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Mayor Wood Signs 'Mayors Against Illegal Guns' Letter to Obama
The national group of mayors, including a dozen from Georgia, sent a letter to President Obama Wednesday outlining the need to change gun legislation in the United States.
Roswell Mayor Jere Wood joined more than 750 mayors across the country Wednesday in sending a letter to President Barack Obama in response to the shooting in Newtown, Conn., and the need to change gun legislation in the United States. Wood was among a dozen state mayors to join the coalition Mayors Against Illegal Guns. The group is led by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino. However, when Patch confirmed Wood had indeed signed the letter, his assistant said Wood was not an official member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns and could not speak on the group's behalf to give a comment. The letter read, in part, "As mayors, we are charged with keeping our communities safe. But too many of us have sat with …
David
11:59 am on Friday, January 11, 2013
It is time to hold Mayor Wood accountable for the statements he made during his 2009 reelection campaign! Don't let him get away with this. He is a Charlatan! Call him at (678) 925-5424 or e-mail him at mayorwood@roswellgov.com and tell him that you oppose the federal gun ban and you will not support his reelection in 2013! Please share this post! more ›