Bloomberg: police should strike until people force legislature to take gunsMadison Ruppert, Contributor Bloomberg has jumped on the tragic shooting at the midnight showing of the new Batman film with alacrity in order to shamelessly push his anti-gun agenda which is perfectly in line with that of the United Nations. On Monday nights Piers Morgan Tonight on CNN, Bloomberg made some astounding statements, not the least of which is saying that police should actually strike unless the public somehow forces the legislature to do whats required to keep us [meaning the police] safe. Oddly enough, Bloomberg seems to be completely ignorant of the fact that studies have shown that private gun ownership actually reduces crime and thus keeps people safe. If Bloomberg and his anti-gun pals had their way, it would be much more difficult for the average person to legally own a firearm, thus reducing the overall number of firearms in the population and actually working against the problem which Bloomberg is supposedly trying to solve. I dont understand why the police officers across his country dont stand up collectively and say, Were going to go on strike. Were not going to protect you unless you, the public, through your legislature, do whats required to keep us safe, said Bloomberg on Piers Morgan Tonight. This statement is completely nonsensical. How would the reduction of crime make the job of police officers more difficult? Wouldnt reduced crime make their job easier? Then again, since Bloomberg and others just choose to ignore facts which dont agree with their worldview, his laughable claims are hardly surprising. Bloomberg also used the tragic shooting in Aurora, Colorado in order to attack President Barack Obama and presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. He claimed that they were not taking steps concrete enough to improve gun control in the United States, even though the last thing we need is more gun control and thus fewer legal gun owners. If one is realistic, one can only come to the logical conclusion that criminals will get guns regardless of the laws which are in place. Its just a fact of life. Furthermore, we must take note of the fact that the alleged man behind the massacre in Colorado did not have a criminal record. Unless Bloomberg wants to start making people go through long-term in-depth psychological evaluation, testing and screening before purchasing a firearm, I dont see how his proposal for increased gun control will have any impact on situations like this. To respond to a tragedy like that in Colorado by cracking down on legal gun ownership is to throw the baby out with the bathwater and put the American public in considerable danger. One of the groups getting the most heat after the Aurora shooting is the National Rifle Association, or NRA. One of the most unbelievable comments come from Bill Moyers of PBS when he actually said that the NRA is an enabler of death paranoid, delusional, and as venomous as a scorpion. Among other absurdist statements, Moyer said, Firearm violence may cost our country as much as $100 billion a year. Toys are regulated with greater care and safety concerns than guns we have become so gun loving, so blas about home-grown violence that in my lifetime alone, far more Americans have been casualties of domestic gunfire than have died in all our wars combined. Moyers also said that the NRA is the best friend a killers instinct ever had, placing a great deal of the blame on the pro-gun organization. How can Moyers actually make such clearly ludicrous statements and expect people to take him seriously? Why would the NRA be at all responsible for a young man with no criminal record being able to procure weaponry which he used on a rampage? Unless Moyers is one of the truly delusional individuals who thinks all people should be disarmed and prevented from owning firearms, I dont see how he can actually claim that the NRA is responsible in any way for this tragedy. The fact is, guns dont kill people. People kill people. Until individuals like Bloomberg and Moyers realize that, were going to be struggling to maintain our rights protected by the Second Amendment. Please support our work and help us start to pay contributors by doing your shopping through our Amazon link or check out some must-have products at our store. This article first appeared at End the Lie. linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 