UGH, Bloomberg at it again, OP ED on CNN

[dc dalton]

Someone needs to shut this fucktard up, really they do.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/10/1...ex.html?hpt=C2

New York (CNN) -- A handful of states with weak gun laws are the largest contributors to the U.S. market for illegally trafficked guns. That's the alarming finding of "Trace the Guns: The Link Between Gun Laws and Interstate Gun Trafficking," a new groundbreaking report issued by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a coalition of more than 500 mayors that I co-chair with Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.

"Trace the Guns" examines troves of new data released to Mayors Against Illegal Guns by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and for the first time demonstrates the connection between laws designed to deter illegal trafficking and lower export rates for guns used in crimes.
Mississippi, West Virginia, Kentucky, Alaska, Alabama, South Carolina, Virginia, Indiana, Nevada and Georgia were the 10 states that supplied guns used in crimes at the highest rates -- each of them supplying such guns at a rate more than twice the national average.

Not only do they supply a disproportionate amount of crime guns, but these states are also more likely to be the source of guns recovered in crimes within two years of the original sale, which the ATF said is a key sign of illegal trafficking.

If one state ignores a gap in its laws, other states have to deal with the deadly consequences.

See for yourself: Read the report and see where guns are coming from in your state on the website TraceTheGuns.org.

The stakes are high: 12,000 people a year are murdered with guns in the United States. If one state ignores a gap in its laws, other states have to deal with the deadly consequences.

There is urgent work to be done by policymakers at all levels to strengthen enforcement of the laws we have on the books, and to close gaps in state and federal law. For example, the gun show loophole enables people with criminal records to avoid FBI background checks if they buy a gun from an unlicensed "private seller."

The report shows that states where this loophole is open export crime guns at 2½ times the rate of states that have closed it. The ATF has long identified gun shows as a leading source for traffickers, and while we didn't need any more proof that legislators should put a stop to this end run around background checks, we now have it.

"Trace the Guns" should serve as a clear road map for how we can more effectively fight illegal gun trafficking, support police and protect public safety -- and mayors around the country will be urging lawmakers in state capitols and in Washington to take action.

To see how your state stacks up, visit TraceTheGuns.org.

[dc dalton]

And these asshats at trace the gun can't even get the laws right:

http://www.tracetheguns.org/#/states/PA/exports/

Notice how they say there are no criminal penalties for buying a gun for someone who can't.




BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ WRONG ASSHATS

[PocketProtector]

Have no fear, no one watches CNN, let alone listens to this moron.

[Berks_Iraq_Vet]

Further proof that more money does not equate to more intelligence. Neither does being elected to political office. In other words, STFU.

[chivvalry]

Killed in car accidents 42,116*
Killed by the common flu 20,000*
Killed by murders 15,517*
Killed in airline crashes
(of 477m passenger trips) 120 (1)
Killed by lightning strikes 90*
Killed by Anthrax 5

(1) Annual average over 19 year period.
*Average annual totals in United States.


Bloomberg is simply a rabid anti-gun nut. Once some people have made up their minds about something there is no changing their view.

[Yellowfin]

Further proof that more money does not equate to more intelligence. Neither does being elected to political office. In other words, STFU.

The thing is, he knows he's wrong but it's politically profitable to his agenda to push the anti gun garbage. They don't care about crime but saying that it's about crime gives them cover to sell it to people who wouldn't accept it if they disclosed the real reason.

[billamj]

So I went to Trace the Guns and eventually to the maig site and sent them this.

Thank you for Trace the Guns. I now know that I need to contact my representative about ensuring that lost and stolen legislation, new permit requirements, authorization of local preemption and gun dealer inspection is NEVER legalized within the state.

I think that we should all take this opportunity to send them this type of message.

[ungawa]

A similar propaganda push was already posted about a week ago. Last time those ten states included PA and CA, and those ten states also included half the population of the US. I guess they sharpened their pencils and revised their bullshit.

[daschnoz]

Bloomberg has graduated to the rank of Tool Shed. Does he not see the irony:::

Criminals are getting their guns via channels in states with more relaxed gun laws, then taking those guns to states with more strict gun laws.

The reason that criminals bring the guns to the states with more strict gun laws is that the law abiding citizens in those states are less likely to have a gun to defend themselves with.

[PocketProtector]

What was that article a few months back about Dr. malpractice killing something like 500,000 a yr or so ? Not sure if that's the right number but Where was Bloomy's outrage ?