Posted on 12/02/2016 3:11:48 AM PST by richardb72
If it wasn’t for Michael Bloomberg’s billions, there wouldn’t be much of a gun-control movement.
This year, Bloomberg got a background check initiative onto the ballots of Maine and Nevada. He lost in Maine by 4 percent, and won in Nevada by just 0.8 percent. Now, Nevadans won’t be able to privately transfer their firearms without going through a background check.
Bloomberg’s initiative only eked out the win in Nevada because of the $20 million spent to support it, amounting to an incredible $35.30 per vote. He outspent his opponents by a factor of three – in Maine, by a factor of six. Bloomberg was responsible for more than 90 percent of the money going to support these ballot measures.
Of course, this doesn’t count all of the studies that Bloomberg has funded to justify the initiatives. And he gives $50 million a year to Everytown for Gun Safety to push for regulations – 2 1/2 times the amount spent by the National Rifle Association on political activities. Gun-control advocates also receive a lot of free, favorable news coverage. . . .
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Why did he not instead donate that money to dealing with the culture of drug/alcohol abuse or making better care for the mentally ill more accessible or youth counselling/intervention initiatives that strike at the heart of crime and violence regardless of the weapon used?
That’s a rhetorical question, right?
Good. It’s great when rich liberals blow their money and get nothing.
Millions of dollars are trivial, both compared with his wealth and compared with his goal. If freedom’s enemies can disarm the people, they can buy control over the entire world. Bloomberg has $40B, and any amount he might spend is a small price to pay for a chance at the ultimate prize.
Because the issue is controlling and ultimately enslaving the population...
Leftists kill and they prefer to face unarmed opponents.
Probably is, and also silly on my part as I certainly know what these people really want instead as per another Freeper’s post here.
I dunno. I think his Nevada win was horrific but effective. What a mess, now, NV must face.
National Carry should put an end to Bloomberg’s silly campaign
With Trump appointed Justices on the Supreme Court, the Nevada background check law may be ruled unconstitutional.
In the Heller decision, Scalia made it a point to say that the govenment could regulate the *commercial* sales of firearms.
It was implied that the regulation of private sales would be unconstitutional.
I sure hope so.
See my tag line.
“I dunno. I think his Nevada win was horrific but effective. What a mess, now, NV must face.”
Yeah, elections have consequences. Nevada gun owners will get a reality check when they find out what hoops (and money) they will have to jump through when bequeathing grandpa’s or ole dad’s guns to their heirs. It will be a good test case for the rest of the states to observe should they feel inclined to be so stupid.
He got something.
Nevada and a close call in Maine.
And made inroads into the culture.
dangerous man. Soros Light
Good point.
mookabooker doesn’t go to the john without armed security.
Agreed with your point. But I like to think also of humanistic ideas that make ones like Bloomberg suck on that front as well.
I hope others of his making join his fight. Sorry SOB
Marxist Bloomberg will keep attacking. He and $oro$ never stop.
https://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/recips.php?cmte=C00532705&cycle=2016
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