Ya know, I’ve just never really understood those people who, solely because they are fortunate enough to live in this country, have been able to accumulate significant wealth, and who then decide to use that great wealth essentially as a weapon ‘against’ their own country. Is it that they somehow, because of their wealth, feel morally superior to those of us who do not possess such wealth? Now while the list of such individuals would be far too long to include here, the one that I wish to point out here is, yet again, ‘Nanny Mike’ Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City, who seems to be determined to do whatever it takes in his effort to protect us from ourselves.
It was back in 2006 that ‘Nanny Mike’ and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, two flaming progressive zealots, founded a little group called, Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG). At the group’s most recent gathering, ‘Nanny Mike’ announced its new $12 million television ad campaign, the purpose of which is to push senators in key states to back gun control efforts, including comprehensive background checks. ‘Nanny Mike’ announced the ad buy Saturday, just days after Senate Democrats touted stronger background checks while acknowledging insufficient support to restore a ban on assault-style weapons to federal gun control legislation.
"These ads bring the voices of Americans — who overwhelmingly support comprehensive and enforceable background checks — into the discussion to move senators to immediately take action to prevent gun violence," or so ‘Nanny Mike’ said in a statement issued by this group of corrupt malcontents. The false premise being presented in these ads, is that Americans actually "overwhelmingly support" what he describes as "comprehensive and enforceable" gun laws. But what this really is, is nothing more than a ruse, a propaganda campaign, of sorts, the purpose of which is to even further undermine our Constitutional right to keep and bear arms!
The two ads posted on the MAIG's website are ironically entitled, "Responsible" and "Family," ironic because liberals are neither responsible, nor family oriented. Anyway the ads show a gun owner holding a rifle while sitting on the back of a pickup truck. In one ad, the man says he'll defend the Second Amendment but adds "with rights come responsibilities." The ad then urges viewers to tell Congress to support background checks. In the other ad, the man, a hunter, says, "background checks have nothing to do with taking guns away from anyone." The man then says closing loopholes will somehow stop criminals and the mentally ill from obtaining weapons.
The Senate is now scheduled to debate federal gun control legislation next month. On March 28, ‘Nanny Mike’s’ little group, here, plans for more than 100 events nationwide in support of passing gun control legislation that includes background checks. Mayors Against Illegal Guns and other gun-control advocates frequently cite a mid-1990s study that suggests about 40 percent of U.S. gun transfers were conducted by private sellers not subject to federal background checks. Based on 2011 FBI data, the group estimates 6.6 million firearms transfers are made without a background check for the receiver. But as has been pointed out, and numerous times, that 40 percent number is completely bogus!
A spokesman for ‘Nanny Mike’ could not, or would not, immediately say if the $12 million was coming from Bloomberg or the mayor's political action committee, Independence USA. But figure the odds. I think it’s pretty fair to assume where the money is coming from. The New York Times, which first reported the ad campaign Saturday night, said ‘Nanny Mike’ was bankrolling the ad buy. Andrew Arulanandam a spokesman for the National Rifle Association (NRA) blasted Bloomberg and the new ads, saying NRA members and supporters would be calling senators directly and urging them to vote against proposed gun control legislation.
"What Michael Bloomberg is trying to do is ... intimidate senators into not listening to constituents and instead pledge their allegiance to him and his money," said Mr. Arulanandam. It’s common knowledge that ‘Nanny Mike’ has long been a supporter of efforts to curb gun violence, even stooping to actually sending New York City undercover investigators into other states to conduct straw purchases from dealers. And just last month, Bloomberg's PAC poured more than $2 million into ads supporting Illinois state Rep. Robin Kelly, who won a special primary and ran partly on a platform of supporting tougher gun restrictions.
These new ads will be airing in the 13 states that MAIG believes are divided on gun control and will therefore have the potential for the greatest impact: Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, New Hampshire, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio and Pennsylvania. So folks in those states who support our Second Amendment are going to need to be prepared to do all that they can to counter this effort. They need to do all they can to make sure that this $12 Million expenditure by ‘Nanny Mike’ turns out to be nothing more than a huge waste of money. We simply cannot allow these, these fascists, to win.
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