That, is in a nutshell is the problem here in the USA.......the disparity of wealth. When I joined the army in the 70’s there were no background checks, there were no magazine restrictions, nor arbitrary lists of what weapon was permissible or not, no gun control to speak of. Yet we still managed to avoid mass shootings and killing each other.
Recently Mr. Bloomberg commented on the private citizen that stopped the mass shooter in the church with his legally owned weapon. He stated that the man should not be allowed to carry a gun and should have left the matter to the police because only law enforcement should be permitted to carry guns. Obviously Mr. Bloomberg missed the Supreme Court ruling regarding Warren vs District of Columbia that essentially stated that the police have no obligation to protect the public.
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Mr. Bloomberg made this massively hypocritical statement while surrounded by his private bodyguards who are all armed and are NOT law enforcement. He can make ridiculous double standard statements like that with a straight face because he is wealthy and the laws don’t apply to him. I should add that while mayor of NYC Mr. Bloomberg decided that the public needed the government to help them with purchasing soda. He passed a law prohibiting “Big Gulps” because they were unhealthy. When his final term was over he changed the law so he could serve an additional term. Thank God Mr. Bloomberg is around to bestow his words of wisdom on us. We middle class working stiffs would be lost without him.