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Police say they seized 500 illegal guns this year

On the same day President Obama disclosed plans to submit gun control recommendations to Congress early next year, Boston police announced the seizure of 500 illegal guns in the city, and the city’s mayor and police commissioner ­demanded aggressive federal action to curb gun violence and crack down on the illegal trade of firearms.

Mayor Thomas M. Menino of Boston and Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City, cochairmen of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, called for Obama to lead reforms to the nation’s gun laws.

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I’m proud the president has stepped up today in moving forward with a plan on guns,” Menino said in the recording ­e-mailed to reporters." But Mr. Menino, what about the Obama and Holder Gunrunning operation to Mexican gangs, known as "Fast and Furious"?

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That little mystery must have slipped though the fence. Um I mean, cracks.... Talk about assault weapons with a history?! F&F is some serious hardware that left a documented path of death and they still can't account for most of them. Brings up the old adage that when you point your finger at someone, there are 3 of your own fingers pointing back at you.