Getting rid of assault weapons is ` ` what we ' ve really got to work on , '' he says . He says he 's encouraging members of Mayors Against Illegal Guns to lobby Congress . `` This is , however , a very important step . Obama 's new legislation probably would n't have prevented the Newtown shooting , he says . Still , the New ##town mayor says , ` ` fewer guns means you and your children are safer ''
Getting rid of assault weapons is ` ` what we ' ve really got to work on , '' he says . He says he 's encouraging members of Mayors Against Illegal Guns to lobby Congress . Obama 's new legislation probably would n't have prevented the Newtown shooting , he says . Still , the New ##town mayor says , ` ` fewer guns means you and your children are safer ''