter from members of Congress last week, Democrats underscored their frustration with years of Republican leadership’s obstruction of gun violence legislation.

Clark, Local Leaders to Hold Boston Rally June 30

One week after organizing an unprecedented sit-in on the floor of the U.S. House to demand a vote on commonsense gun safety legislation, Congresswoman Katherine Clark is teaming up with local leaders to demand action to protect American families from gun violence. Clark will be joined by leaders of the Massachusetts legislature, state leaders, local mayors, and gun safety advocates to push for gun violence reforms favored by the vast majority of the American public.

Rep. Clark will be joined by Senate President Stan Rosenberg, Speaker Robert DeLeo, Attorney General Maura Healey, Congressman Joseph Kennedy, and Sherriff Steven Tompkins, among others. Representatives from gun safety organizations will also be in attendance

The rally is taking place on the State House steps at noon.

– Information from Rep. Clark’s office