Bloomberg's Mayors Against Illegal Guns Losing Mayors Fast

[Bartholomew Roberts]

According to Buzzfeed (http://www.buzzfeed.com/jacobfischler/dozens-of-mayors-are-quietly-dropping-out-of-bloombergs-gun), over 50 members of MAIG have lost reelection, resigned or asked to be removed from the list of MAIG supporters. At least one Arizona Mayor was forced out of office by his own city council specifically for joining MAIG.

 

[csmsss]

A lot of mayors joined up just for the networking. I'm serious. It was initially posed to them as just a sort of loose affiliation that would let them make contacts with other mayors - little did these fools know they were going to be used as the thin end of Bloomberg's publicity-seeking wedge.

 

[BigD_in_FL]

Elections are coming and politicians blow in the wind with whatever scenario will help them get re-elected

 

[Skans]

politicians blow in the wind with whatever scenario will help them get re-elected

While this is true (and not necessarily a bad thing) I think it shows which way the wind is blowing. Good news!

 

[Tom Servo]

They may have lost a few, but they're also gaining quite a few. While I'm sure local pressure has forced a few defections, the numbers still aren't in our favor.

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

MAIG signed three letters and an advertisement with the name of a PA mayor who had been dead for over a year. I wouldn't necessarily take their claims at face value.

 

[Tom Servo]

I wouldn't necessarily take their claims at face value.

True. I haven't had a chance to look closely at the folks who've joined, or who MAIG claimed to have joined.

However, I wouldn't assume weakness from them at this point.

 

[johnwilliamson062]

I think the growth is a positive for pro-gun activists. After all, if this group is the banner holder and can only get 1000 mayors it isn't going to look strong. How many mayors could a pro-gun group get? I am quite sure several thousand with ease. Probably 1000 belong to a rights group already. Just need somebody to start bringing them together.

 

[Mike Irwin]

I was extremely disappointed to see how many mayors from Pennsylvania belong to the group, including quite a few from small towns in very conservative areas of the state.

 

[Strafer Gott]

Mike, I'm not surprised one bit by small town Pennsylvania mayors. That's why I don't live there!

 

[iraiam]

The mayor of Lakewood Colorado is a member, a couple months ago, after his membership came to light in a local article, I wrote him a strongly worded letter encouraging him to distance himself from such a corrupt organization.

I did not receive a response yet, I may have to write another one.

 

[Mike Irwin]

Read my post again, Strafer...

Mifflin, Juniata, and Perry Counties aren't exactly hotbeds of liberal thinking. The last time any of those three counties went for a Democratic candidate for president (or just about anything else) was 1964. You have to go back to the 1930s to find that happening again.

Most of the rest of the time elections in those three counties are well into the 60%+ range for the Republican candidate.

 

[MattShlock]

Ira, you work with other pro-gun friends who have the same mayor, true friends around, neighbors? Write a simple three sentence, one paragraph, letter. Change each sentence by a word to create a different letter for each person, and have your friends sign 'em. You mail the pre-printed envelopes...

 

[e-bear]

Prior to the last election for mayor of Virginia Beach I emailed the then current mayor running for re-election. I simlpy asked for stand on the 2AM. I got no response. I also emailed his running opponent and also got no response. Cowards both. I have since learned the winning incumbent mayor is a member of MAIG. It just dont get no better than a coward with an agenda.

 

[g.willikers]

Like what others have said, politicians are more likely to be self serving pragmatists, devoid of principle.
Joining a billionaire's organization, whatever the issue, is probably nothing more than hoping for some of that dough.
If being against, or even for, an issue helps them to stay in power, then mission accomplished.

 

[BarryLee]

Seems to me this is actually a sign of the group becoming more overtly anti-gun as opposed to anti-illegal gun. So, I’m not sure I see the exodus of more moderate voices as a good thing. I suspect for us this in some ways makes the group more of a threat to our freedom.

 

[Dixie Gunsmithing]

From the book, A Defense of the Constitutions of government of the United States of America, by John Adams, pretty much described Bloomberg and his ilk.

Quote (from the conclusion, 2nd Par.):

"There is no remedy for this, but in a convention of deputies from all parts of the state: but an equal convention can hardly be obtained, except in times like those we have lately seen, when the danger could only be warded off by the aid and exertions of the whole body of the people: when no such danger from without shall press, those who are proud of their wealth, blood, or wit, will never give way to fair and equal establishments. All parties will be afraid of calling a convention; but if it must be agreed to, the aristocratical party will push their influence, and obtain elections even into the conventions for themselves and their friends, so as to carry points there, which perhaps they could not have carried in the assembly."