More Haslam and Guns
Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam is running for governor. He belongs to a an anti-gun group called Mayors Against Illegal Guns, which keeps having members exit. One of his gubernatorial opponents says:
As for the Second Amendment, he parts ways with Mayor Haslam, comparing the idea of suing gun manufacturers for crime (which Haslam has gone on record supporting) akin to suing automobile manufactures for DUIs.
Now, I’ve followed the Haslam thing for a while. And I have never heard Haslam go on record as supporting that ridiculous notion. In fact, he has distanced himself from Bloomberg recently. The only way I know of that one could assert that is by his membership in Mayors Against Guns, who, as part of their platform, support that ridiculous idea.
Once again, Mr. Haslam, another reason to quit the group.
Clenched fist salute to AC.
January 28th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Full name of the group: “Mayors Fraudulently Claiming to Be Against Illegal Guns While Doing Everything They Can Get Away With to Destroy Private Gun Ownership (MFCBAIGWDETCGAWDPGO)”. I guess they had to shorten it because the full name was too cumbersome. Kind of like how the Kenyan name “Obamawannagunban” was shortened to “Obama”.
January 28th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Somebody buy Bill Haslam a saddle. Riding the fence can cause some serious blisters in some sensitive places.
January 28th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Considering the track record of Mayors Against You, mebbe he just oughta quit afore he gets hisself arrested.