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Written by Lili Tan and Stephen Ellison.

The issue of gun violence brought together lawmakers and city leaders from around the country Tuesday, including San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee.

The gathering was in Washington, D.C., to aid White House efforts to reduce widespread gun violence by keeping firearms out of the hands of the wrong people. Lee, however, actually advocated for increasing the use of one type of gun – smart guns – and pushed to make San Francisco the testing ground for such weapons.

“We want to be one of the first cities in the country where our own police department would like to be a test bed for the rest of the country so we can test the technology, make sure it’s safe, make sure it’s smart,” Lee said. “And then be able to proliferate that.”