Survivor Of Aurora Theater Shooting and Nevada Gun Owners To Gather In Henderson To Back Common-sense Gun Laws, Urge Congressman Heck To Support Bipartisan Background Checks Bill

Like Dean Heller, Heck Said He Supports Background Checks In Principle, But Won't Endorse or Co-Sponsor Bipartisan House Bill to Keep Guns Out of the Wrong Hands

July 9^th Event is Part of "No More Names: National Drive to Reduce Gun Violence" Bus Tour; www.NoMoreNames.org

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HENDERSON, Nev., July 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, July 9th, a survivor of the 2012 Aurora theater shooting and Nevada gun owners will gather in Henderson as part of the "No More Names: National Drive to Reduce Gun Violence" – a 25-state national bus tour over a period of 100 days aimed at urging America's leaders to support common-sense gun policies. Participants will come together Tuesday to voice their support for comprehensive and enforceable background checks, and they will urge U.S. Congressman Joe Heck to join more than 180 of his fellow lawmakers in co-sponsoring bipartisan background checks legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.

In February, Heck told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he supports the principle of background checks, but has refused direct comment on how he'd vote on Manchin-Toomey background check bill. Despite his purported support, Heck has thus far not co-sponsored corresponding a bipartisan House bill introduced by Congressmen Peter King (R-NY) and Mike Thompson (D-CA) that would extend these life-saving checks to cover commercial gun sales.

Participants will urge Heck on Tuesday to make plain once and for all his position on Manchin-Toomey and get behind the House version of the bill, which would help keep guns out of the hands of felons, domestic abusers, the seriously mentally ill, and other dangerous people.

Every day, 33 Americans are murdered with guns in this country. "No More Names: National Drive to Reduce Gun Violence" is part of Mayors Against Illegal Guns' ongoing, national effort to continue raising awareness to the issue of gun violence in America – and most importantly, to urge elected officials to act on behalf of the people they represent.

What:  Survivor of the 2012 Aurora movie theater shooting and local gun owners to gather in Henderson to voice support for common-sense gun laws and urge Congressman Joe Heck to support bipartisan background checks legislation in the U.S. House

Who:  
- Stephen Barton, survivor of the 2012 Aurora movie theater shooting
- Robert Kern, local gun owner
- Ron Nelsen, local gun owner

Where:  Pebble Park
8975 Topaz Street
Henderson, Nevada 89074

When: Tuesday, July 9^th 
Press Conference Time: 10:15 a.m.

For interview requests in advance and on-site, please contact John Duckwitz at 540-878-1136.

About Mayors Against Illegal Guns

Since its creation in April 2006, Mayors Against Illegal Guns has grown from 15 members to more than 950 mayors from across the country. We have more than 1.5 million grassroots supporters, making us the largest gun violence prevention advocacy organization in the country.  The bipartisan coalition, co-chaired by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, has united the nation's mayors around these common goals: protecting communities by holding gun offenders accountable; demanding access to crime gun trace data that is critical to law enforcement efforts to combat gun trafficking; and working with legislators to fix weaknesses and loopholes in the law that make it far too easy for criminals and other dangerous people to get guns.  Learn more at www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org

MEDIA CONTACTS

Alex Katz: [email protected] or 212-788-7617
John Duckwitz: [email protected] or 540-878-1136 
Lizzie Ulmer: [email protected] or 269-271-2331 

SOURCE Mayors Against Illegal Guns

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