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Subject: SAF Lauds Anchorage Mayor Who Backs Out on Bloomberg
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 14:12:07 -0800
Second Amendment Foundation
NEWS RELEASE SAF LAUDS ANCHORAGE MAYOR WHO BACKS OUT ON BLOOMBERG
BELLEVUE, WA - The Second Amendment Foundation today applauded another
western mayor for bowing out of Michael Bloomberg's anti-gun mayors'
coalition.
Anchorage, Alaska Mayor Mark
Begich announced his withdrawal from Bloomberg's "Mayors Against Illegal
Guns" in a letter to the Anchorage Daily News earlier this week. While
noting that he supports efforts to prosecute armed criminals, Mayor Begich
acknowledged, "upon further review of the coalition, it appears they may
have a different agenda than I anticipated."
"I am concerned the coalition is working on issues that conflict with the
beliefs we share in Alaska about legal gun ownership," Begich wrote, "and
I'm also concerned gun ownership advocates are not part of the full
discussion within the coalition."
SAF founder Alan M. Gottlieb congratulated Mayor Begich for what he called
"a courageous gesture in an environment steeped in political correctness."
"It takes political guts to turn away from a movement that has been getting
a free ride from an adoring press that can turn on a politician like a
hungry wolf pack," Gottlieb stated. "From his letter, it is obvious Mayor
Begich
realizes that Bloomberg's agenda has a lot more to it than just disarming
criminals. Bloomberg wants to disarm law-abiding citizens, and drive gun
dealers out of business.
"But this has been a bad week for Bloomberg," Gottlieb continued, "and Mayor
Begich has taken the right action for his friends, neighbors and fellow
Alaskans who do not share a 'New York view' of the world. Bloomberg has
managed to beguile a lot of mayors, but with this week's revelation that his
vigilante gun sting is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives to determine if the sting violated federal firearms
laws, coupled with a warning from the Department of Justice against pulling
any more such stunts, it may be time for other mayors to follow the
leadership of their Anchorage colleague.
"Michael Bloomberg can stew in his own juices," Gottlieb said. "He should
not be able to drag so many of his fellow mayors into what is becoming a
quagmire."
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 14:12:07 -0800
Second Amendment Foundation
NEWS RELEASE SAF LAUDS ANCHORAGE MAYOR WHO BACKS OUT ON BLOOMBERG
BELLEVUE, WA - The Second Amendment Foundation today applauded another
western mayor for bowing out of Michael Bloomberg's anti-gun mayors'
coalition.
Anchorage, Alaska Mayor Mark
Begich announced his withdrawal from Bloomberg's "Mayors Against Illegal
Guns" in a letter to the Anchorage Daily News earlier this week. While
noting that he supports efforts to prosecute armed criminals, Mayor Begich
acknowledged, "upon further review of the coalition, it appears they may
have a different agenda than I anticipated."
"I am concerned the coalition is working on issues that conflict with the
beliefs we share in Alaska about legal gun ownership," Begich wrote, "and
I'm also concerned gun ownership advocates are not part of the full
discussion within the coalition."
SAF founder Alan M. Gottlieb congratulated Mayor Begich for what he called
"a courageous gesture in an environment steeped in political correctness."
"It takes political guts to turn away from a movement that has been getting
a free ride from an adoring press that can turn on a politician like a
hungry wolf pack," Gottlieb stated. "From his letter, it is obvious Mayor
Begich
realizes that Bloomberg's agenda has a lot more to it than just disarming
criminals. Bloomberg wants to disarm law-abiding citizens, and drive gun
dealers out of business.
"But this has been a bad week for Bloomberg," Gottlieb continued, "and Mayor
Begich has taken the right action for his friends, neighbors and fellow
Alaskans who do not share a 'New York view' of the world. Bloomberg has
managed to beguile a lot of mayors, but with this week's revelation that his
vigilante gun sting is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives to determine if the sting violated federal firearms
laws, coupled with a warning from the Department of Justice against pulling
any more such stunts, it may be time for other mayors to follow the
leadership of their Anchorage colleague.
"Michael Bloomberg can stew in his own juices," Gottlieb said. "He should
not be able to drag so many of his fellow mayors into what is becoming a
quagmire."
-END-
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FAX: 425-451-3959
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Anyone giving odds on when.if the weasel in seattle will join this mayor in getting some backbone? 0 -
Good to hear!!
Jon0 -
As Mayor of my tiny little town, IMO, Bloomberg can go pound sand up his a$$. Dave[:D] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Ray B
Anyone giving odds on when.if the weasel in seattle will join this mayor in getting some backbone?
Nicholes? Yeah, right. He rubbing salve on any wounds Bloomberg might have right now.[V][V]
Nice read BTW, thanks.0 -
WTG Mark Begich. [:D] 0
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