well, i can tell you that mayor dirken wasn't going down without a fight. every town helped her defend the law in court and i'm glad to report they won. [applause] mr. bloomberg: in columbus, ohio, mayor anthony ginther is fighting in court to defend the city's ban on bump stocks, and we're glad to support him. we're also helping missoula, montana, defend its background check law. we're helping boulder, colorado, defend its limits on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. and we're helping dozens of florida mayors and cities challenge the state's punitive preemption law, which they did after last year's parkland shooting. every town lawyers are representing them, along with florida attorneys, and serve of those mayors are with us today, including parkland mayor. and i want to know this is very personal for them but we are with you. [applause] mr. bloomberg: now, every town is supporting each of these cities because these are fights worth having. and they're ready to stand with you as well. remember, where there is a will there's a way. so once you're