Tucson shooting victims urge Obama, Romney to take action
(L-R) President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Credit: (L-R) President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney (Getty)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the victims of the 2011 Tucson, Ariz shooting hit the airwaves Sunday to call on the presidential candidates to fight for stricter gun control.
In a 44-second ad that ran during the Sunday morning talk shows and Olympics programming, the victims demanded that President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney to make America safer from gun violence.
The ad, which was created by a coalition of mayors led by Bloomberg, links viewers to an online petition.
"Every day that goes by without action, 34 more people will be murdered with guns," Bloomberg said in a statement.
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
