Another Assault on Out-of-State Gun Dealers

Mayor Bloomberg At It Again

By JILL GARDINER
Staff Reporter of the Sun

Mayor Bloomberg rang the bell for round two of his legal battle against out=of-state gun dealers.
Bloomberg and his legal team, who in May sued 15 small-town gun stores, yesterday filed a lawsuit against 12 more dealers.

The suit, which was filed in Brooklyn federal court against dealers in the same five states as the last lawsuit — Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia — stems from an undercover sting operation conducted by a private investigation firm hired by the city.
The sting used hidden cameras to catch businesses making overt "straw purchases," or illegal scams where people who are clearly the customers bring along companions with clean records to fill out the paperwork.

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NRA TRIUMPHS! False AHSA Ad Campaign Taken Down

Fairfax, VA – The National Rifle Association (NRA) succeeded in ending a misleading and false advertising campaign in Missouri produced and/or paid for by the American Hunters and Shooters Association (“AHSA”) – an anti-gun group deceptively masking itself as a pro-hunting organization. The radio advertisements contained egregiously false and misleading statements regarding the NRA.

NRA Chief Lobbyist Chris W. Cox stated, “These radio stations and their management made the correct and lawful decision to cease and desist the erroneous advertisements created by this anti-gun group. The blatantly false accusations and statements made by AHSA simply prove exactly what we’ve been saying all along – do not trust these characters. Their background and their money reek of anti-gun and anti-hunting influence.”

These advertisements were taken down after NRA contacted station managers in Missouri and advised them of the blatant inaccuracies. Two radio stations have ceased running the false advertisements, and additional stations have requested AHSA show documentation of their claims.