AP Photo/Andrew Harnik The U.S. Conference of Mayors waded into the gun control debate on Tuesday, hosting a virtual press conference with the mayors of Austin, Texas; Savannah, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; and Cleveland, Ohio demanding that the Biden administration take “immediate action to make their cities safer for their residents.” Rather than asking the Department of Justice to accept more cases involving violent felons caught illegally possessing guns or offering to work with the DOJ in establishing programs like Project Ceasefire, which has a proven record of success in reducing shootings and homicides, the mayors called for the passage of a pair of background check bills that have stalled in the Senate.