Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Gun Salesman

Mayor Bloomberg continues to be an embarrassment for New York (in many aspects - can you hear them up there in Massachusets, "Like we give ah fok what May-yah Bloomberg thinks.").  Bloomy apparently has never heard of the saying "when seconds count, the police are just minutes away" which is the colloquialism that embodies the ingrained wisdom that most Americans understand, that the police can't protect them despite even the best intentions and most effective application of law enforcement expertise.  This is a BIG reason why Americans buy guns.  So, Bloomy, genius that he is, calls for the police to go on strike:

"I don’t understand why the police officers across this country don’t stand up collectively and say, we’re going to go on strike. We’re not going to protect you. Unless you, the public, through your legislature, do what’s required to keep us safe..."

Brilliant.  So let's update the condensed wisdom of our little maxim:  "when seconds count, the police are just...wait, they ain't coming at all."  You don't need a PhD. in logic to see that Bloomy has advocated a situation that exacerbates people's concerns/fears over the inability of the police to provide immediate and effective protection against violent crime.  Doesn't this doofus Bloomberg know that it is precisely this type of unhinged and illogical statement by people in power, to say nothing of the authoritarian impulses that they exhibit from time to time, that drive Americans to go out and buy more and more guns?  I guess not. 

In gun circles, the running joke is that Barack Obama is the greatest gun salesman the world has ever known.  Is Bloomy vying for the title?