MIKE (BLOOMBERG) OPENS FIRE ON GUN MAKERS

http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/38437.htm ^

[scottybk]

For the first time in the nation, gun makers and dealers are now liable for injuries or deaths caused by the criminal use of their weapons, under a landmark law signed yesterday by Mayor Bloomberg.

The law — one of four bills signed regulating gun sales and possession — goes further than any other city's effort to hold the gun industry financially responsible for crimes involving their weapons.

"We need to do everything we can to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and out of the hands of children," said Bloomberg. "There's just no argument here. Guns kill people, it's time to get them off the street."

City lawmakers took more than two years to hammer out the legislation, continuing

[scottybk]

The time has long since past to officially purge this nasty, egotistical, left-wing dwarf from the party.

[RockinRight]

This guy is no Republican.

[Lazamataz]

This guy is no Republican.

He admits it.

[Bikers4Bush]

So is he going to demand that his police detail not carry weapons too or would that just be crazy talk?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Its for the Lawyers, (sniff).

[2banana]

They should disarm all of New York City, starting with the mayor and his security team...

[drt1]

"The time has long since past to officially purge this nasty, egotistical, left-wing dwarf from the party."

Here, Here! Is there any facet of individual liberty or behavior this idiot doesn't want to intrude into?

[appalachian_dweller]

Haven't similar laws been struck down?

[Citizen Tom Paine]

It is not what is in a person's hand that counts, but what is in his mind. A gun is a tool. Any tool can be used to kill someone.

[RandallFlagg]

Ugh!

And for all who thought it was good for smokers to suffer. We told you what'd be next.

Ping.

[international american]

Take all the guns, then stand back and watch the show.

[rocksblues]

This guy is not even a RINO.

[funkywbr]

So glad I left the little nazi state of NY!

[areafiftyone]

I wish the media would stop saying Bloomberg is a Republican. He is a Democrat who just got on the Republican ticket because the Democrat ticket was too crowded! He even said he's not a Republican!

[xcamel]

That makes car makers responsible for drunk driving,

Cashiers responsible for robberies,

Forrest managers responsible for suburban sprawl,

AC mfgrs responsible for Legionaries Disease,

et-friggin-cetera.

[international american]

"For the first time in the nation, gun makers and dealers are now liable for injuries or deaths caused by the criminal use of their weapons"

Snicker.....Good luck you moron.

[oceanview]

this only covers situations where the dealer fails to comply with some aspect of the law governing the sale - like selling without performing the background check, or mutiple sales to one person, etc. it does not apply to a lawful sale by the dealer.

[taxcontrol]

If you want to see how stupid of an idea this is, simply substitute the word 'car' for the word 'gun'. After all, cars kill thousands more people each year than guns.

[RexBeach]

So when does the mayor plan on going after the folks who make Checker Cabs? Or Ford, GM, Diamler-Benz/Chrysler? After all, more than 40-thousand people a year are killed in auto accidents in the US. That's more than handguns, ain't it?

Mayor Bloomberg is a maggot. Ah. There, I've said and I'm feeling better for it.

[shekkian]

"There's just no argument here. Guns kill people, it's time to get them off the street."

Ted Kennedy's car has killed more people than my gun.