WHEN: Tuesday September 16, 2008, 1:30 pm

WHO: Mayor Michael A. Nutter (Philadelphia)
Mayor John Brenner (York)
Mayor John Callahan (Bethlehem)
Mayor Rick Gray (Lancaster)
Mayor Tom McMahon, (Reading)
Mayor Sal Panto (Easton)
Mayor Ed Pawlowski (Allentown)
Mayor John Reiley (Pottsville)

WHERE: City Council Chambers, City Hall, 815 Washington Street, Reading, PA

WHAT: Mayors from across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are coming together to form a new alliance, PA Mayors for Gun Safety, to fight for commonsense gun safety laws at the local level. Following the successful legislation passed by Philadelphia City Council earlier this year, each Mayor has committed to introduce a local ordinance requiring the reporting of lost or stolen guns within 72 hours of discovery. This unprecedented commitment from Mayors of both rural and urban areas demonstrates that gun violence is a problem that affects communities across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, not just Philadelphia.