Posted on 07/14/2013 1:02:13 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
"Sadly, all the facts in this tragic case will probably never be known," Bloomberg said in a prepared statement Sunday. "But one fact has long been crystal clear: 'shoot first' laws like those in Florida can inspire dangerous vigilantism and protect those who act recklessly with guns."
He blamed "gun lobby extremists in Washington" for drafting the laws and said the legislation lets armed citizens think it's OK to shoot first and later defend themselves on the grounds that it was a justifiable homicide."
Bloomberg touted his work with other civic leaders on the issue and said they are seeking to eliminate such laws in Florida and elsewhere: "The tragic death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed child attempting to walk home from the store, will continue to drive our efforts," he said.
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I am really getting tired of the Bloomberg, Piers Morgan type who try to influence the ignorant. Apparently, if George had died from a beating, it would not have been a tragedy but a senseless act of violence. Guess Travon thought he had a creepy ass cracker wanting a beatdown. I don't know what shoot first means. George did not shoot first. He called for assistance.
“Idiot. He didn’t shoot first....he only shoot when he was attacked by 3 year old baby trayvon!”
Amazing! A 3 year old baby who is close to 6 ft. tall and strong enough to bash a man’s head against concrete!
Mr Bloomberg, would you try something different and not be an idiot for a change.
No one shot first in the Zimmerman case.
Zimmerman shot after being attacked and becoming in fear of losing his life. That is self defense and has been our law for hundreds of years.........
If Bloomberg were on his back with a black thug straddling him and banging his head on a sidewalk, do you suppose he’d tell his bodyguards to hold their fire? Neither do I.
“I remember seeing a video of Saddam Hussien, when he took power, calling out names and telling them how they betrayed him, then having them taken outside and executed.”
This sounds more like a scenario Hussein would like - get rid of those in that pesky congress that halt some of his despotic actions to rid us of our guns and imprison all us conservatives.
Bloomber, you effin idiot, they just had a trial. The only facts left out of the trial were the ones that made Trayvon look bad. If the facts aren’t clear now, they ain’t never gonna be.
As long as we ignore the evidence and sworn testimony, all these stories make sense.
However, I listened to the testimony, and these kinds of statements are based on 100% false assumptions and are made solely for the purpose of advancing a political agenda.
This kind of leadership in the country is destroying rational recognition of real issues, rational problem solving, and a better life for us all.
This is calculated to make certain that the public bears a constant, if ever changing, animus toward one segment of society or another.
I have noticed these issues rarely occur all at once, but in serial fashion, so that over several years, there is no feeling of peace and contentment in the population.
When is the last time we all as a people felt merely content?
Every cause for hatred, generates a demand for a solution, and then an imposition of more restrictions upon as to implement that solution.
I think we would all do well to stop listening to the feigned dangers and chaos of the world. It is not as bad as presented. We can be at peace if we simply choose to do so.
There is no such thing as a “shoot first law”. New Yorkers are about as stupid as they get. I’ve never met a smart one.
Only in New York, is this moron able to walk and talk at the same time?
Don’t be distracted. The Federal government is going to use sleight of hand, to keep our attention focussed on riots and demonstrations like the ones in Oakland, San Francisco and elsewhere, to try and give Boehner and Cantor breathing room to force amnesty for illegal aliens down our throats. DON’T LET THEM DO THIS!!
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