Mayor Bloomberg targets internet gun markets

[hrmjustin]

Eyewitness News

NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is taking aim at unregulated internet gun sites where the absence of background checks has turned the websites into popular digital gun markets for criminals.

"Not only are criminals buying guns online, they are doing so openly and brazenly by advertising that they want to buy them," he said.

A four-month investigation by Bloomberg's group Mayor's Against Illegal Guns found that 1 in 30 of those openly advertising to buy firearms had felony records.

"Their history includes charges of illegal possession of guns, domestic assaults, protection orders and robberies with dangerous weapons," John Feinblatt, Bloomberg's policy advisor, said.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9253309

[mwrguy]

1. Good n/t

[rurallib]

2. hope he keeps up his crusade after he moves on

he could make a big difference.