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Push Poll

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

Mayors Against Guns (who are 45 times more likely to be convicted of crimes than Florida concealed firearm license holders) commissioned a poll to get their desired results. Because they’re scared.

The company you keep

Friday, July 15th, 2011

Another member of Mayors Against Guns getting charged with a crime. This time, child pornography. It’s a recurring theme. I posit that the average member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns is more likely to commit a crime than a carry permit holder.

ATF Comments & Astroturf

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Reuters reported that 70% of comments on ATF’s inquiry on multiple rifle sales supported the measure. Digging into it, John found that there was some sort of bulk mailing going on that originated from Mayors Against Guns.

Food in Pittsburgh

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Yesterday, it was noted a local eatery hosted Mayors Against Guns and we should avoid them. Primanti Brothers responds. And, I have to admit, their response is pretty funny. And, to them, it is a business. But I wonder if I show up with some NRA T-Shirts if their staff will wear them? Meanwhile, cybrus […]

On Polls

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Sebastian notes the goal of the various Mayors Against Guns Polls. Of course, I don’t know that people would trust polls from an organization that is comprised of a large number of criminals.

The company you keep

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Another member of Mayors Against Guns charged with, well, a laundry list of crimes. Truly, an organization of criminals protecting criminals.

Why are anti-gun activists so violent?

Monday, February 21st, 2011

Another member of Mayors Against Guns convicted, this one for domestic assault.

Lists

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Eventually, we’ll all be on one: GOP to look at federal gun laws Thanks, GOP. Staffers from the House Judiciary Committee will meet with Obama administration officials Thursday to examine the effectiveness of federal laws designed to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill, according to a Republican aide with the panel. […]

Bloomberg’s Gun Control Announcement

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

Jacob says one is coming Monday. I tend to agree with his assessment. Mayors Against Guns just did a press release on lack of funding, which is really lack of reporting.

McCarthy’s Magazine Ban

Monday, January 17th, 2011

When not lending her expertise on firearms to the press, McCarthy is busing writing dumb bills that have no chance of passing. The latest is her attempt at banning regular capacity magazines. It’s a dumb bill that would ban the Henry Repeating Rifle. Even Mayors Against Guns Bloomberg says regular capacity magazines save lives. Fortunately, […]

Reporting problem

Monday, January 17th, 2011

Mayors Against Guns says the NICS background check system is underfunded. That’s not really true. The issue with the system is certain things are not reported, like mental health records or the Army not letting NICS know the Tucson shooter was rejected for marijuana use.

Why are anti-gun activists so violent?

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

White Plains Mayor guilty of attempted assault of his wife. And he is, naturally, a member of Mayors Against Guns.

Why are anti-gun activists so violent?

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

Another member of mayors against guns on trial. This one for domestic abuse.

MAIG’s “research” is like a VPC “study”

Monday, September 27th, 2010

Looking at Mayors Against Guns’ study of crime guns crossing state lines.

The company you keep

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

Another member of Mayors Against Guns is going to prison.

Gubernatorial Stuff

Monday, July 12th, 2010

In Tennessee, we’re gonna get a new one soon. Gun rights were made an issue in the race because some cracker pointed out that a man who would eventually run for governor (Bill Haslam) had joined the anti-gun Mayors Against Illegal Guns group. At first he ignored the issue then, in an attempt to score […]

And another

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Another mayor quits Mayors Against Guns after realizing it’s a sham.

Bloomberg’s Gun Control Bill

Monday, April 26th, 2010

David Kopel has a look at what the head of Mayors Against Guns is up to.

Ad Blitz

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Mayors Against Guns is rolling out an ad campaign targeting the made up gun show loophole.

the company you keep

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Ouch: Mayors Against Guns..But Not Fraud, Bribes, Kickbacks…

More on the 40 point plan

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Mayors Against Guns has their plan to target law-abiding gun owners. David notes the odd press treatment: The contents of the report were reviewed by our good friends the “Authorized Journalists” back on Oct. 3: The “Blueprint for Federal Action on Illegal Guns,” a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Post… “would dramatically […]

Due Process Under Attack?

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Folks are speculating that the bill to deny people due process of law by putting their names on a watch list is about to be introduced. Being on a list would prohibit you from buying a gun. We’ve known a while this was one goal of mayors against guns. This push would be bad. After […]

So, how’d the anti-gunners do in the elections?

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Bitter tells us that Mayors Against Guns just lost 16 more mayors in Pennsylvania.

Media: Hey, even though we’re intentionally misleading folks, you guys should lighten up!

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

There’s a pretty active media campaign portraying the NRA as bullies picking on the poor, hapless little mayors in Mayors Against Guns. It fits the narrative that NRA = bad. Unfortunately, the truth is more like quite a few mayors didn’t know what they were signing up for and, in fact, some didn’t even sign […]

Of course they do

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

The media is breaking out the coverage of Mayors Against Guns as the poor put upon mayor v. the big nasty NRA. Too bad the press could have done a bit of research and seen why folks are a bit upset about this.

Showdown in K-Town

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

The guns in parks issue was said to be resolved since Knoxville had an old law on the books banning possession in parks. Steve Hall has proposed an ordinance repealing the ban and the meeting is scheduled for tonight. This could be an interesting meeting as Stacey Campfield reports that Mayor Bill Haslam plans on […]

Timing

Friday, April 10th, 2009

Haslam got out of Mayors Against Guns Just in time: US Conference of Mayors Demands Brady Agenda Bloomberg to Run Anti-Gun Ads in Virginia

Glenn and Helen interview Bill Haslam

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Glenn and Helen sat down to interview Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam. You can see the interview here. They ask him about his membership in Mayors Against Guns. He says it was probably a mistake to have joined. And that when it started, Bloomberg wasn’t in charge. He does not favor any more gun controls. He […]

Lists

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

David notes that Mayors Against Guns hasn’t updated their list of members to reflect certain changes.

Another

Monday, January 12th, 2009

One more mayor from Mayors Against Guns is indicted. I wonder what the tally is now? Several have quit the organization after discovering that it is a gun control group. And quite a few have been charged with various crimes.

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