Politics & Government

Mayors Against Illegal Guns Thank Pat Toomey

A new TV commercial thanks U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey for trying to expand gun background checks.

Mayors Against Illegal Guns on Thursday announced a new television commercial thanking Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) for co-sponsoring an amendment to expand background checks, according to Huffington Post.

The ad urges Toomey, of Zionsville, Lehigh County, to keep fighting for background checks although Toomey has said he's turning his attention back to economic issues since his amendment failed in the senate.

Toomey achieved his highest approval rating ever since brokering the unsuccessful compromise on background checks. The issue put Toomey in the national spotlight and he was even spoofed on "Saturday Night Live."

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Mayors Against Illegal Guns is backed by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.


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