November 24, 2012

To thine own self be true - anti-gun mayors

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been organizing a PAC called Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG). From Emily Miller writing at The Washington Times:
Crimes of gun-grabbing mayors
Mike Bloomberg is on a mission to take away everyone�s guns. New York City�s billionaire mayor has bankrolled a coalition of municipal chiefs from coast to coast who tirelessly lobby for new laws restricting the rights of law-abiding gun owners. The irony is that many in his coalition of pedophiles, embezzlers, wife beaters, cheaters and violent thugs are no longer eligible to legally own a gun.

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) on Monday detailed the crimes that have been committed by members of Mr. Bloomberg�s gang, Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG). In its research, SAF found a significantly higher rate of felonious activity among the mayors who teamed up with hizzoner than among the 8 million citizens who are licensed to carry concealed firearms.

�If Mayor Bloomberg wants to align himself with this criminal element of mayors to push for gun control, we think the public should know about it,� SAF Founder Alan M. Gottlieb told The Washington Times in an interview.
The money quote:
Among them are Gary Becker of Racine, Wisc., who was sentenced to three years in jail for felony child enticement and attempted sexual assault of a child. Detroit�s former mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, assaulted a police officer and perjured himself. Sheila Dixon, who hosted Mr. Bloomberg and his MAIG conference in her city of Baltimore, Md., was convicted while in office of perjury and embezzling funds.

Larry Langford of Birmingham, Ala., got 15 years in the big house for a staggering 60 counts of bribery, fraud, money laundering and tax evasion. The hypocrisy award goes to the late Frank Melton from Jackson, Miss., who violated his own city�s gun possession ordinances. SAF plans to publicize any time another mayor in the group goes bad. D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray, a member of MAIG who denies residents all rights to bear arms, has also been under federal investigation for campaign finance fraud.
A big tip 'o the hat to Firehand at Irons in the Fire for the link. The Second Amendment Foundation's website can be found here. Their press release about this campaign can be found here. The advertisement can be found here (PDF). Good people -- did not know they were located in Bellevue, WA -- about two hours to my south. Posted by DaveH at November 24, 2012 6:30 PM
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