Posted on 03/29/2012 9:14:45 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
Since gun control has been a personal cause of his for years, it's no surprise to hear that Mayor Bloomberg says the shooting death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin should be a sharp reminder about the need to regulate who has access to firearms.
Here are some of the remarks Bloomberg made when asked today about the killing, per our Reuven Blau:
"Your heart just has to go out to the parents. I just pray for the deceased, but this really just struck a nerve in a lot of people across the country.
"We should be perfectly clear about this — the gun lobby is writing our nation’s gun laws. It’s a disgrace. They write them in Washington. They write them in the state capitals. And the result is that our children are being killed. Our police officers are being killed. You and I and our families are in danger -- in greater danger than we should be.
"The 'stand your ground' laws, as they are called, are opposed by law enforcement and opposed by prosecutors. I think both groups think that the 'stand your ground' laws encourage violence.
"And there’s another issue which I didn’t read very much about: The shooter, this guy Zimmerman, how could he have had a permit to carry a concealed weapon? A loaded gun in the first place? Because long before he shot Trayvon Martin, he was arrested for attacking a police officer and was the subject of a court order to prevent domestic violence.
"But unfortunately, in Florida the gun laws are very lax. And law enforcement officials have never been able to revoke this guy’s license to carry a loaded gun in public. If that’s not bad enough, just two days after the shooting, two U.S. senators introduced bills that would allow people like George Zimmerman to carry guns in public nationwide.
"This is just the craziest thing. Only in America. We have more guns than people. The rest of the world is looking at us incredulously. We are letting people kill our citizens. We have killed more people with hand guns—which may or not have been illegal -- in this country since Martin Luther King and RFK were assassinated back in ’68. We’ve killed more Americans than died in World War II. Something like over 400,000 Americans. Where is the outrage? You know you’ve got to think about it.
"We have this bipartisan coalition of something like 650 Mayors across the country. We are leading the fight against this bill. It’s a terrible reminder of the dangers we all face and as a matter of fact we are looking for lawyers who want to volunteer their time and help us in the fight."
"There is no oversight. That is the police department's job," he added.
Mikey didn’t wait long to jump on this.
How can someone so stupid become so wealthy? What a maroon!
Bloombing Idiot can KMA.
From my cold dead hands, Bloomy.
Perhaps we should take Nancy Pelosi’s advice when it comes to this elitist scumbag.
Therefore, we should disarm those citizens, so more can be killed.
He's a Blooming idiot.
SF has some of the toughest gun laws in the country too. How many gun homocides do they have there yearly??? Every major city in the U.S. where there are extreme restrictions upon the lawful ownership of firearms has the highest gun crime rates. I wonder why this is? Could it possibly be that the criminals don’t obey these laws???
OMG this Bloomberg can go F himself, seriously. This is the guy who fanatically encourages people to ride bikes in NYC, makes them think it’s safe to ride around speeding trucks, taxis and buses. And what is the result? Just about everyday now someone is killed riding a bike. And I would go so far as to say that number has now surpassed gun deaths. But hey, at least we are green!
People like Bloomy have no interest in so-called “gun control.” Dear Mike, call it what it is: gun CONFISCATION.
Well, Mayor, if someone is beating the sh*t out of me, and I can, I’ll shoot the SOB, too. You have ‘people’ nearby to take care of that for you.
That is what works so well in Chicago and New York, Bloomie you smal minded Nut Job!
come and take it Bloombitch.
“We’ve killed more Americans than died in World War II.”
I haven’t killed anybody.
He ought to shut his stupid mouth.
A black wearing a "Hoodie" might beat the snot out of him for no particular reason, and his armed guards might have to waste the savage.
Pile on!
Having lots of money still can’t fix mental illness. Bloomberg is a sick control freak. I’m disappointed that he has not been arrested and prosecuted for soliciting felonies across state lines.
Light em if you got em.... No, WAIT.
Fast and Furious exploded so now they need a hispanic watchman vs a black to keep it up. The WH admin is pathetic at best.
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