guns, ammunition. two words that did not show up in president obama s state of the union address. senior adviser david plouffe promises theresident will adess dre e ofsuun ctrolon atater date. but some think the president missed an important opportunity, including the mayor of new york. mayor michael bloomberg began his fight for stricter gun control laws in the spring of 2006. after the tragic shooting in tucson that left six people dead, mayor bloomberg has renewed his commitment to that mission. a child in america has 12 times the chance of getting killed by a gun than they do if they live in western europe. just think about that. congress has been unwilling to fix it.