Philly mayor calls for new AWB

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"Mayor Michael Nutter is reaching out to his counterpart across the state, expressing sympathy after the fatal shooting of three police officers in Pittsburgh.

Mayor Nutter says he's talked with Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl:

"I expressed both my sorrow and any support that I could give to him and his city. We've had our share of tragedy here in Philadelphia."

Mayor Nutter says he's concerned by the recent rash of violence; pointing to a shooting in Oakland two weeks ago that left four police officers dead. And Friday's shooting in Binghamton, New York that left 13 people and the gunman dead:

"We need to take a step back and see whether there's any pattern to what's going on here, and make sure that we're protecting all of our citizens, especially those in law enforcement."

Mayor Nutter says he'll continue to push for a ban on assault-type weapons."
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Obviously, the shooting is tragic, and it is disgusting how politicians with agendas use tragedies to advance those agendas.

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Interesting note:

In response to the mayor's insistence that we need a new AWB in order to protect leos:

"According to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, 133 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in 2008, a 27 percent decrease from year before and the lowest annual total since 1960. "

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