wˌaɪl mˈeɪɚ, hiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə mˈeɪɚz ɐɡˈɛnst ɪlˈiːɡəl ɡˈʌnz kˌoʊəlˈɪʃən, ɐn ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən fˈɔːɹmd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ænd kˈoʊtʃˈɛɹd baɪ nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi mˈeɪɚ mˈaɪkəl blˈuːmɜːɡ ænd bˈɔstən mˈeɪɚ tˈɑːməs mɛnˈiːnoʊ.
While mayor, he was a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition, an organization formed in 2006 and co-chaired by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston mayor Thomas Menino.