{"id":4583,"date":"2020-02-18T22:31:46","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T22:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/?p=4583"},"modified":"2020-02-19T00:51:44","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T00:51:44","slug":"bloomberg-on-gun-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/bloomberg-on-gun-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloomberg on Gun Control, Ammo & Gun Ban Bingo!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We typically try to keep things fairly apolitical here at the blog. But this week, I know a lot of our fellow staunch 2nd Amendment supporters have an eye fixated on politics. Michael Bloomberg, an outspoken politician supporting his own brand of gun control seems to be gaining traction as a legitimate major party candidate for President of the United States.<\/p>\n

While we don’t dare tell you how to vote… if a man painted as a villain by the National Rifle Association for more than 20 years<\/a> is making a serious run, we figure we might as well have some fun with it.<\/p>\n

Bloomberg’s Gun Ban Bingo<\/h3>\n

Get your markers ready, the Nevada Democratic Primary Debate is our first chance for Gun Ban Bingo!<\/p>\n

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How do you play? Well, it’s easy. Keep your bingo card and ammo handy during any debate Michael Bloomberg is a part of. When you hear him or one of the other candidates mention any of the topics listed on the Bingo card above, mark the spot with your favorite round of ammo<\/a>. Complete a row, and you’ve got yourself a bingo! We suggest shouting it from the rooftops.<\/p>\n

Bloomberg and the NRA<\/h2>\n
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In 2014, the NRA ran an attack ad in several states against Michael Bloomberg.<\/p><\/div>\n

Bloomberg’s fight with the NRA goes back nearly two decades. The fight may have taken a turn from petty annoyance to all-out rivalry in the mid-2000s.<\/p>\n

New York Lawsuit Against Firearm Manufacturers<\/h4>\n

In some ways, Bloomberg inherited a lawsuit brought by the City of New York against several gun manufacturers in 2000. Rudy Giuliani was New York City Mayor at the time. He filed the suit seeking no monetary damages. Rather, he insisted that gun manufacturers were marketing their products in ways that helped promote straw purchases.<\/p>\n

In 2004, Bloomberg was New York mayor and his office amended that lawsuit<\/a>. A year later, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the city’s claim. The court granted the firearm manufacturers immunity under the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). This law prohibits gun makers from being held liable for crimes committed with their products.<\/p>\n

While the National Shooting Sports Foundation was also heavily involved in defending the industry in that case, the suit put the PLCAA on national display. Plus, it marks one of the biggest early fights between Bloomberg and the NRA.<\/p>\n

Bloomberg’s 2020 Platform on Gun Control<\/h2>\n