Bloomberg pushes background checks

[SecularMotion]

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, perhaps the single highest-profile advocate for stricter gun control laws in America, said he is "optimistic Congress will do something" to rein in gun violence during an interview on "Face the Nation."

Bloomberg voiced support for an assault weapons ban but argued that a national background check system for gun purchases would actually be a more effective way to curb gun violence. "The truth of the matter is only about 400 people a year get killed with assault weapons or high-capacity magazines," he said. "That is 400 too many, and they're all tragedies. But you compare that to handguns, pistols this year are going to kill 12,000 Americans. And 19,000 Americans are going to commit suicide with handguns."

"Federal law requires background checks when a gun dealer sells you a gun," Bloomberg noted, "but no background check if the sale is done over the Internet or a gun show. Fourteen states have closed that loophole and in those 14 states the suicide rate is half the national average, and the number of women that get killed in domestic violence is something like 40 percent less than in other states. So background checks do work."

Bloomberg blamed the lack of prior action on gun control on the long political shadow cast by the National Rifle Association, noting, "Up until now it has only been the NRA that has been talking about guns to the public and to Congress.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3460_162-57573442/bloomberg-pushes-background-checks/

[pipoman]

1. See, it is these types of completely false

lies which will ultimately unwind anything which might happen..

"Federal law requires background checks when a gun dealer sells you a gun," Bloomberg noted, "but no background check if the sale is done over the Internet or a gun show."

Complete and totally false....couldn't be more false...a lie, because Bloomy knows it is a lie and chooses to state the lie anyway...really reminiscent of the whole reefer madness pack of lies..the only difference is that this is known to be a lie by many, many more people..he hurts his pet cause...

Oh, and this, "..but argued that a national background check system for gun purchases would actually be a more effective way to curb gun violence.", He knows that such a system is in place and has been for nearly 20 years. Why would he say such a thing? FFS, if the dumb bastard would simply tell the fucking truth we could find a solution which most everyone would support..

[guardian]

2. One can only hope this 1%ter Bloomturd

will choke on his cavier and suitcases full of money. He is term limited in 2013. Maybe then he will retire to a gated compound in the Caymen Islands with his armed guards and finally STFU.

[benEzra]

3. Interesting.

Bloomberg voiced support for an assault weapons ban but argued that a national background check system for gun purchases would actually be a more effective way to curb gun violence. "The truth of the matter is only about 400 people a year get killed with assault weapons or high-capacity magazines," he said. "That is 400 too many, and they're all tragedies. But you compare that to handguns, pistols this year are going to kill 12,000 Americans. And 19,000 Americans are going to commit suicide with handguns."

Then I wonder why he wasted all his political capital pushing for bans? That was a really stupid move; expanded background checks could have been a reality years ago if gun control advocates weren't pushing bans. Now, with the ridiculous NY 'SAFE' act, the Colorado magazine ban, and the serious confiscation proposals being floated, expanded background checks just look like a ruse to get registration, with predictable pushback. If background checks are what Bloomberg wants, he may have blown his chance to get them.

[Eleanors38]

6. What you said...

"expanded background checks just look like a ruse to get registration."

Why judges rule against the many approaches to school prayer: By now they know the intent.

[pipoman]

4. Holy...

LOL..I haven't seen this other project of his...unbelievable authoritarianism supported from a person canonized by so many in these parts...

Bloomberg wants soda ban to go statewide so it applies to grocery stores

Linked from OP article..

[benEzra]

7. And this too:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/03/06/report-cranked-up-earphones-next-on-bloombergs-health-hit-list/

[rrneck]

5. 1% love to make money controlling people. nt