Study Finds that Bloomberg Misses the Point

TROY, NY (06/09/2011)(readMedia)-- New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is a national busybody when it comes to firearms. But a new study suggests that he should turn his attention to more pressing matters. The report, "Vision Zero: How Safer Streets In New York City Can Save Over 100 Lives A Year," was issued on June 8th by the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy and Transportation Alternatives. Among other findings, the report notes that more New Yorkers were killed by traffic accidents than by guns between 2001 and 2009.

This prompts the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association to ask: why does Bloomberg spend so much time and so much of his own money harassing firearms dealers and lobbying to restrict the Second Amendment rights of New Yorkers and all Americans? Why has he tirelessly promoted the junk science of microstamping in Albany? Why hasn't he formed Mayors for Traffic Safety? When will solid public policy initiatives take precedence over his obsession with guns?