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CINCINNATI, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- University of Cincinnati students will participate in a campus roundtable organized in conjunction with Mayors Against Illegal Guns and Campus Progress Action on the six-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech Massacre, the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history in which 32 were killed and 30 more were injured. The roundtable is part of a number of events taking place at college campuses throughout the country today to support commonsense gun law reforms that will save lives and protect communities.

These events are taking place just days ahead of an important U.S. Senate vote on bipartisan legislation by Senator Joe Manchin and Senator Pat Toomey that would close the loopholes that allow criminals to get guns by requiring background checks for commercial gun sales – including at gun shows, online and via classified ads. 

What: Campus Roundtable

Who: Attorney Martha Good, Stan Ross of Positive Influence, Dr. Eric Ambercrumbie and students

When: Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 2:30 PM

Where:  University of Cincinnati, African American Cultural Resource Center, 2600 Clifton Avenue, located on West Charlton Street on UC's West Campus

CONTACTS
Mayors Against Illegal Guns: Erika Soto Lamb, [email protected] or 646-580-5281
Center for American Progress: Katie Peters at [email protected] or 202.741.6285

SOURCE Mayors Against Illegal Guns

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