Not long ago, New York Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, oversaw a sting operation in New York where undercover investigators purchased firearms from vendors even after informing these vendors they wouldn’t qualify for a background check. It was a much publicized operation as Mayor Bloomberg had much support from church groups other city legislators and mayors around the country. There was no doubt, after that sting operation, that buying guns, despite the mandate for background checks was almost as easy as buying gum.
A few months later, another sting operation in the Phoenix, AZ area revealed pretty much the same results. Vendors would sell you a gun, even if you weren’t eligible as previous criminal records and certified insanity made you ineligible in accordance wit the law. Disturbing news for some, a reinforcement of the Second Amendment Rights for others.
So now Mayor Bloomberg of New York joined Representative Carolyn McCarthy on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in support of her bill that will attempt to close loopholes that permit criminals, drug abusers and the mentally ill to bypass the National Instant Criminal Background Check System and purchase guns. I have written about this subject on frequent occasions. One such article was entitled, Law Enforcement Asks Congress to Require Background Checks for Gun Buys. Nevertheless, here we are again.
McCarthy is also attempting to promote legislation that would limit the capacity of magazine clips. According to the New York Times, McCarthy’s bill lacks support from any Republican legislators. Bloomberg, meanwhile, is a Republican and is the Co-Chairman for the Committee, Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
Whether new legislation will take root remains to be seen.
