Bloomberg Further Disgraces Himself In Latest Anti-Gun Pitch

[shadowrider]

Charlotte, NC --(Ammoland.com)- No one in this country knows better than New Yorkers what “devastation” looks like. On September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center buildings and their surrounding area were reduced to rubble, burying nearly 3,000 Americans.

To this day, the images are difficult to comprehend; they show a concentration of man-made destruction unprecedented in the United States and perhaps anywhere on Earth.

New York’s current murder rate pales in comparison to that of 2001, of course. But it also pales in comparison to what it was in other years gone by. Due in part to crime-fighting programs adopted under former mayor Rudolph Giuliani, New York City’s murder rate is only a fifth of what it was 20 years ago.

Presumably, New Yorkers are well aware of the relative safety in which they live today. However, the current mayor, Michael Bloomberg, has a skewed perspective even though the September 11 anniversary is front and center in every news outlet today due to other controversies.

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Of course, the operative words in the “90 percent” soundbite are “and traced.” The GAO has already reported that most guns seized in Mexico, from cartels or anyone else, have not originated in the United States. For example, GAO noted, “In 2008, of the almost 30,000 firearms that the Mexican Attorney General’s office said were seized, only around 7,200, or approximately a quarter, were submitted to ATF for tracing.” The others were not submitted for tracing, presumably in many cases because their markings indicated that they were not traceable to the U.S.

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[dkf]

1. Great defender of the constitution and it's values right?

The hypocrisy is mind-blowing.

[depakid]

2. The disgrace lies with the nutty OP -not with Bloomberg

[benEzra]

3. As much as I disagree with Bloomberg, I have to say he is Guliani's idealogical twin...

so I don't understand the singing of Guliani's praises while criticizing Bloomberg for being as anti-gun as Guliani; they are both guns-are-only-for-the-wealthy-and-powerful types.

Calling for more U.S. gun control because Mexical cartels are using U.S.-made military weapons stolen from the Mexican government is pretty bold, though.

[tularetom]

4. I'm not in favor of Bloomberg's gun policies either

but why the fuck would ANYONE post an article on DU that kisses ghouliani's ass?

[shadowrider]

5. The point of the article is Bloomberg and his anti-gun policies

I am unable to edit out anything anyone doesn't like when quoting an article.

[sharesunited]

6. In other news, another shooting rampage.

He was a lawful gun owner. Right up until the moment he wasn't.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39119240/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

[shadowrider]

7. Nowhere in that article does it say he was a lawful owner, besides, it's off topic

stay on the OP please.

[slackmaster]

8. I'm going to go out on a limb right here, and bet that Stanley Neace was not a lawful gun owner

:hi:

[slackmaster]

13. Well, that didn't take long. The guy is a sexual abuser, a convicted felon.

http://www.wkyt.com/news/headlines/102783529.html?ref=529

[Euromutt]

15. Not, strictly speaking, a convicted felon

Article says he was charged with two felony counts, but managed to plea-bargain it down to a misdemeanor.

Still, that's a damn good indication he wasn't what you'd call a "law-abiding citizen," even if he wasn't legally prohibited from owning a weapon. Probably a wife-beater too.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

9. More anti union nonsense out of you again?

[cleanhippie]

10. Try and stay on topic, please.

Having something relevant to add is also helpful.

[derby378]

11. No one is innocent, blah blah blah...

Come on.

[proteus_lives]

12. Old dependable SU.

[shadowrider]

14. The man is a felon and is NOT a LAWFUL gun owner n/t

[safeinOhio]

16. The populations of large

metro areas like NY, Chicago and DC are for more gun control and keep electing mayors that support their views. That is just the way it is.

[one-eyed fat man]

17. Another Bloomburg Mayor bites the dust!!!!!!

Eddie Perez, former mayor of Hartford, gets three years in the big house for taking a bribe and attempted extortion. He was convicted in June of five charges and resigned a week later. At sentencing, the judge told Perez he must be held accountable for his actions despite his good deeds.

Perez, who escaped an impoverished childhood to become a community activist and Hartford's first Latino mayor, said he will never forgive himself for disappointing his supporters. He had faced up to 60 years in prison if given the maximum sentence, but prosecutors asked for five years.






Gun Owners Against Illegal Mayors

[hendo]

18. A corrupt politician?

Shocker ;)