Bloomberg on Pelosi: she’d have blood on her hands
If she doesn’t bring up gun control. Says the post:
The shooting deaths of two auxiliary cops must spur the Democratic-controlled Congress to pass tougher gun legislation, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday.
But carrying guns is banned there. How’d that happen?
He also called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday to urge her to act – and said that if she didn’t she’d have blood on her hands, the mayor said.
“The Democrats have said repeatedly that they blame the Republicans for no gun legislation,” an angry Bloomberg said during his WABC radio show.
“Well, now they’re in charge. OK, stand up. And if not, I’m going to tell everybody.”
It’s not working in NYC so we must do more harder!
“Nobody’s trying to ban guns,” Bloomberg explained yesterday. “That’s just so ridiculous an argument.”
Well, if you don’t count assault weapons, sniper rifles, 50 calibers, machine guns, short barreled rifles, Saturday night specials, short barreled shotguns, armor piercing ammo, guns that accept regular capacity magazines, handguns, pink guns, yellow guns, threaded barrels, then, you’re right, nobody is trying to ban guns.
If you get a license, you can have a gun.
Here’s a newsflash, Sparky: Most places don’t license guns.
Mayor Bloomberg is also the head of Mayors Against Guns, a Joyce Foundation-funded anti-gun group. Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam is a member of this group too.
March 19th, 2007 at 10:02 am
Consistent with everything else I’ve reported from here in DC, this is the most relevant paragraph in the entire article and really tells you where this issue stands.
Yep, he left an un returned voice mail (or did he speak with a 21 year old LC???)
In either case, he was given the big blow off
March 19th, 2007 at 10:17 am
Nor do they license gun owners, which is what he’s not understanding, IIUC.
March 19th, 2007 at 10:21 am
“If you get a license, you can have a gun.”
License: Permission to do that which is otherwise illegal.
Let’s see, if you have to have a license to have a gun then it must be illegal to have a gun. I think that means that … wait for it … guns are banned.
Somebody slap that “man”.
March 19th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
Better Bloomberg goes complaining to Pelosi than the state legislature.
March 19th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
Remember, he also wants colored guns banned. No pink .22s or yellow AR-15s.
March 19th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
heh. good point. added it to the list.
March 19th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
I know I’ve been criticized in the past for being too optimistic, but when a leading anti-gunner like Bloomberg has to use the hysterical accusation of “blood on hands” to get a devout gun controller like Pelosi to even seriously consider gun control, well, that’s when you know you’re winning the battle.
March 19th, 2007 at 11:11 pm
The blood of those auxilary police are on the City of New York for not allowing them to be armed. They get no training or equipment to defend themselves.
March 20th, 2007 at 11:09 am
What type of “national legislation” would have saved the lives of the two aux cops? The only one I can think of would be a requirement that they be trained and armed. The blood is clearly on Bloombergs hands. The good part is that the more he spouts off, the less attention he will get. Jack.