Michael Bloomberg rolled out his gun control platform today in Aurora, Colorado — the town where an armed man opened fire in a movie theater in 2012, killing 12 people
Bloomberg calls for a background check system that entails permits for all new gun buyers, police notification when owners have been prohibited from holding firearms and a crackdown on unlicensed sellers at gun shows or online, according to campaign officials.
As mayor in 2009, Bloombergat gun shows around the country and turned over illegally-bought firearms to federal authorities. His team said his proposed law would carve out exceptions for law enforcement officials, hunting and self-defense, and noted 21 states and Washington, D.C. already have similar measures in place. Bloomberg is also calling for a “red flag screening” to block people who pose a danger from getting permitted to own a firearm. Issuers would have to review histories of domestic violence and other risks. And he demands that guns not be sold before background checks are complete, a policy his team said could have prevented 15,000 sales to people prohibited from owning a gun over five years. The “Charleston loophole,” , reportedly enabled shooter Dylann Roof to buy a gun in 2015 and kill nine people in a Charleston, S.C., church.Gun control activists gather outside the Supreme Court on Dec. 2. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo President Obama described his failure to secure similar measures in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting as one of his greatest regrets, tellingA spokesman said Bloomberg “is the only candidate in the race who has taken on the NRA and won, time and again,” referring to his personal expenditure of several hundred million dollars on the issue. In 2018,who supported gun control measures and won 21 of those races. “He’s passed gun laws in states across the country that have saved lives, including winning in states with Republican control,” the spokesman, Marc La Vorgna, said in response to how Bloomberg intends to build bipartisan support for his platform. “He has shown he knows how to break through and deliver smart gun laws and will do the same as president.” Some proposals that can be achieved through executive action include closing the “boyfriend loophole”After meeting with gun violence survivors Thursday, BloombergBloomberg's candidacy has already drawn the ire of an old and politically important foe. “Mike Bloomberg gave Everytown for ‘Gun Safety’ $38M last year – 55% of their revenue. That means that a majority of their budget comes from just ONE BILLIONAIRE. In contrast, the bulk of NRA revenue comes from millions of hard-working Americans.A day later the organization tweeted, “Michael Bloomberg’s bought and paid for Virginia legislators have wasted no time introducing legislation that would make Virginia's gun laws worse than New York. First up: a total ban on commonly-owned semi-auto firearms and common firearm parts.”
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