Mayors Against Illegal Guns Launches Fix Gun Checks Tour - Mayors Against Illegal Guns

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg appeared on Good Morning America to launch the National Drive to Fix Gun Checks and raise awareness of gun crime across the country.

This morning, Mayor Michael Bloomberg appeared on Good Morning America to launch theNational Drive to Fix Gun Checks and raise awareness of gun crime across the country.

The Fix Gun Checks billboard truck started off the tour in Times Square and keeps a running toll of the numbers of the Americans murdered by guns since the tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona. Our National Drive will criss-cross at least 25 states to meet with mayors, law enforcement, faith leaders, victims of gun violence, sportsmen, and supporters.

Leading the drive is Omar Samaha, whose sister Reema was shot and killed in the Virginia Tech Massacre. He will help urge Congress and the President to fix the broken background check system that makes it too easy for dangerous people to purchase guns.

More than a quarter million Americans have signed the Fix Gun Checks petitions, and you can join them by adding your name today. Visit www.fixgunchecks.org to learn more and follow our Drive across the country.

NYC Buy-Back Nets 919 Guns - New York Post

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New York City officials say 919 guns were collected during a one-day buy-back program at six Queens churches.

The program paid $200 to anyone who turned in a gun. A pellet or BB gun was worth $20. The officials say they paid a total of $158,880.

The weekend buy-back results were announced Tuesday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Queens District Attorney Richard Brown.

Since last summer, similar programs in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island - plus the Queens effort - have netted more than 3,500 guns. More than half of them are handguns.

The goal is to reduce crime and tragic accidents.

New York State Senator Serphin Maltese’s Voting Record and Positions on Guns - Gun Free Kids.org

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New York State Senator Serphin Maltese’s Voting Record and Positions on Guns

In 2008, Sen. Maltese declined an opportunity to sponsor legislation to assist law enforcement in their efforts to solve gun-related crimes. The legislation, passed by the Assembly as A.9819-A), would mandate that all new semi-automatic pistols manufactured, sold or brought into New York State be equipped with microstamping technology to aid law enforcement in solving gun-related crimes.

Other Important NY Senate Votes:

1997 (S.5498) 5-year renewable handgun permits for Westchester County. Supported by GunFreeKids

Maltese voted NO (bill passed Senate and signed into law)

1998 (S.397) Would make it easier to obtain a concealed carry weapon permit. Opposed by GunFreeKids

Maltese Voted YES (bill passed by the Senate only)

2000 (S.8234) Nine measures, including assault weapons ban, ballistic imaging, closing of gun show loophole, age 21 to possess or own handgun, safety locks to be sold with all guns and 24 hour reporting of all lost & stolen guns. Supported by GunFreeKids

Maltese, only member of NYC delegation to VOTE NO (bill passed by both houses and signed into law)

2003/2004 Session (S.3805). Increased penalties for possession and trafficking. Supported by GunFreeKids

Maltese voted YES. (unanimous vote, passed by both houses and signed into law).

Gun Lobby Ratings:

Received “A” rating from the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association in 2006

CM Addabbo, Taxi Workers Alliance Shooting Victim and Mothers Against Guns Condemn Recent Gun Violence, Calls for Tougher State Regulations

Applaud Mayor’s Efforts to Remove Illegal Guns from NYC Streets

Call for Tougher State Regulation of Guns

In the wake of three recent crimes committed at gunpoint, Councilman Joe Addabbo will join with the Queens based group Mothers Against Guns (MAG), the Taxi Workers Alliance (TWA), and cab driver Enois Malbranche, who was shot and blinded on August 7th to condemn the rash of violence and call for tougher gun restrictions. On August 22^nd a cab driver in Elmhust was shot in the face, on Monday, August 25^th a woman was robbed and raped at gunpoint in Ozone Park, and on August 27^th a cab driver was assaulted in the Bronx. In New York violence persists while state laws remain lax. The Republican lead Senate has repeatedly failed to take adequate measures to regulate guns end the cycle of violence.

WHO: CM Joe Addabbo, Mothers Against Guns, Taxi Workers Alliance, and Enois Malbranche (injured cab driver)

WHAT: CM Addabbo and Groups Rally Against Gun Violence and Call for Tougher Gun Laws

WHERE: Blue Lane Car Service
104-19 99th Street
Ozone Park, NY

WHEN: Thursday, August 28^th, 1:30 pm

The New York Observer: Bloomberg Gun Ad, Bloomberg Congestion Ad...

Here's the latest ad from Mike Bloomberg's anti-gun coalition, whose aim is to block the Tiahrt amendment, which critics say unnecessarily prevents law enforcement officials from tracking gun sales.

The ad features the wife of an officer killed by an illegally purchased gun. She tearfully says, "So please, ask Congress to protect police officers and not criminals."

As this one is being emailed out, I'm hearing about another pro-Bloomberg ad running on New York 1 News about congestion pricing.

It's wall-to-wall Bloomberg.

Leader-Observer: Gun Control Can Prevent Tragedies Like Virginia Tech...

Dear Editor,

My heart goes out to the victims and their families of the recent tragedy at Virginia Tech University, I only hope that their sorrow can serve to wake-up Americans to the dangers of hand guns.

I commend Mayor Bloomberg and other national mayors who have united with many local and state police organizations to get illegal hand guns off our streets.

Mayor Bloomberg, Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory and several other Ohio mayors joined last week to sign onto a national coalition seeking to curb illegal gun sales - Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

ProtectPolice.org is a project of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a bi-partisan coalition of more than 160 mayors in more than 40 states. Mayors Against Illegal Guns is dedicated to making America’s cities safer by cracking down on illegal guns.

To the Mayor’s credit he has put his money where his mouth is by co-founding the brand new campaign, designed to let the public know what the NRA is trying to do to our police officers in Congress.
Radical NRA-supporters in Congress are working hard to try and pass the Tiahrt Amendment, which would keep law enforcement officers from sharing data about where guns come from before they’re used in crimes.

“Keeping illegal guns off our streets has absolutely nothing to do with the Second Amendment or the rights of lawful gun owners,” Bloomberg said. “It’s about enforcing the law and cracking down on criminals.”

It’s true, the illegal gun issue has nothing to do with the Second Amendment and everything to do with law enforcement. Mayors have the direct responsibility to protect their communities and the police officers who put their lives on the line every day.

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Mark Fiore Animation...Gun Crazy...4/25/2007

Mark Fiore's latest animation...Gun Crazy ...

WorkingForChange-This Modern World: Convenient conclusions...

This Modern World: Convenient conclusions

The White House Easter Egg Roll...Satire

Dick Cheney makes an appearance at the Annual Easter Egg Roll...

Crooks and Liars: Junior Soprano Writes Cheney a Letter...

Check out this clip from CrooksandLiars.com ...

Mayor Mike Puts His Money Where His Mouth Is by Co-founding ProtectPolice.org...

My heart goes out to the victims and the families of the recent tragedy at Virginia Tech University, I only hope that their sorrow can serve to wake-up Americans to the dangers of hand guns.

I commend Mayor Bloomberg and other national mayors who have united with many local and state police organizations to get illegal hand guns off our streets.

Mayor Bloomberg, Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory and several other Ohio mayors joined last week to sign onto a national coalition seeking to curb illegal gun sales - Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

ProtectPolice.org is a project of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a bipartisan coalition of more than 160 mayors in more than 40 states. Mayors Against Illegal Guns is dedicated to making America's cities safer by cracking down on illegal guns.

To the Mayor's credit he has put his money where his mouth is by co-founding the brand new campaign, designed to let the public know what the NRA is trying to do to our police officers in Congress.


Radical NRA-supporters in Congress are working hard to try and pass the Tiahrt Amendment, which would keep law enforcement officers from sharing data about where guns come from before they’re used in crimes.

”Keeping illegal guns off our streets has absolutely nothing to do with the Second Amendment or the rights of lawful gun owners,” Bloomberg said. “It’s about enforcing the law and cracking down on criminals.”

It's true, the illegal gun issue has nothing to do with the Second Amendment and everything to do with law enforcement.

Mayors have the direct responsibility to protect their communities and the police officers who put their lives on the line every day. This means working to keep guns out of the hands of criminals; imposing tough punishments on those who sell and possess illegal guns; and ensuring that police officers have the tools they need – including critical gun trace data – to do their jobs effectively. Illegal guns are firearms that are sold, bought, transferred, possessed, or used in violation of existing federal, state, and local laws, usually by those who already have criminal records.

The Tiahrt Amendment is a provision that members of the NRA-supported Congress's have tucked into federal spending bills that restricts cities and police from accessing and using Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) trace data from guns recovered in crimes.



The Tiahrt Amendment restricts local governments from accessing the ATF gun trace data they need in order to understand and address citywide and regional gun crime trends. So the amendment seriously limits the ability of cities to access their own crime gun data.

The Tiahrt Amendment prevents local governments and police from accessing ATF gun trace data from areas outside its geographic jurisdiction, greatly undermining regional efforts to control gun crime.

Cincinnati Mayor Mallory said, “Public safety is a regional issue that requires a united response...Criminals do not recognize municipal boundaries, and we need to make sure that our efforts do not stop at our individual borders either.”

The Tiahrt Amendment blocks trace data from being used as evidence in any state or local civil action—even a gun dealer license revocation. The Tiahrt Amendment also stops ATF from publishing reports that use gun trace data to analyze nationwide gun trafficking patterns.

“Plain and simple, we are trying to keep guns out of the hands of criminals,” Bloomberg said. “Those criminals are killing our children and killing our police officers and it’s just got to stop.”

Therefore, I enthusiastically support the Mayor's campaign and ask that everyone reading this visit their web site www.protectpolice.org and add your voice and assistance to the Mayor's noble efforts to protect us all.