A national organization composed of mayors addressing gun crimes in their cities has named Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly as a co-chair.
Mayors Against Illegal Guns, part of the New York-based nonprofit organization Everytown for Gun Safety, announced Tuesday that Kelly would be one of 10 co-chairs nationwide to promote gun control and crack down on gun violence.
“City leaders like Mayor Kelly are on the frontlines of America’s gun violence epidemic, but they can’t win this fight without help from leaders at all levels of government,” Everytown for Gun Safety President John Feinblatt said in a statement.
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Kelly will be co-chair along with mayors from cities such as Baltimore, New York and Kansas City. Each co-chair serves two-year terms.