Duane Allman
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VA: Enthusiasts taunt Bloomberg with gun giveaway
Amid the Confederate flags, anti-Yankee bumper stickers and Civil War relics displayed throughout Bob Moates Sport Shop, a new, rather uncivil war is brewing. ‘Ask about the Bloomberg Gun GiveAway’ reads a sign taped to the gun shop’s register, beckoning customers to enter the drawing named for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, whose federal lawsuits against gun dealers in five states have drawn the wrath of Virginia’s gun enthusiasts. Bloomberg calls the dealers holding the contest sick. The dealers call Bloomberg words that aren’t fit to print. ‘This has proved to be a battle royale,’ said Philip Van Cleave, president of the pro-gun Virginia Citizens Defense League and mastermind of the giveaway, which has boosted business for the two participating store owners. ‘The truth is, if Bloomberg hadn’t picked on Virginia, we wouldn’t have gotten involved. But he made the mistake of stepping into Virginia with this.
Source: http://www.rationalreview.com/content/26357
Amid the Confederate flags, anti-Yankee bumper stickers and Civil War relics displayed throughout Bob Moates Sport Shop, a new, rather uncivil war is brewing. ‘Ask about the Bloomberg Gun GiveAway’ reads a sign taped to the gun shop’s register, beckoning customers to enter the drawing named for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, whose federal lawsuits against gun dealers in five states have drawn the wrath of Virginia’s gun enthusiasts. Bloomberg calls the dealers holding the contest sick. The dealers call Bloomberg words that aren’t fit to print. ‘This has proved to be a battle royale,’ said Philip Van Cleave, president of the pro-gun Virginia Citizens Defense League and mastermind of the giveaway, which has boosted business for the two participating store owners. ‘The truth is, if Bloomberg hadn’t picked on Virginia, we wouldn’t have gotten involved. But he made the mistake of stepping into Virginia with this.
Source: http://www.rationalreview.com/content/26357