Opinion By Larry Keane
USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- If you thought Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke’s public pledge to confiscate AR-15’s was bold and shocking, buckle up for billionaire Michael Bloomberg. He’s again toying with a run at the White House and if he does, he’s already poured millions into turning elections into anti-gun referendums.
This run would be his all-out blitzkrieg against guns.
The former New York City mayor, who has switched political parties quickly as the winds shift, is reportedly reconsidering his previous decision to sit out the Democrat primary. He reportedly sees an opportunity to wedge his way in as former Vice President Joe Biden has been stumbling on the national stage and slipping in the polls as U.S. Sen. Elizabeth “Faux-ahontas” Warren gains political market share.
Gun Control Cash Cow
The 77-year-old never gave up visions of pushing his anti-gun campaign on the national stage. He funds the gun control groups Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety. Everytown is leading gun control campaign spending at nearly $1 million. The group pledged $2.5 million to flip Virginia state elections for Democrats who will pass a far-left gun control platform favored by Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam to ban modern sporting rifles, standard capacity magazines, suppressors and institute one-gun-a-month sales quotas.
Bloomberg’s also targeting Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) because he won’t bring up constitutionally suspect gun control bills that won’t reduce crime and make our communities safer, but they will limit Second Amendment freedoms. He is also targeting Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, both Florida Republicans, Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and John Cornyn (R-Tex.) who authored the Fix NICS legislation that actually improved background checks.
Just Waiting
Bloomberg’s presidential apparatus was never really dismantled, as it turns out. Even while he made his public announcement in March that he would not run for president, he’s kept advisors close and on his payroll. He previously pledged to spend $100 million on his presidential aspirations. That’s on top of the $500 million he dangled to defeat President Donald Trump in 2020, whether Bloomberg jumped into the race or not. That’s not much for the man who’s reportedly worth $50 billion.
That money buys a lot of anti-gun airtime. If Bloomberg jumps in, expect yet another candidate to call for confiscating the more than 16 million lawfully-owned modern sporting rifles in America today. Magazine bans will be at the forefront. Gun rationing would be real. Biden’s clueless ideas of so-called “smart gun” technology requirement for guns would be adopted and Andrew Yang’s gun licensing scheme to exercise basic America rights wouldn’t be so implausible.
In fact, none of the gun control or confiscation plans would be far-fetched. They’d just be far outside Americans’ price range.
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I guess this guy doesn’t realize how much he is truly disliked by most of the US. Outside of a small portion of NYC, he is truly despised.
Yeah, that 1 block area ! He needs to vaporlock on live T.V.
Michael Bloomberg is already disqualified from my vote guaranteed if he does run for president.
No.
F’ing.
Way.
So WTF is going on with his pervert friends investigation? Epstein the child raper and this a-hole must have left evidence, whitenesses. I don’t care if that scum is dead the longer crap like this drags on the more evidence seems to just disappear. The Dems sure love playing dirty, why isn’t anyone else? This guy needs to be dragged through the mud big time. There is no way I’m going to bow to high chancellor buttberg.
Warning! Democrat Joke follows. If you can not take it, don’t read it: “Last week, I took my grandchildren to a restaurant. My 5 year-old grandson asked if he could say grace.” As we bowed our heads he said, “God is good, God is great. Thank you for the food and I would thank you even more if Grandpa gets us ice cream for dessert. And liberty, peace & justice for all. Amen!” Along with the laughter and nodding of heads from the other customers nearby. I heard a woman at the next table remark, “That’s what’s wrong with this… Read more »
@OV, Boy Howdy, I wish that I had authored that joke!
@Wild Bill
I applaud you on knowing the politically correct time to publicly share such a joke, and then ignoring it entirely. 🙂
Free speech for the win my friend. Thanks for the interlude into a moment of humor.
You WILL respect his superior authority! You WILL kiss his ring! You WILL take a knee before his all-encompassing presence! You WILL vote for him, even twice if need be! Then you will get back to work scrubbing his toilets for minimum wage on Christmas day.
@yzman, I really hope that Bloomers thinks all that, and spends his entire fortune seeking the presidency, and splitering the democrat national socialist party in the process. But I am sure that he will never sit in the oval office.
@Wild Bill
Definitely agree with that sentiment.
@ StWayne I hope the word sarcasm is front and center in your comment. This the nanny that wanted to take your large drinks away, what business is it of his.
@USA, apparently you never got a draft notice.
@USA, .. / …. .- -.. / ..-. ..- -. !
Yes, Restore the Rebublic.
@USA
Remember also Isaiah 49:25
“Surely, thus says the LORD, “Even the captives of the mighty man will be taken away, And the prey of the tyrant will be rescued; For I will contend with the one who contends with you, And I will save your sons.”
@StWayne
As it sits right now, I don’t have a Presidential candidate I can vote for. That being said, I will never respect His authority or anything else about him. I will not comply with anything he wants to do, my oath is to the Constitution, not the president. Knocking on my door won’t do him any good, and attempting to force me will only get me to give him a response with one finger. And no, its not the hand gesture that so many car pilots like to signal with.
On that cheery note, here’s a toast to liberty.
@wjd
Glad it gives you the warm fuzzies.
I honestly don’t care where gun control or other unconstitutional infringements come from. I oppose ALL infringements no matter which side is pushing them. I always will.
Not even for Dog catcher. It would be too cruel and mean to the dogs.
@JPM, True, but let Bloomers run anyway. Let him spend his ill gotten gains election airing. The more groups that the democrat national socialists split into the better.
@wjd, I think Maryland has a Repub governor, so this influence peddling democrat will be replaced by an influence peddling repub, temporarily. The only loser is the “lobbyists” that had paid Cummings in advance.
My flag will not be at half mast.
My flag remains unchanged also!
Eff B-Loon-Berg !
That’s all this country needs is another democrat communist running for president.
Oh goodie, I may get to vote for another super rich, Jewish New Yorker who made his fortune as a capitalist and all along has been at the least a true control freak socialist–shit O’dear, sign me up!
The million dollar question IS: Who of the CONS (representative) in the current CON-gress has sold their souls for this $500,000,000.00?
From the rooftops???
I don’t know how, but we’ve got to get every gun owner in America to vote. Included in those votes, we’ve got to wake up those long time “I always vote Democrat, because they’re for the working man” people to reality. Democrats are not for the working man. They buy votes by taking the working man’s taxes and handing them over to the man who doesn’t want to work, for his vote.
@BowserB Depends on which type of gun owner you are aiming for. If you are talking about second amendment supporters, then pick a candidate who sticks to the constitution no matter what, and is willing to go down in flames if that is what it takes to defend the constitution. If you want Fudds who want to redefine what “Rights” are so that a majority can dictate what is allowable or “needed” based on an ever changing public opinion, then put up a milk toast candidate that will betray or violate the Second Amendment group. That’s what you have to… Read more »
How much is he paying per vote.
Yup! And things they should be either executed for or spending life in prison. But hey, this is America! If you’re rich you can commit Murder, Rape, Bribery, Corruption, Buy Illegal Fully Automatic Firearms for Your Bodyguards, While if I put One extra round in my pistol mag. I could see jail.
Unfortunately this state is done for and has been for the last few decades. Nothing but loud mouthed Dems. Wasting taxpayers money and raising taxes every year. It’s sad because it’s really a beautiful state but I don’t care how beautiful a state is when it’s as corrupt as it is. And yes, the cops here are some of the worst in the nation. They all think they are better than the citizens, they all are on permanent power trips and break more laws than a lot of criminals. This will be one of the state’s that many people will… Read more »
I might get my chance? Just the thought that I would ever vote for Bloomberg is insane. This is the idiot who banned the sale of single cigarettes and, attempted to ban the “Big Gulp”. He would most likely try to ban guns on his first day in office. If I thought that someone like him had a ghost of a chance, I’d be emptying my savings account, buying all the guns and ammo I could and, burying caches all over the place.
I am really happy to see Gummings gone! Anyone who saw him in ANY hearings saw quickly he was a mean, nasty prejudice son of a bitch who truly hated anyone who was not a left wing/socialist like himself. GOOD RIDDANCE!