Gun Owners against Illegal Mayors.

[OriginalShroom]

We have all heard about the group of Mayors traveling the country, Mayors against Illegal Guns.

Well... It seems that some of them need to be looking at themselves before trying to take our 2nd Amendment rights away.. But them more than a few of them are forbidden to own guns themselves now by law.

Gun Owners Against Illegal Mayors -- Stop the Bloomberg Gang!

Shiela Dixon

City: Baltimore, Maryland

Status: Current member, despite felony conviction, of Mayors Against Illegal Guns. She hosted Mayor Bloomberg at its 2008 regional summit.

Charges: Fraud, perjury, embezzling gift cards meant for the poor; investigated for receiving thousands of dollars in illicit gifts.

Outcome: Awaiting sentencing after being convicted of embezzlement and pleading guilty to perjury.



Eddie Perez

City: Hartford, CT.

Status: current member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

Charges: bribery, fabricating evidence, conspiracy. Arrested a second time, on extortion charges.

Resolution: Awaiting trial.


Gary Becker

City: Racine, Wisconsin

Status: Former member, Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

Charges: Possession of child pornography, showing pornography to a child, sexual assault on a child, enticing children, and lesser felonies,

Resolution: Plea of guilty to sexual assault on a child and child enticement. Awaiting sentencing.


April Almon

City: New Haven, Connecticut

Status: Current Member, Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

Charge: Interfering with police officers.

Outcome: Awaiting trial.

Memorable Quote: "Well, now, I will tell you and I will have this talk with the Chief, but I have f__king had it with Officer Sorbo playing cute down here at the beach."


Kwame Kilpatrick

City: Detroit, Michigan

Status: Former member, Mayors Against Illegal Guns

Charges: Perjury, obstruction of justice, and misconduct in office. Later, re-arrested on two counts of felonious assault on officers. Jailed for violating conditions of bond.

Outcome: Guilty plea to two counts of perjury and one of assault on an officer. Sentenced to four months in jail and five years of probation.

Update: on February 3, his former assistant took a plea and offered to cooperate in proving that Kilpatrick was hiding assets to avoid paying restitution.


David Delle Donna

City: Guttenberg, New Jersey

Status: Former member, Mayors Against Illegal Guns

Charges: Extortion, mail fraud, tax evasion

Outcome: Convicted of extortion and tax fraud. Sentenced to four years' imprisonment.

Notable event: "The couple surrendered yesterday .... They must also surrender their passports and firearms."


Frank Melton

City: Jackson, Mississippi

Status: Former member, Mayors Against Illegal Guns

Charges: Conspiracy to violate civil rights (by tearing down a person's house), commission of a violent crime while possessing a handgun

Outcome: First trial ended in a hung jury. He died a few days before the retrial.

Amusing event: In 2006, the same year he joined Mayors Against Illegal Guns, he was convicted of violating a "gun free school zone" law and bans on carrying guns in church.


Samuel Rivera

City: Passaic, New Jersey

Status: Former member, Mayors Against Illegal Guns

Charges: Many: before taking office, convicted of covering up a homicide. After, indicted for extortion and taking a bribe.

Outcome: Plea of guilty, sentence of 21 months' imprisonment.


Will Wynn

City: Austin

Status: Former member, Mayors Against Illegal Guns

Charge: Assault

Outcome: Guilty plea. Sentenced to community service.


Jeremiah Healy

City: Jersey City, New Jersey

Status: Current member, Mayors Against Illegal Guns

Charges and Outcomes: Quite a rap sheet. In 1999, convicted of disorderly conduct. In 2007, convicted of resisting arrest. Presently, he is a suspect in an official corruption probe.


Larry Langford

City: Birmingham, Alabama

Status: Former member, Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

Charges: Indicted on 101 counts of bribery, fraud, money laundering and tax evasion.

Outcome: Convicted on 60 felony counts; awaiting sentencing.

 

[Mad Scientist]

Try and find pics of LA Mayor Villaragosa in short sleeves, you won't. Apparently he has all sorts of gang/raza tats.

 

[Skull Pilot]

Ah the illustrious and trustworthy leaders of the sheep.

And people wonder why i want a gun.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Ah the illustrious and trustworthy leaders of the sheep.

And people wonder why i want a gun.

So go buy a gun. Nothing is stopping you.

Doesn't matter if you're an illegal, on our known terrorist list, criminal, mentally ill - nothing is stopping you from buying just anything you want.

 

[Skull Pilot]

Ah the illustrious and trustworthy leaders of the sheep.

And people wonder why i want a gun.

So go buy a gun. Nothing is stopping you.

Doesn't matter if you're an illegal, on our known terrorist list, criminal, mentally ill - nothing is stopping you from buying just anything you want.

You've never been to my state have you?

 

[Flopper]

Generally, people who have to deal with gun violence want more gun control. This includes mayors as well as most heads of law enforcement organizations.

Some years ago, my 14 year old cousin killed himself with a shotgun. When you come into contact with this kind of tragedy over and over, your opinion of gun ownership is often vastly different than NRA.

 

[Skull Pilot]

Generally, people who have to deal with gun violence want more gun control. This includes mayors as well as most heads of law enforcement organizations.

Some years ago, my 14 year old cousin killed himself with a shotgun. When you come into contact with this kind of tragedy over and over, your opinion of gun ownership is often vastly different than NRA.

I can understand that.

it's the ones that want to force their opinions down my throat that I have a problem with.

If you don't want a gun I don't care neither should you care if I do.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Ah the illustrious and trustworthy leaders of the sheep.

And people wonder why i want a gun.

So go buy a gun. Nothing is stopping you.

Doesn't matter if you're an illegal, on our known terrorist list, criminal, mentally ill - nothing is stopping you from buying just anything you want.

You've never been to my state have you?

Are you saying there is a law that keeps you from having a gun?

What law is that?

 

[TruthSeeker56]

Ah the illustrious and trustworthy leaders of the sheep.

And people wonder why i want a gun.

So go buy a gun. Nothing is stopping you.

Doesn't matter if you're an illegal, on our known terrorist list, criminal, mentally ill - nothing is stopping you from buying just anything you want.

Nothing is stopping you except that you have to complete ATF Form 4473, the gun seller/dealer must call in all of the information on the ATF Form 4473 before selling you a firearm, and a background check is performed by the National Instant Background Check System (NICS). The buyer must also provide a government-issued photo ID.

If a firearms buyer lies on ATF Form 4473, he/she is committing a FELONY, punishable by up to FIVE years in prison.

The dealer must then keep all of the information from the Form 4473 on-file for 20 years.

Your lies just don't fly, Ludd. Why don't you just QUIT while you are behind?

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Ah the illustrious and trustworthy leaders of the sheep.

And people wonder why i want a gun.

So go buy a gun. Nothing is stopping you.

Doesn't matter if you're an illegal, on our known terrorist list, criminal, mentally ill - nothing is stopping you from buying just anything you want.

Nothing is stopping you except that you have to complete ATF Form 4473, the gun seller/dealer must call in all of the information on the ATF Form 4473 before selling you a firearm, and a background check is performed by the National Instant Background Check System (NICS). The buyer must also provide a government-issued photo ID.

If a firearms buyer lies on ATF Form 4473, he/she is committing a FELONY, punishable by up to FIVE years in prison.

The dealer must then keep all of the information from the Form 4473 on-file for 20 years.

Your lies just don't fly, Ludd. Why don't you just QUIT while you are behind?

That's not entirely true but even so, how does it stop Skull Pilot from buying a gun?

 

[tjvh]

Generally, people who have to deal with gun violence want more gun control. This includes mayors as well as most heads of law enforcement organizations.

Some years ago, my 14 year old cousin killed himself with a shotgun. When you come into contact with this kind of tragedy over and over, your opinion of gun ownership is often vastly different than NRA.

My friend shot and killed himself with a shotgun as well, but because I am a rational human being I don't allow his mental illness to trump common sense, with regards to my own Freedoms or those of anyone else, by allowing my emotions to supersede rational thought.

 

[TruthSeeker56]

So go buy a gun. Nothing is stopping you.

Doesn't matter if you're an illegal, on our known terrorist list, criminal, mentally ill - nothing is stopping you from buying just anything you want.

Nothing is stopping you except that you have to complete ATF Form 4473, the gun seller/dealer must call in all of the information on the ATF Form 4473 before selling you a firearm, and a background check is performed by the National Instant Background Check System (NICS). The buyer must also provide a government-issued photo ID.

If a firearms buyer lies on ATF Form 4473, he/she is committing a FELONY, punishable by up to FIVE years in prison.

The dealer must then keep all of the information from the Form 4473 on-file for 20 years.

Your lies just don't fly, Ludd. Why don't you just QUIT while you are behind?

That's not entirely true but even so, how does it stop Skull Pilot from buying a gun?

What is "not entirely true"? I backed you into a corner, beat you over the head with the FACTS about gun purchasing, and this is your whimpering response?

If Skull Pilot is not a convicted felon, not mentally ill, not an illegal alien, and has a valid government-issued photo I.D. and the money, he can purchase a firearm.

It's as simple as that, Ludd.

I bet you don't own a firearm, do you Ludd! I wonder why................

 

[Ernie S.]

Generally, people who have to deal with gun violence want more gun control. This includes mayors as well as most heads of law enforcement organizations.

Some years ago, my 14 year old cousin killed himself with a shotgun. When you come into contact with this kind of tragedy over and over, your opinion of gun ownership is often vastly different than NRA.

Someone quite close to me took his life with a shotgun, but that didn't invalidate the Second Amendment.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Generally, people who have to deal with gun violence want more gun control. This includes mayors as well as most heads of law enforcement organizations.

Some years ago, my 14 year old cousin killed himself with a shotgun. When you come into contact with this kind of tragedy over and over, your opinion of gun ownership is often vastly different than NRA.

My friend shot and killed himself with a shotgun as well, but because I am a rational human being I don't allow his mental illness to trump common sense, with regards to my own Freedoms or those of anyone else, by allowing my emotions to supersede rational thought.

He was "mentally ill" and he had a gun.

Right.

 

[TruthSeeker56]

Generally, people who have to deal with gun violence want more gun control. This includes mayors as well as most heads of law enforcement organizations.

Some years ago, my 14 year old cousin killed himself with a shotgun. When you come into contact with this kind of tragedy over and over, your opinion of gun ownership is often vastly different than NRA.

My friend shot and killed himself with a shotgun as well, but because I am a rational human being I don't allow his mental illness to trump common sense, with regards to my own Freedoms or those of anyone else, by allowing my emotions to supersede rational thought.

There are MANY ways to commit suicide. Using a shotgun would be MY first choice. I would probably go with an overdose of some sort of sleeping pills or depressants, or maybe even jump off a bridge.

I guess we should outlaw bridges and all sleeping pills and depressants.

 

[Ernie S.]

So go buy a gun. Nothing is stopping you.

Doesn't matter if you're an illegal, on our known terrorist list, criminal, mentally ill - nothing is stopping you from buying just anything you want.

Nothing is stopping you except that you have to complete ATF Form 4473, the gun seller/dealer must call in all of the information on the ATF Form 4473 before selling you a firearm, and a background check is performed by the National Instant Background Check System (NICS). The buyer must also provide a government-issued photo ID.

If a firearms buyer lies on ATF Form 4473, he/she is committing a FELONY, punishable by up to FIVE years in prison.

The dealer must then keep all of the information from the Form 4473 on-file for 20 years.

Your lies just don't fly, Ludd. Why don't you just QUIT while you are behind?

That's not entirely true but even so, how does it stop Skull Pilot from buying a gun?

Maybe he doesn't have a photo ID. Good thing he can vote, though.

 

[Skull Pilot]

So go buy a gun. Nothing is stopping you.

Doesn't matter if you're an illegal, on our known terrorist list, criminal, mentally ill - nothing is stopping you from buying just anything you want.

You've never been to my state have you?

Are you saying there is a law that keeps you from having a gun?

What law is that?

I'm saying that if I am illegal, a felon, on a terror watch list, or don't have an ID I cannot purchase a gun in my state.

I cannot purchase a pistol without a valid pistol permit.

So you see there are laws preventing some people from buying a weapon.

I thought that was what you wanted.,

 

[Flopper]

Generally, people who have to deal with gun violence want more gun control. This includes mayors as well as most heads of law enforcement organizations.

Some years ago, my 14 year old cousin killed himself with a shotgun. When you come into contact with this kind of tragedy over and over, your opinion of gun ownership is often vastly different than NRA.

My friend shot and killed himself with a shotgun as well, but because I am a rational human being I don't allow his mental illness to trump common sense, with regards to my own Freedoms or those of anyone else, by allowing my emotions to supersede rational thought.

He was "mentally ill" and he had a gun.

Right.

He wasn't being treated and he appeared to be just a normal kid. His parents were divorced and he was spending the weekend with his Dad. They had an argument but they seemed to resolve it. That evening a shot was heard and his Dad and a neighbor rushed upstairs to find the boy on the floor with the shotgun beside him. He died on the way to hospital. Was it an accident or suicide? No one will ever know for sure. When this kind of violence occurs it effects so many people. His mother had a nervous breakdown and has never really recovered. His Dad feels he's responsible because the gun was not secured. However, it's not just the immediate family that's effected. It's police officers and ems personnel who have to bottle it all up, the next door neighbors, schoolmates, and teachers. These people are not thinking about 2nd amendment rights. They are thinking if that gun was not there, that boy would be alive today.

I don't think that there are that many people that won't to stop gun ownership. I certainly don't. What most people want is a better method of keeping guns out of the hands of felons and the mentally disturbed, banning weapons and ammunition designed for mass killing, and more emphasis placed on gun safety and securing guns from kids.

 

[OriginalShroom]

Yet another one of Bloomberg's fellow anti-gun Mayors is in trouble..

With a gun yet...

Another Mayor Against Illegal Guns in criminal trouble - Seattle gun rights | Examiner.com

Marcus Hook, Pa. Mayor James “Jay” Schiliro’s name has disappeared from the roster of Mayors Against Illegal Guns after being charged in an incident that allegedly involved firing a handgun and false imprisonment.

Schiliro was one of 600 mayors to sign an open letter to the U.S. Senate earlier this year demanding tougher gun laws.

It is the latest addition to a string of MAIG members exposed in January by the Bellevue-based Second Amendment Foundation as having criminal problems. Recently former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was indicted on various criminal charges, and he was also a MAIG member according to a 2009 roster. And today, ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was denied leave from jail to see his family before being sentenced to prison for corruption.

SAF’s Alan Gottlieb has says it is public officials “like these guys” that caused him last fall to create “Gun Owners Against Illegal Mayors.”

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Schiliro has vowed to fight the charges, which include “unlawful restraint, reckless endangerment, false imprisonment, official oppression and furnishing alcohol to a minor.” The victim in this case was identified as “a 20-year-old man” whom Schiliro allegedly had Marcus Hook police bring to his house in February.

Schiliro allegedly offered allowed the man to drink wine and then offered repeatedly to perform oral sex on him. When he refused, the mayor then allegedly pulled out a handgun and fired a round into some papers, according to the Delaware County Times.

The newspaper quoted Delaware County District Attorney John Whelan stating that, “The mayor, I believe, has indicated to the press that he has some issues.”

Before this case is finished, Shiliro may have more than just “some issues.” The 38-year-old former boilermaker has entered alcoholism treatment and he is a single father whose 13-year-old daughter was reportedly at home when the incident occurred, the Inquirer said.

Schiliro and Nagin must be presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law.

 

[9thIDdoc]

Generally, people who have to deal with gun violence want more gun control. This includes mayors as well as most heads of law enforcement organizations.

Some years ago, my 14 year old cousin killed himself with a shotgun. When you come into contact with this kind of tragedy over and over, your opinion of gun ownership is often vastly different than NRA.

You would be happier if he had killed himself with sleeping pills?