Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the pro-gun control group co-founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, released an ad Friday ahead of the Senate vote on a bipartisan background check compromise.
The ad features scenes of people mourning the Newtown, Conn., elementary school shooting and urges viewers to “call your senators and urge them to support the bipartisan effort.”
Bloomberg, who launched a multimillion dollar effort to push for gun control in the wake of the massacre, has called the background check compromise, which was struck by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Pat Toomey (R-PA), good, but “not perfect” in a radio appearance earlier Friday.
On Wednesday, Bloomberg said he and Mayors Against Illegal Guns would work to make sure the bill passes. According to an announcement from Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the ad will air in “Washington, DC and in states – represented by both Democrats and Republicans – where it can most influence the upcoming Senate vote.” Other states where it will air, the group said, are Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and Tennessee. Watch the ad below.
