It’s funny to watch the race unfold. Unnamed Democrat doesn’t really seem to have his heart in the game. Or his head. Before, he was bashing Haslam for being a member of the gun control group Mayors Against Guns. Now, he says that Haslam is an extremist stooge of the NRA. Well, which is it? […]

Another mayor quits Mayors Against Guns after realizing it’s a sham.

More allegations that MAIG listed people who never signed up: Mayor Dale Strasser says he is a member of the National Rifle Association and has never supported any gun control organizations. So he was surprised to discover that pro-gun control organization Mayors Against Illegal Guns said he was a member in its promotional materials. “My […]

Michael Silence addresses my concern that no press outlets have mentioned that, in two weeks, MAIG has lost 50 members. He says that the group is mentioned in small papers. I quickly perused the first few news links articles and I didn’t see one that mentioned that 50 members had dropped out. Granted, I could […]

A plan: Taking on the Anti-Gun Mayors of Pennsylvania Meanwhile, in Ohio, another mayor quits Mayor Bloomberg’s coalition upon discovering it really is just an anti-gun group. One of many.

One more Mayor Against Guns goes down for corruption. That would be eight.

Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam belongs to the anti-gun group Mayors Against Illegal Guns (background here). He has recently begun to distance himself from the group and good for him. As he has stated a few times, he signed the petition that had some core principles that he thought everyone could agree on. Well, here are […]

Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam is running for governor. He belongs to a an anti-gun group called Mayors Against Illegal Guns, which keeps having members exit. One of his gubernatorial opponents says: As for the Second Amendment, he parts ways with Mayor Haslam, comparing the idea of suing gun manufacturers for crime (which Haslam has gone […]

One more mayor from Mayors Against Guns is indicted. I wonder what the tally is now? Several have quit the organization after discovering that it is a gun control group. And quite a few have been charged with various crimes.

Boy, these astroturf groups shoot up fast! You’ll recall Mayor Bloomberg started Mayors Against Guns, which Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam and Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan are members of. Now, Bloomberg has started State Legislators Against Guns.

So, we knew that Shelby County Mayor Wharton and Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam were members of the Joyce Foundation funded group Mayors Against Guns. But now, there’s a new edition. Via Rustmeister, seems Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan is also a member of this sham group. Other mayors have figured out the group is a […]

Another mayor has left Bloomberg’s anti-gun group, Mayors Against Guns: Carmel, Indiana Mayor Jim Brainard is the most recent addition to a list of the nation’s mayors to resign from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun coalition. “These mayors, one-by-one, have come to realize the misinformation Bloomberg has given them regarding the true intent […]

Sebastian reports that yet another mayor has dropped out of Bloomberg’s anti-gun group. Says Mary B. Wolf, Mayor of Williamsport, PA: I have learned that the Coalition may be working on issues that conflict with legal gun ownership and that some action on your behalf are dubious. I have also learned that other mayors from […]

A third mayor has quit Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun group: A third mayor has bowed out of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s anti-gun mayors’ coalition, saying he is in favor of disarming criminals, but “not at the risk of losing our Constitutional freedom.” SAF learned from the staff at Gun Week that Rio Rancho, NM Mayor […]

Via Georgia Packing, An Alaska mayor has quite Bloomberg’s Mayors against guns group (second letter): Guarding Second Amendment rights was not a part of mayors’ coalition This is in response to some recent questions about my involvement in the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition. I recently withdrew my name from the coalition after initially agreeing […]

In light of some recent postings on Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam belonging to anti-gun group, I was going back through some links. Looks like Tennessee has another mayor that has recently allied himself with an anti-gun group: Shelby County Mayor A.C. Warton. Unlike Knoxville, the Memphis press has covered the issue: Wharton will travel to […]

Part of the reason why Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam’s participation in Mayors Against Guns is important is because of the group’s ties. The group received $175K from The Joyce Foundation. The Joyce Foundation has funded plenty of anti-gun groups, even the hysterical ones. Here’s a round up of who they have funded and it reads […]

Another Mayor Against Guns guilty.

Another Mayor Against Guns charged with corruption. Thirdpower is running a list: Passaic, NJ Mayor Samuel RiveraFrank Melton, of Jackson MSDetroit Mayor Kwame KilpatrickBirmingham, Al Mayor Larry LangfordBaltimore Mayor Sheila DixonJeremiah Healey of Jersey CityRacine, WI Mayor Gary Becker.

The joke about Mayors Against Guns has often been that they are illegal mayors since they seem to get arrested more often than concealed carriers. Well, they seem to have figured out that bit of embarrassment and now scrub mayors from their site when arrested. They can learn.

Snowflakesinhell is now Shall Not Be Questioned. And they bring us news of another Mayor Against Guns breaking the law. If you’re a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, you’re 3 times more likely to be a criminal than the general population.

Mayors Against Guns (who are 45 times more likely to be convicted of crimes than Florida concealed firearm license holders) commissioned a poll to get their desired results. Because they’re scared.

On twitter: If you’re a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, you’re 3 times more likely to be a criminal than the general population. It is a long list.

Another member of Mayors Against Guns getting charged with a crime. This time, child pornography. It’s a recurring theme. I posit that the average member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns is more likely to commit a crime than a carry permit holder.

Another member of Mayors Against Guns charged with, well, a laundry list of crimes. Truly, an organization of criminals protecting criminals.

Another member of Mayors Against Guns convicted, this one for domestic assault.

Another member of mayors against guns on trial. This one for domestic abuse.

Another member of Mayors Against Guns is going to prison.

Folks are speculating that the bill to deny people due process of law by putting their names on a watch list is about to be introduced. Being on a list would prohibit you from buying a gun. We’ve known a while this was one goal of mayors against guns. This push would be bad. After […]

Glenn and Helen sat down to interview Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam. You can see the interview here. They ask him about his membership in Mayors Against Guns. He says it was probably a mistake to have joined. And that when it started, Bloomberg wasn’t in charge. He does not favor any more gun controls. He […]