Mayor Intends To Keep Flag At Half-Mast Until Gun Control Passed

By Tom Knighton

Local politicians don’t have a lot of say on the national stage. While their opinions may matter in their communities, they don’t get a lot of pull with members of Congress other than perhaps their own representation. If they want to make an impact nationally, they have to grandstand a bit.

One mayor is trying to do just that by vowing to keep the city’s flag at half-mast.

merican flags, lowered to show respect and mourning for mass shooting victims, will remain at half-staff in San Rafael.

“As a mayor you see it first hand,” Mayor Gary Phillips told KTVU, “and I said, ‘look I’m not putting this flag back up.’”

Phillips became San Rafael’s mayor in 2012, the same year as the movie theatre massacre in Aurora Colorado: 12 people killed and 58 wounded.

Then- and every time since- Phillips has ordered flags on city property lowered- but felt frustrated.
“Is that all we’re going to do, lower the flag, then a couple days later put it back up and everything’s cool?”, said Phillips.

This time, watching new tragedies in El Paso and Dayton, it dawned on him:
“I thought no, we’re not going to do that. We’re going to lower the flag as …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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