Michael Bloomberg group’s gun-control scorecard will give lawmakers letter grades

[onehandle]

Source: Washington Post

New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, one of the nation’s most committed and deep-pocketed gun-control proponents, is ratcheting up pressure on lawmakers by launching a new system to grade them based on their votes and statements on gun issues.

Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the nonprofit group financed by Bloomberg (I), will unveil a scoring system Tuesday to award lawmakers grades of A through F, much like the National Rifle Association, which has derived much of its power by deploying letter rankings against politicians at election time. The group’s strategists briefed The Washington Post on the plans ahead of Tuesday’s announcement.

“For decades, the NRA has done an admirable job of tracking to minute detail how members of Congress stand on gun bills. We’ve simply decided to do the same,” said Mark Glaze, director of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, which is chaired by Bloomberg and is made up of more than 900 mayors from across the country.

This is Bloomberg’s latest move to establish his organization as a counterweight to the influential NRA and to create legislative momentum on Capitol Hill around President Obama’s proposals to toughen the nation’s gun laws.

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[pipoman]

1. Dupe..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2639821

[graham4anything]

2. They should make WANTED for aiding and abetting all people who have died from bullets/guns

Like the FBI most wanted list

and have red ink indicating blood on their hands like Peta does.

They need to bombard every single district.

[movonne]

5. I really like that idea....that would hit a home run..

[hack89]

7. Should do the same for tobacco company executive as well

they have much more blood on their hands.

[graham4anything]

8. Anti smoking people like Bloomberg got 90% of smokers to stop smoking. Same can be w/guns

and they didn't even have to ban smoking

All those ugly commercials that people attempt to avoid worked
Especially the Marlboro Man, the Yul Brynner, and the obsessed person smoking through a hole in their neck after cancer surgery said it all

90% used to smoke
now 90% don't

and thanks to Bloomberg 95% of NYC is smoke free(100% inside, and alot of places outside

BTW, on the other thread another pro-gun/pro-NRA posted a picture of some idiotwith a six foot cup of soda. All defiance like that brings is an early grave due to obesity, and one illness after another.

There is no freedom in being shot dead or eating oneself to death

[hack89]

9. So we don't have to ban anything to save lives? Good. nt

[marmar]

3. I'm not a Bloomberg fan, but good for him on this issue.

nt

[CTyankee]

4. Same here. Good job, Mayor Mike...

[Thinkingabout]

6. This is a good thing, i will be keeping up with those who are rated badly and will reward the good

With my support. I will also push against those who are rated poorly by this system. Since I live in Texas and have the unfortunate to have Crazy Cruz as a senator I write and call his Office to complain about his crazy choices.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

10. MAIG has a higher felony rate than the general populace

Bloomie as a 1%er can through his money around, but he is still a 1%er