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DeStefano Mobilizes Newtown Support

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In the wake of the Newtown massacre, Mayor John DeStefano sought support for the victims of gun violence from both inside and outside of City Hall.

He has arranged through the city’s Community Services Administration for money to be sent to help the families of victims of last Friday’s school massacre. The money will come from proceeds collected from voluntary one-time payroll deductions” by municipal government employees.

Employees have been asking him for ideas about how to do something” to help the families, DeStefano said. United Way of Western Connecticut is doing a fundraising drive, so the mayor decided to connect employee contributions to that.

At the same time, folks want to engage in changing gun laws. We want to provide an opportunity for people to get engaged,” DeStefano said in a conversation Wednesday morning. It’s going to be difficult in the end to change some of these gun laws. I think elected officials are going to have to hear from their constituents.

So in his weekly mass email to constituents Tuesday evening, he put out a call for help in a broader national mayors’ crusade for tighter gun control laws.

I believe that the best way we can honor the memory of those lost, both in Newtown and those lost to gun violence in New Haven, is for America and Connecticut to have a real conversation and strengthen gun laws,” DeStefano wrote. As such, the city will continue lobbying efforts both at the federal and state levels to enact stronger gun laws to help prevent future gun violence. If you are interested in being part of efforts to make change please contact Rebecca Bombero at” .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Click here for a story about DeStefano’s remarks at Monday night’s police academy graduation, when he called for a ban on assault weapons and large-capacity gun clips.

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