Mayor Bloomberg launches campaign against gun laws

[avaistheone1]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched a national campaign against gun laws that he said "justify civilian gun play."

Bloomberg was joined by the leaders from the NAACP, National Urban League and other groups Wednesday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. as he announced "Second Chance on Shoot First."

The campaign aims to repeal or reform the laws that eliminated a person's duty to retreat when threatened with serious bodily harm or death. These laws have passed in 25 states.

Bloomberg said these laws undermined integrity of the justice system, threaten public safety and make it more difficult to prosecute shooters.


Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20120411/us-neighborhood-watch-bloomberg/

[fightthegoodfightnow]

1. BRAVO

....and let's add they deny civil rights and due process.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

2. More anti rights crap from a hardcore 1%er repuke

Anyone applauding it should be ashamed of themselves

[onehandle]

3. Back, back into the hole. nt

[Joseph8th]

4. He's a 1%er, but also long-time gun control advocate...

... this is FAR from a new position from him.

We need sensible gun regulation in the U.S. The 2nd Amendment is not the most important... it's at the bottom of my list of favorite Constitutional rights. He wants Stand Your Ground laws repealed.

Can you tell me with a straight face that's a bad thing?

[JoeyT]

8. "He wants Stand Your Ground laws repealed"

No, he wants the vile peasants to not be able to carry guns because that right should be reserved for the rich.

I want SYG laws repealed, but I still despise Bloomberg.

[atreides1]

16. Long time gun control advocate

Too bad he's not a long-time freedom advocate as was shown during the OWS and the spying on American Muslims...not only in NYC but across the river in NJ.

So, yes coming from this man, it's a bad thing!!!

[Kolesar]

17. Irrelevant, Mr. devil worshipper...eom

[PavePusher]

44. All Constitutional Rights are equal and due equal treatment and weight.

I think that in all legal cases, the burden of proof should be on the state to prove guilt, not the Citizen to prove innocence.

Can you tell me with a straight face that's a bad thing?

[Ter]

5. Hardcore Repuke?

Go on any Republican board. I'm pretty sure they consider him the definition of RINO.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

15. He is a hardcore 1%er and a repuke...

[Ter]

21. He's an indie

He was a Republican for a few years. Before that he was a Democrat for longer.

[PavePusher]

45. He was Etch-a-sketch before it became fashionable. n/t

[Paladin]

11. Translation:

Bloomberg is one of the few Repubs not adhering to the party's NRA suck-off policy, therefore he must be vilified by the gun militancy movement. No big surprise that you're leading the charge here, Mr. "Progressive"......

[ProgressiveProfessor]

14. Corrected Translation

Gun rights are a progressive value...Bloomie is not progressive in the least and his bedfellows are???

[Kolesar]

18. "Gun rights" is a RW wedge issue, not a "progressive" issue ... eom

[ProgressiveProfessor]

20. Empowerment of individuals is progressive

[elleng]

22. Not with guns, sorry.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

24. So only some kinds of empowerment is progressive?

Sounds like the cafeteria approach to politics, rights, and freedoms.

[elleng]

27. Not exactly 'cafeteria,' just rational approach to 'progressive.'

[ProgressiveProfessor]

30. Rationalize it any way you want, but you are advocating a pick and choose approach

[elleng]

31. I am advocating wise decision-making;

characterize it any way you want.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

39. So it is progressive if you think it is and not otherwise...

Call your cafeteria approach anything you want, it is still picking and choosing according to your biases

[meow2u3]

37. Gun rights vs. gun control is a rural vs. urban issue

There are rural liberals who favor gun rights and urban 1&ers like Doomberg who favor gun control.

[Kolesar]

38. urban 1&ers?

like Doomberg?
You don't write very well.

[meow2u3]

41. I was alluding to Bloomberg

It's not that I don't write very well; you just don't understand very well.

[polichick]

32. Nice try - "anti rights" my ass!

[ProgressiveProfessor]

34. Nice political bedfellows you keep

[DisgustipatedinCA]

36. Nice Republican thug death cult company you keep

Progressive professor my ass.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

40. Its quite progressive to support individual empowerment

And Bloomie is anything but progressive

[Paladin]

42. Say Hi To Dick Cheney, Ann Coulter, Ted Nugent, Jan Brewer, Wayne LaPierre.....

...and all the rest of the "progressives" who champion your favorite cause: right-wing gun militancy in the U.S. Bloomberg is a bona fide moderate, compared to them. But you knew that already, didn't you?

[ProgressiveProfessor]

43. More drive by name calling...

[PavePusher]

46. Some overlap on one issue does not imply full endorsement of all of someone's positions.

It is incredibly dishonest of anyone to make such an insinuation/accusation.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

35. vigorous appluause, not an iota of shame

And before you make the accusation you've set to go off, no, I don't support the elite 1%, but when you're right, you're right.

[Tx4obama]

6. Saw part of Bloomberg's press conference on TV today, but can't find a video of it now :( n/t

[IamK]

7. I'd expect <30% nationally believe that....

it's a a person's duty to retreat when threatened with serious bodily harm or death when someone is in your house....

It will get little support from congress period...

[L0oniX]

9. Mean while ...the unemployed could give a shit.

[Cali_Democrat]

12. What about the dead victims and their families?

[L0oniX]

13. What about the starving children in poverty for lack of jobs because people...

would rather suck up on the emotional. All this distraction over one death while there are plenty of others dieing for lack of food and health care. It's irrational. I am sure the politicians love this shit because it can be used to distract from the more important problems facing the country. I am sure there are plenty of gun shot deaths that weren't worthy of the news ...especially if they are caused by our soldiers in other countries. So what about all those innocent Iraqi children and families that were killed? Yea ...no one gives a shit about that. That's why I call this ...irrational.

[Kolesar]

19. "All this distraction over one death "

Your weapons industry policies are causing a huge number of deaths in my country.

[slackmaster]

10. If George Zimmerman is convicted that would kind of take the wind out of Bloomberg's sails

[Dr_Scholl]

23. Wow.

The guy who has his own team of security guards is criticizing self defense laws? That's rich.

I don't think Bloomberg can open his mouth without being a hypocrite.

[Becka2515]

25. I wonder

If Bloomie would give up his armed guards, he should lead by example. Oh silly me thats only for the peons.

[Orangepeel]

26. Huffpo must have changed that horrible headline after you posted

Anyone who knows the least bit about Bloomberg knows it meant "against 'stand your ground' laws" but "campaign against gun laws" implies something very different

[truthisfreedom]

28. I agree with him.

I think these "stand your ground" type laws are simply licenses to kill anyone you don't like. They spiraled out of control when they took those protections out of your home or your car and into the street. When you're cornered, you might be justified in defending yourself with lethal force if you feel threatened. But if you're able to run, you run.

[Snake Alchemist]

29. How about stronger laws for NFL players with guns? nt

[Snake Alchemist]

33. Lead the way! Have your security detail disarm immediately. nt