Posted on 02/10/2007 10:06:19 AM PST by P8riot
Next to the cash register of the Bob Moates Sport Shop in Chesterfield County, near the tanks of live bait, is a sign telling customers about the Bloomberg Gun GiveAway.
For every $100 that customers spend at the sporting goods and Civil War-relics dealership, they get one ticket for a chance to win a gun in a drawing held by the Virginia Citizens Defense League. The rules include a list of who is eligible to win, as well as a list of who isn't, among them New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and his immediate family members.
When Bloomberg began suing gun shop owners across the South in the spring for allowing "straw purchases," when one person buys a gun for another person, it looked like a mismatch featuring powerful Gotham vs. rural America.
But Moates, 72, and another Virginia gun shop owner in Danville are fighting the lawsuits, and they've got thousands of supporters -- and a hefty increase in sales -- to back them up.
Instead of curbing gun sales and producing a settlement, Bloomberg's lawsuits have sparked significant sales growth for the two dealers and unified defiance from gun-rights advocates in Virginia.
Moates said that since he was sued by Bloomberg in December, sales have increased 50 percent at his stores in Chesterfield and Charlotte Court House. That increase, he said, is directly due to the support from the defense league and others, and that support is a key reason he has no intention of settling with Bloomberg.
"To cave in to him," Moates said, "is like to cave in to Hitler."
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Richmond Ping!
since when can the mayor of one city decide what does and doesn't happen OUTSIDE of his juristiction??
--do they have a website? I'll buy something by mail order (legal, of course)--
I hope the BFTA comes down on this jerk with a 20 hammer....
The fool....
Is Bloomberg another of the anti-gun hypocrites who pronounce against gun ownership while they are personally protected by armed security?
Since Mayor Bloominidiot decided he could.
This arrogant SOB makes me ashamed to admit I was born and raised in NYC.
I'm sure everyone here knows that is not quite the full definition of a "straw purchase." It must include that the other party is restricted from owning guns.
Other than that, I'm glad to hear this has worked out so well for Bob Moates, and made Bloomberg look a little foolish.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Bob Moates doesn't, I tried convincing them that they needed one a couple years ago, but they turned me down. Here's their phone # if you're interested (804)276-2293. I can shop them for you as I am only about two miles from the store. Tell me what you want, I can check the price and let you know.
Your wish is my command
Moates said that since he was sued by Bloomberg in December, sales have increased 50 percent at his stores in Chesterfield and Charlotte Court House.
Good news!
Great News!!!!!
Hes laughed at upstate NY just as they laught at him in VA.
It also includes cases in which the person purchasing the firearm expects any sort of profit from reselling it.
If I purchase a firearm to give a relative as a birthday present, that's kosher. If a friend offers me $300 to purchase for him a firearm that costs $290 from the dealer near me and $320 from the dealer near him, that's not kosher even if the friend would have no legal difficulty purchasing the $290 firearm himself (except the logistical hassle of making two chips to the cheaper dealer).
>It also includes cases in which the person purchasing the firearm expects any sort of profit from reselling it.
Thanks for the info. I didn't realize we were prevented from selling personal arms (i.e. private property) that had appreciated in value.
I suppose home owners selling their own homes have a similar restriction? /s
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