I understand his frustration. New York has many police that work to protect the city. He also has a city with a large theater district. I imagine he is concerned about emergencies like Aurora, Colorado.
I have a suggestion. The police unions across the country should organize a lobbying effort in each state and in Washington, DC to reduce the amount of violence in the nation and the number of dangerous guns on the street.
Absolutely.
Mayor Bloomberg is concerned for his police officers as should all other mayors. He can help them be safe by encouraging a lobbying effort that would safeguard them. I think that was really decent of him to come forward to attempt to make a difference. A strike might not be the best venue, but, lobbying state and federal legislatures will.
Mayor, like Michael Bloomberg, can make sure the lobbying effort by police nationwide gets proper attention because the police unions cannot afford the monies in DC and elsewhere as does the NRA. I hope the and other mayors continue to seek resolve to these issues. I applaud him for being willing to make his concerns real to the people.
I have a suggestion. The police unions across the country should organize a lobbying effort in each state and in Washington, DC to reduce the amount of violence in the nation and the number of dangerous guns on the street.
Absolutely.
Mayor Bloomberg is concerned for his police officers as should all other mayors. He can help them be safe by encouraging a lobbying effort that would safeguard them. I think that was really decent of him to come forward to attempt to make a difference. A strike might not be the best venue, but, lobbying state and federal legislatures will.
Mayor, like Michael Bloomberg, can make sure the lobbying effort by police nationwide gets proper attention because the police unions cannot afford the monies in DC and elsewhere as does the NRA. I hope the and other mayors continue to seek resolve to these issues. I applaud him for being willing to make his concerns real to the people.
By Alexander Heffner
Mayor Bloomberg appeared to distance himself Tuesday from comments he made on a talk show suggesting that the nation’s police officers should “go on strike” to demand tougher gun laws.
Bloomberg, who has been pushing for stronger gun legislation in the wake of last week’s movie theater shooting in Colorado, told CNN’s Piers Morgan on Monday that he doesn’t understand why officers “don’t stand up collectively and say, we’re going to go on strike.”
While Bloomberg, co-founder of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, has been an outspoken critic of gun violence, the comment supporting the idea of a strike seemed unusual for the mayor of a large city – and by Tuesday, he was walking back the statement....
While Mayor Bloomberg is the co-founder of "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" it isn't illegal guns or ammunition that killed 12 people in Aurora. In the wake of this heinous killing there are also those with life long injuries and destroyed families. There were so many people in the theater that knew each other, loved each other and went as a family, it was a particularly horrid event. I sincerely hope Mayor Bloomberg 'finds a way' to support police organizations and unions to end these assaults against our culture. Sincerely.
While Mayor Bloomberg is the co-founder of "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" it isn't illegal guns or ammunition that killed 12 people in Aurora. In the wake of this heinous killing there are also those with life long injuries and destroyed families. There were so many people in the theater that knew each other, loved each other and went as a family, it was a particularly horrid event. I sincerely hope Mayor Bloomberg 'finds a way' to support police organizations and unions to end these assaults against our culture. Sincerely.
