Jackson mayor among those asking for stricter gun control | News

“I am not for taking the Second Amendment away, but I am for curbing crime,” Duffey said. “Guns are killing people, and people with guns are killing people. That’s why I signed that letter.”

The letter reads as follows:

Governor Kemp and members of the Georgia General Assembly,

We write you today as Mayors of Georgia cities who are urging you to act to reduce the increasing gun violence that impacts the communities that we serve.

Many of us are parents and grandparents, and our professional backgrounds include the fields of business, finance, law, religious ministry, education and agriculture.

We believe that there is no single act that will immediately end the epidemic of homicides, suicides and gun injuries that scar our communities.

However, just as decades of progress have led to cleaner air, healthier drinking water and safer roadways, you have in your authority the ability to diminish gun violence.

We currently live with the reality that gun violence has become the number one killer of children, and in which Georgia has become a top exporter of illegal weapons.

We come to you with this request because our residents rely…