In September 2009, the National Rifle Association (NRA) Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) stated that Mayors Against Illegal Guns is not "only concerned with 'illegal' guns" but is actually "anti-gun".
Im September 2009 erklärte das Institute for Legislate Action der NRA (NRA-ILA), dass Mayors Against Illegal Guns sich keineswegs nur gegen illegale Schusswaffen, sondern generell gegen Schusswaffen einsetze.