In its new “Meet the Mayors” project, the SAF is releasing ads, set to appear in newspapers, magazines and on the Internet that reveal the criminal history of several (more than a dozen) of MAIG’s members.
On one pamphlet (which you can download here), the SAF asks the question, “So who are the real criminals? And then proceeds with a follow-up that reads, “America’s 80 million law-abiding gun owners or Mayor Bloomberg’s gang of gun-grabbing politicians?”
SAF Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb spoke about the impetus behind the ‘Meet the Mayors’ project in a press release.
“Michael Bloomberg created this group to further his personal agenda of public disarmament,” Gottlieb said. “But within the ranks of his organization, our research has found several politicians who have been convicted of various serious crimes, thus making it impossible for them to finish their terms.
“We discovered, one mayor convicted of perjury and embezzlement, another who was convicted of attempted child molestation, and yet another who was convicted of assault and racketeering,” Gottlieb continued. “There was one who was convicted on bribery, fraud and money laundering, and another who was convicted of domestic violence.”
“In short,” Gottlieb explained, “many of these elitist politicians can no longer own firearms. The crimes they were convicted of suggest they are public enemies rather than public servants. No wonder they want to take guns from law-abiding citizens!”
“Perhaps Bloomberg should worry about background checks on his colleagues, rather than law-abiding gun owners,” he recommended.
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Criminal Behavior by Members of “Mayors Against Illegal Guns”
The Times News, Carbon County, N.Y., September 9, 2011
http://www.tnonline.com/2011/sep/20/corkery-behind-bars
The Mayor of Coaldale, Richard Corkery is in jail following a violation of his bail conditions stemming from charges by Carbon County prosecutors that he downloaded child pornography.
Brownsville Mayor has third DWI arrest
The Monitor, McAllen, Texas, May 11, 2010
http://www.themonitor.com/news/span-38434-style-font.html
The Brownsville Herald, Brownsville, Texas, Jun. 21, 2011
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/articles/-127960--.html
Mayor Pat M. Ahumeda Jr. was arrested after police pulled him over for driving erratically and he refused to take a breathalyzer. The mayor plead guilty to reckless driving and was sentenced to two years’ probation. Ahumeda was arrested for DWI in 1987 and 2003.
Monticello, N.Y. Mayor pleads guilty
The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y., Jun. 10, 2010
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100610/NEWS/6100319/-1/NEWS
The Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, N.Y., Apr. 19, 2011
http://www.sc-democrat.com/news/2011April/19/news3.htm
Mayor Gordon Jenkins plead guilty to five counts of trademark counterfeiting after he and his wife were caught selling knockoff Nikes to undercover police at the store the couple own. A search of their home also turned up marijuana.
Mayor of Tamarac, Fla. turns herself in
The Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., March 9, 2011
http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/broward/blog/2011/03/tamarac_mayor_beth_talabisco_t.html
Mayor Beth Flansbaum-Talabisco faces charges of bribery and official misconduct stemming from dealings with two unscrupulous developers.
Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez sentenced to three years in prison
The Hartford Courant, Sept. 15, 2010
http://articles.courant.com/2010-09-15/news/hc-web-perez-sentencing-0915-20100914_1_abraham-giles-judge-julia-d-dewey-eddie-alberto-perez
Mayor Eddie Perez has been sentenced to three years in prison and three years of probation after being convicted on five felony corruption charges, including extortio
Embattled Racine mayor resigns
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, March 3, 2010
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/86273007.html
Mayor of Racine, Wis. and member of Mayors against Illegal Guns Gary Becker resigned after facing charges in an internet sex sting. Becker was later convicted and received a three year prison term.
White Plains, NY: After arrest, mayor denies injuring wife
LoHud.com, March 1, 2010
http://www.lohud.com/article/20103010346
http://www.lohud.com/article/20100401/NEWS02/4010405/-1/newsfront/5-new-domestic-charges-against-Mayor-Bradley
Mayor Adam Bradley was arrested for third degree misdemeanor assault. Wife Fumiko Bradley acquired a temporary protective order against him. The mayor was sentenced to three years probation.
Inglewood mayor resigns before pleading guilty to misdemeanor conflict of interest charge
The L.A. Times, Jan. 25, 2010
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/01/inglewood-mayor-resigns-after-pleading-guilty-to-misdemeanor-conflict-of-interest-charge.html
Mayor of Inglewood resigns ahead of pleading guilty to conflict of interest charges. He also faced charges of embezzlement.
Baltimore Mayor resigns after pleading guilty to stealing from the poor
The Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 6, 2010
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2010/0106/Baltimore-Mayor-Sheila-Dixon-resigns-as-part-of-plea-deal
Mayor of Baltimore, Md. Sheila Dixon and member of Mayors against Illegal Guns was indicted on theft and perjury charges. Dixon was ultimately convicted of taking from a program intended to help disadvantaged children. Dixon had to resign as part of her plea deal.
Larry Langford found guilty on all 60 counts
The Birmingham News, Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 28, 2009
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/10/larry_langford_found_guilty.html
Larry Langford, Birmingham's mayor and a former Jefferson County commissioner, has been found guilty in his federal bribery trial.
Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick sentenced to four months
CNN, Oct. 28, 2008
http://articles.cnn.com/2008-10-28/justice/detroit.mayor.sentenced_1_kilpatrick-and-beatty-justice-and-misconduct-judge-david-groner?_s=PM:CRIME
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to four months in prison after pleading to two felony charges of obstruction of justice. In addition, the mayor pled to a charge of assaulting a police officer.
New Jersey Mayor and wife sentenced for extortion
http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/guttenberg/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1224916016161280.xml&coll=3
Mayor David Delle Donna, 49, of Guttenberg, was sentenced to four years, 3 months for tax evasion and the extortion of a local business owner.
Mayor with a past has a future in prison
The New York Times, Aug. 22, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/24passaicnj.html?_r=1
When a federal judge sentenced former Mayor Samuel Rivera to 21 months in federal prison on Aug. 15, an era ended in this tattered city of nearly 70,000, leaving many here debating Mr. Rivera’s tumultuous past and wondering what is to come.
Will Wynn pleads guilty to assault
The Austin Chronicle, Mar. 3, 2008
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/News/Blogs/index.html/objID599595/blogID/
Mayor Will Wynn formally pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor assault charge Tuesday, stemming from a 2006 incident where he physically ejected purported party crasher Luke Johnson from his Downtown condo; in a signed statement, Johnson described the "contact as offensive and provocative."
The Mayor of Jersey City is convicted over a scuffle
The New York Times, Jun. 6, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/23/nyregion/23mayor.html?_r=2&oref=slogin
A municipal court judge in this shore town found the mayor of Jersey City guilty of obstructing justice and resisting arrest in a clash with a police officer a little more than a year ago, leading the mayor’s wife, Maureen, to hiss, “It’s a disgrace.”
The mayor, Jerramiah T. Healy, said in a news conference after the verdict that he had no intention of resigning his office, and would most likely appeal the decision, rendered by a municipal court judge, John G. Colannino, who ordered Mayor Healy to pay $828 in fees and fines and then imposed a stay of 20 days.
A Bloomberg anti-gun mayor is charged with carrying weapon
New York Sun, Nov. 22, 2006
http://www.nysun.com/new-york/bloomberg-anti-gun-mayor-is-charged-with-carrying/43999/
The mayor of Jackson, Miss., Frank Melton—who, according to news reports, carries firearms at all times and has a reputation for being tough on crime—pleaded no contest to carrying a concealed gun on the campus of Mississippi College School of Law. He also pleaded guilty to carrying a gun into a church and into a park, also illegal under state law. The first was reduced from a felony charge to a misdemeanor; the latter two were misdemeanors.
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3 comments:
They want you without your guns so you're at their mercy.
"No guns for you" says the soup Nazi Bloomberg...but he and his bodyguards get to keep full automatic weapons!
Tell Santa to put a brace of those revolvers in my stocking this year!
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