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See main article: [[Mayors Against Illegal Guns]] and [[American State Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention]]

See main article: [[Mayors Against Illegal Guns]] and [[American State Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention]]

Bloomberg has been criticized by the [[NRA]], [[Gun Owners of America]], [[Second Amendment Foundation]] and other [[Second Amendment]] advocates for his position on [[handguns]], having co-founded the [[liberal]] [[gun control]] [[propaganda]] organization, "[[Mayors Against Illegal Guns]]" ([[MAIG]]). His [[gun control]] policies and [[executive orders]] continued those implemented by his predecessor [[Rudolph Giuliani]].  

Bloomberg has been criticized by the [[NRA]], [[Gun Owners of America]], [[Second Amendment Foundation]] and other [[Second Amendment]] advocates for his position on [[handguns]], having co-founded the [[liberal]] [[gun control]] [[propaganda]] organization, "[[Mayors Against Illegal Guns]]" ("MAIG"). His [[gun control]] policies and [[executive orders]] continued those implemented by his predecessor [[Rudolph Giuliani]].  

[[New York City]] crime statistics for 2007 were the lowest ever recorded for the City. As of December 2007, compared to 2001 figures (the year before Bloomberg took office), shootings were down 11%, murder was down 25%, auto theft was down 55% and major crime overall was down 26%. Of course, neither Bloomberg nor [[MAIG]] can reasonably claim his policies were responsible for the decrease.<ref>http://www.nyc.gov:80/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.c0935b9a57bb4ef3daf2f1c701c789a0/index.jsp?pageID=mayor_press_release&catID=1194&doc_name=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyc.gov%3A80%2Fhtml%2Fom%2Fhtml%2F2007b%2Fpr473-07.html&cc=unused1978&rc=1194&ndi=1</ref>

[[New York City]] crime statistics for 2007 were the lowest ever recorded for the City. As of December 2007, compared to 2001 figures (the year before Bloomberg took office), shootings were down 11%, murder was down 25%, auto theft was down 55% and major crime overall was down 26%.<ref>http://www.nyc.gov:80/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.c0935b9a57bb4ef3daf2f1c701c789a0/index.jsp?pageID=mayor_press_release&catID=1194&doc_name=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyc.gov%3A80%2Fhtml%2Fom%2Fhtml%2F2007b%2Fpr473-07.html&cc=unused1978&rc=1194&ndi=1</ref>

==Strong Multi-Million Dollar Financial Support for "Gun Grabbing"==

==Strong Multi-Million Dollar Financial Support for "Gun Grabbing"==