Stroudsburg`s Mayor part of Bloomberg`s group.

[Exbiker]

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbc.../NEWSLETTER100

Baughman also received a letter from PFOA founder and president Daniel Pehrson, asking Baughman to follow some other mayors' examples and dissociate from MAIG.

Pehrson in his letter said Bloomberg signed the names of Baughman and other MAIG members to advertisements run nationwide, "condemning lawful gun ownership and gun owners," as well as "claiming that Pennsylvania's lawful concealed-carry-permit holders 'threaten the safety of police officers.'" Pehrson went on to say Bloomberg sent a letter, signed by Baughman and other MAIG members, to Democrats in Congress, "urging them to vote against the rights of gun owners."

"Bloomberg's letter was worded to imply that the law-abiding residents of your borough who hold gun permits are trafficking guns to New York City and other high-crime areas," Pehrson said. "Surely, you do not endorse such attacks on Pennsylvania's nearly 600,000 permit holders."

Pehrson then quoted one mayor who has left MAIG and opposes promoting lawsuits that blame gun dealers and manufacturers for common street criminals' actions.

"If you're asking whether I'm considering quitting my membership with MAIG, the answer is no," Baughman said. "But, if I'm ever presented with factual, convincing information that the coalition truly doesn't support the best interests of those protected under the Second Amendment, then I would think differently. So far, I haven't come across or been presented with any such information."

Stroudsburg`s mayor is a registered Republican married to a Democrat. The Mayor of a city where Bloomberg took a reputable gun dealer to task and he still sides with the misguided. Stroudsburg needs an organized effort to remove this guy next election.

[Ed111PA]

The title of the article is;
Stroudsburg mayor under fire for joining anti-gun crime group
Baughman is facing criticism for joining group that opposes illegal use of guns

Don't you hate when a newspaper forms their own opinion and says something to basically take a 'side' not based on publicly exposed facts?
From what I read from the NRA bloombergs group wants to stop a whole lot more then 'illegal use of guns'.
Hell we ALL want illegal use of guns to stop and violators to be punished to the full extent of the law if not more, I am 100% sure - then we would all have to worry a little less about protecting ourselves.

The biggest problem is places that let people off the hook for illegal guns and gun crimes which to me seems like NJ/NY do this more often then not.
Hell, the self-proclaimed 'blood' that works where I do in NJ has been caught more then 5 times (twice in NY, so he says)with an illegal gun and has yet to see a jail.

[jcabin]

Great ExBiker, I was just about to post this.
This is complete bullshit and I'm sending this article to alot of people.
If you want to organize something let me know I'll be right there with you.
Although we don't live in stroudsburg, I know many of us spend money there.
And I'm not talking about buying a stick of gum or a bottle of orange juice.

[Siggy]

Anyone notice the inaccuracy of the "Editor's Note"? It reads "Pennsylvania residents do not need licenses to buy guns, but need permits to carry guns on their persons or in their vehicles."

[Ed111PA]

not to mention "do not need licenses to buy guns" implies you can just walk in and buy one - background check should be mentioned if your going to bring it up. (if its in the article somewhere and I forgot, oops.)
The pocono record is known for inaccuracy's and bias opinions though.

[jcabin]

Originally Posted by Ed111PA

not to mention "do not need licenses to buy guns" implies you can just walk in and buy one - background check should be mentioned if your going to bring it up. (if its in the article somewhere and I forgot, oops.)
The pocono record is known for inaccuracy's and bias opinions though.

It's in the article from what I remember.
And yes, the pocono record does make it obvious their opinion in many articles.

[TheBull]

I live in Stroudsburg. I got the PAFOA Alert email and read the Pocono Record article. I'm going to have to write a nice letter to the mayor. I doubt I'd get an opinionated pro-gun letter published in the paper.