A Couple on Mayors Against Guns

Ran across a couple news items concerning another bunch of gun grabbers, the Mayors Against Guns (no link for them, screw 'em)

Number one is a story about the counter suits going on in response to Mayor Bloomberg's law-breaking. Funny thing is, if this actually went down like it's reported here, no laws were broken, no straw purchase took place. Correct me if I'm wrong.

The Bloomberg administration's sting operations involved two undercovers going to a dealer; one would ask all the questions, while the other "completely uninvolved in the sale process" would fill out the information for the gun purchase.

Now, helping someone buy something they are not familiar with (like I've done with a non-computer savvy friend in the past) isn't the same thing as buying a gun for another person. According to what I'm reading, the person who actually purchased the gun filled out the paperwork. No laws broken there as far as I can see.

How the hell does he get away with it? It boggles the mind.

This second one ticks me off. It's about a survey the group sent to all the presidential candidates. The reported then selects a couple sample questions. they are, of course, the ones no one could say no to:

Survey questions include "Do you support increasing the maximum penalty for illegal firearms possession from 10 years to 15 years?" and "Do you believe that gun dealers whose licenses have been revoked for selling guns illegally should be allowed to continue selling guns in their inventory without doing background checks?"

Anyone who answers "no" to either of these questions will look like a nutcase to the average American. Of course, I'm willing to bet there are other questions on that survey that are much less "common sense", and when Fred Thompson, Ron Paul, Duncan Hunter and others "flunk" the survey, the spin will start.

Oh, now this is nice.

I just clicked over to get info on Tennessee's

not one

not two

but now three anti-gun mayors.


But, before I could get to the Mayors Against Guns site, I was greeted with this message:

The horrifying rampage at the Westroads Mall in Omaha is an appalling crime that has saddened the whole nation. The families and friends of all those affected are in our hearts and in our prayers.

- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg & Mayor Thomas M. Menino
Co-Chairs of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition

How's that for dancing in the blood of the dead?

Oh, and Oak Ridge, call your Mayor and let him know he's on the wrong side of the issue, will ya please?

Jeff has more on the Bloomie survey.