Gun Control Godfather Michael Bloomberg Enters Presidential Race

By Chris Eger

Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2013 (Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit CC BY 2.0)
Former New York Mayor and billionaire anti-gun advocate Michael Bloomberg is now officially running for the White House.
Bloomberg announced his campaign Sunday with a planned $34 million media blitz to garner the Democrat nomination for President next year. At least the 19th person to declare for that spot, several of which have already shuttered their campaigns, Bloomberg stated this weekend, “I’m running for president to defeat Donald Trump and rebuild America.”
The 77-year-old media and financial services mogul spent 12 years as New York City’s mayor in the early 2000s, sandwiched between Rudy Giuliani and Bill de Blasio, and is currently estimated by Forbes to be worth over $50 billion.
While mayor, the City established the first gun offender registry, similar to a sex offender registry but for former gun owners. His administration also mandated that licensed gun dealers in the City conduct and certify their inventory every six months with the NYPD, installed a one-gun-a-month rationing scheme, and used public funds to “buy back” more than 8,000 firearms from residents.
While in office in 2006, he co-founded Mayors Against Illegal Guns along with then-Boston mayor

Source: Guns.com