kawi kid Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) I heard about this group only a few times before the super bowl but saw their commercial and.had to look into them. http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.orgThis group is headed by mayor Bloomberg. They are trying to pass themselves off as a pro second amendment group but we all know anything Mr Bloomberg is associated with is no doubt anti-gun. They specifically seem to be targeting the so called gun show loop hole. Basically they want to shut down the sale of firearms at gun shows. In theory, if they got their way, any gun that is sold or transferred between individuals would have to go thru an ffl. But that would mean if you would like to pass your great Grandpa shotgun down to your kid some day you would have to take it to an ffl and do the process over like buying a new gun for your kid. They are trying to tell anyone who will listen that illegal guns are sold everyday at gun shows but in all honesty less than one percent of guns found at crime scenes are bought from gun shows. You can find more facts like that on www.gunfacts.infoNow I got too looking into the members of this organization and I found that Ohio is number four on the list of total members. I think there is around 50. Here is the list of Ohio mayors supporting this group. http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/html/members/members.shtml#OHI know there are people here from all around the state and there is a good chance that there is someone on this forum that has one of these mayors. I'm encouraging you to write them and express your concern over their support. There is a possibility that they might not even know they have been signed up for it and can request to be taken off the list.I'll make anyone that wants to get involved a deal. Anyone who writes a letter or email to one of these Ohio mayors I'll match you and send one also. I encourage everyone else to do the same. It would take 5 min to write an email explaining your stance and encourage them to look closer at what this group stands for. Thoughts? Questions? Concerns? I think if we can change a few minds of some.men and women on that list we did good work. Edited February 14, 2012 by kawi kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedytriple Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Go figure the mayor of almost every major city is on there. And the other cities that I know where they are don't surprise me much. At least my home town is not listed yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted February 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 That still doesn't mean you can't write them and.inform.them that your family lives there and you will be informing them and other voters on their stance on the second amendment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedytriple Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Maybe I will pass this on to my Dad as he lives in one of the cities on there and he likes to fight with his mayor, sends him letters and emails all the time. I might send a few as well since I am home for awhile still and am super bored LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted February 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Do it. Get involved. Just post the email address of the mayor you sent it to and ill match ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 What exactly have they done to hurt gun rights?? Huh? Just backing something doesn't mean they are actually doing anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedytriple Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 From what I read they are opposed to gun shows? Any group that backs stopping gun shows and limiting the right of a legal sale of a gun is worth gripping about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wristpin Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Thanks for posting this. I didn't see this commercial and just glancing at their website there is more to it than just gun sales, like the National Concealed Carry Reciprocity issue. I'll definitely look into this and share it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-bus Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Not shocked by most of those, but there are some rural communities on there. I bet their constituents wouldn't appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted February 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 LoL.. Yeah.. give Bloomberg a ring and tell him you don't like his idea. I never said call up Bloomberg, but I did say contact the supporting mayors. This group touts that they have over 600 mayors who support them. Why not try to reduce that number? Its no worse than writing a letter to your congressman or Senator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiggy74 Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 I like gun shows. I like the fact that I can buy/sell to private individuals at gun shows. Hell, I like the fact that as a private owner I can buy/sell to whomever I damn well please. But my consciense does struggle a little not knowing whether or not the person to whom I'm selling a gun is legally allowed to own a gun. I was at a gun show in Cleveland once, with a brushed stainless Desert Eagle 44 mag in my hand for sale. I'll admit it here, the only serious inquiries I had were guys that looked like they were in a gang, and had no serious in guns as much as they wanted to be armed for cheap. I lied to them and told them I had just bought it because I didn't want to sell it to them. If I had the ability to run a background check on those guys myself I probably would have considered selling to them.I support private sales, I support gun shows, but the public needs access to the background check service that dealers have access to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBBaron Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 No surprise the number of Cuyahoga county mayors on the list, especially in the east side suburbs. A very liberal area of the state.I may complain to our mayor but greatly doubt it would help as I am in a very small minority in the area. If you look at the agenda of the group they don't have any positions that are "anti-gun" but nearly every position is about whittling away 2nd amendment rights. Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblosser Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 ...But my consciense does struggle a little not knowing whether or not the person to whom I'm selling a gun is legally allowed to own a gun...You could only sell to people that can produce their valid Ohio CHL... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted February 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Jb has a point. It they have a chl they are good to own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 just cause i'm a bit gangsta doesn't mean i'm not allowed to own a gun. gawd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whaler Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 The Ohio list reads like a who's who in the Bed Wetting and Rino crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiggy74 Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 just cause i'm a bit gangsta doesn't mean i'm not allowed to own a gun. gawd.I would definitely not sell you a gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wht_scorpion Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Bloomberg Is a D-bag from Ny anti-gun state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 I would definitely not sell you a gun.hurtful!!!11!1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymanthree Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 You could only sell to people that can produce their valid Ohio CHL... I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-bus Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Honestly, that's why I've sold a few on this forum. Although anyone can lie on the interwebz, I can weed out the douchers in a few posts and choose not to sell to them. On this forum, I've never regretted a gun sale and feel that I've actually made a few friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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