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I like it....
Bloomberg: I Don’t Understand Why Cops Don’t Go On Strike For Tougher Gun Laws
NEW YORK (CBSDC/AP) — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is again calling on the presidential candidates to come up with a specific plan on gun control.
Bloomberg said Monday it is incumbent on President Barack Obama and GOP candidate Mitt Romney to address the issue “specifically — not in just broad terms.”
Bloomberg spoke on MSNBC in the wake of the mass shooting in Aurora, Colo.
He asked how anyone can run for the highest office in the country and not have a plan.
He said some people feel it’s insensitive to talk about gun control as the nation mourns Colorado’s victims. But he asked: “If not now, when?”
Bloomberg also went on CNN, telling Piers Morgan that he doesn’t understand why police officers don’t go on strike until tougher gun laws are enforced.
“I don’t understand why the police officers across this country don’t stand up collectively and say we’re going to go on strike,” Bloomberg CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight. “We’re not going to protect you unless you, the public, through your legislature, do what’s required to keep us safe.”
Bloomberg heads up a coalition of American mayors who support tighter gun control. Mayors Against Illegal Guns has lobbied for stronger enforcement of existing laws.Comment -
I hate Bloomberg. Such a POS and such a hypocrite. I'm a proud Jewish man, but that kike needs to go!Comment -
It's because of our right to bare arms. Right? LOL.Ah duh! Ever wonder the why of, that the cartel runs rampart through our borders? Well, there are more than just one reason but mostly because we have a nation loaded to the gill with an abundance of druggies that buy their product. Wake up monkey man, and also, any of your foolish followers!
You are pretty naive about drug use. You think it's simply a supply issue? Are you human? It's an issue in psychology. It's not an issue of laws. Take away all cocaine and people turn to meth. Take away all heroin and people turn to LSD. Take away all marijuana and people turn to opium. And on and on and on. All the way back to alcohol.
Prohibition works. Right? Read a history book once. Then get out of the house, make some friends, and learn about people.
You have a lot to learn.Comment -
Bloomberg is a nutcase just like Nancy PelosiComment -
Guns are fine but nobody needs heavy assault weapons aside from military and well trained law enforcement. They end up in the hands of idiots who can't shoot straight and end up taking out a 3 year old instead of the intended target.Comment -
How do you get that out of that article?
He wants changes in the law that gets things like "armored piercing bullets" off the street. They have one purpose and that's to get through a cop's bullet proof vest.
You guys have a problem with that? Anyone here need "armored piercing bullets" or they're leaving the country????Comment -
He called for more gun control. What is more gun control to you? I do not see ANYTHING where he says that he is ONLY opposed to armor piercing rounds. If "safety" is his primary concern, why is he calling for police officers to strike?
Handgun armor piercing bullets are already illegal to begin with. And most rifle rounds can penetrate a vest (outside of level III+ plates) regardless of the round. So again, how many cops were killed solely because of armor piercing rounds last year?Comment -
So thankful firearms r illegal here
Who'd have thought u could ban guns and still run a civil society??Comment -
Armor peircing or not, a bullet that enters someones head is deadly. Getting rid of AP rounds will not solve the issue. Only conducting extensive background searches that include issues such as mental disabilities, depression, medication, etc... None of that will ever happen because it costs to much and takes to long. Thus lowering the sales of gun shops, making the NRA against any such action. Which, by default leads to republicans being against such a rule. This is where we get the whole "democrats want to get rid of guns" argument. Thats a bullshit myth created by talk radio. I'm a conservative democrat AND I LOVE GUNS. Can i get an amen?
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Amen! Me too!Armor peircing or not, a bullet that enters someones head is deadly. Getting rid of AP rounds will not solve the issue. Only conducting extensive background searches that include issues such as mental disabilities, depression, medication, etc... None of that will ever happen because it costs to much and takes to long. Thus lowering the sales of gun shops, making the NRA against any such action. Which, by default leads to republicans being against such a rule. This is where we get the whole "democrats want to get rid of guns" argument. Thats a bullshit myth created by talk radio. I'm a conservative democrat AND I LOVE GUNS. Can i get an amen?
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Yeah, you might prevent 15% of murders? But, we have thousands each year. Move to China and live for a full life-time.
No, I'm not going, in case you're going to suggest?
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Civilized? You still have wild pygmie savages running around in loin cloths.
Please don't compare Australia to the US, cooch. Y'all average like one person per square mile. Of course there's very few murders. There's no one to shoot!!Comment -
I did? Alert the Houston Chronicle then.
I'll just move over to the members of the NRA's sides on a few points. I like what the majority of them believe in....
Last weekend’s shooting rampage in a Colorado movie theater has brought a renewed debate over the ease with which convicted felons and mentally unstable individuals can get their hands on guns — in many cases legally.
Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a coalition of mostly northern elected officials, released the results of a survey conducted by GOP pollster Frank Luntz on Tuesday. The survey found that a majority of National Rifle Association members believe in laws intended to keep guns out of potentially dangerous hands.
On some issues, there is little dissent: 87 percent of NRA members say they believe enforcing Second Amendment rights coincides with keeping firearms out of the hands of criminals.
The majority of NRA rank-and-file members (71 percent) say they support the barring of people on terror watch lists from purchasing firearms, and a slightly smaller majority (65 percent) believe gun owners should be required by law to alert the police in the event their gun is lost or stolen.
However, the NRA’s Washington office opposes both of these efforts.
“Gun owners and NRA members overwhelmingly support common sense steps to keep guns out of the hands of criminals, even as the NRA leadership continues to oppose them,” Mayors Against Illegal Guns Co-Chair and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. “I join with NRA members in urging Washington to pass a law requiring universal background checks for all gun sales – and to take other common sense steps that will save lives.”
Overall, 74 percent of NRA members believe criminal background checks should be required of anyone intending to buy a gun, and 79 percent think gun retailers should perform background checks on their employees.
More non-NRA gun owners — 87 percent — support the requiring of criminal background checks on those purchasing guns.
Members of the NRA generally support allowing states to decide who is eligible to carry a concealed, loaded gun in public, and think this decision should not lie in the hands of the Federal government. In fact, 91 percent of NRA members say the decision should be in the hands of the states.
The National Rifle Associated did not respond to a request for comment.
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You're calling for regulation. Tell me how it's done.
Obviously, you have the answers if you're not simply attempting to take guns away from law-abiding citizens.
So, quit skirting the issue, and tell me.
How does the government determine the mental health of a purchaser?Comment -
4 shootings in 5 nights here in Toronto last week and citizens are going apeshit. Thanks America for allowing these punks to obtain the guns on the black market. One of the main arguments we see from the pro-gun people is that they require them to protect themselves from criminals yet they're arming the criminals... not to mention the dipshit vigilantes like Zimmerman.
Even if the NRA and their redneck fanboys could be made to stfu and all weapons made illegal, it would take generations for all the guns to be rounded up and for the streets to be much safer. Then we'd only have to worry about guys who couldn't get into university and resorted to careers in policing and shot innocent mentally ill people to death on the street.Comment -
So now I have to break down the parameters for what constitutes a mentally competent person for buying a gun??? You're going to tell me you're qualified to answer that question? If not, there's no point.
I'll go with...."Anyone who is less angrier than you" can get a gun.Comment
