Ayotte Under Fire

Gun groups, media spotlight senator’s vote on background check bill
Kelly Ayotte / AP

Sen. Kelly Ayotte’s (R., N.H.) vote on background check legislation has inspired a deluge of outside spending and heightened media attention.

Another Mayor Goes Down

Member of Bloomberg-backed Mayors Against Illegal Guns caught in affair
Bowser, left, meets with Democratic pol (AP)

A member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns is being asked to step down as mayor of East Orange, N.J., after previously sealed testimony from a discrimination suit against him revealed he had an admitted long-term affair with a former city hall employee.

Strange Comparisons

Rep. Moran compares gun violence to 9/11, ‘domestic terrorism’
Jim Moran / AP

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Rep. Jim Moran (D., Va.) compared gun violence in America to “domestic terrorism” and 9/11 at a gun control rally Saturday.

Mayors for Illegal Activities

Another member of Bloomberg anti-gun group gets arrested
Spring Valley Mayor Noramie Jasmin leaves federal court / AP

Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) member and Spring Valley Mayor Noramie Jasmin was arrested yesterday for allegedly accepting bribes from an undercover FBI agent, as part of a wide-ranging federal corruption probe that netted six New York state politicians.

Mayors Gone Wild

Another member of ‘Mayors Against Illegal Guns’ arrested
Craig Lowe / AP

Mayors Against Illegal Guns member and Democratic Gainesville, Fl., Mayor Craig Lowe was arrested on charges of driving under the influence and property damage after police found him asleep in his car at the scene of a crash last Thursday.

The Watermelon Hunter

Bloomberg-backed anti-gun lobbyist enjoys ‘assault weapons,’ photo shows
Adam Eichberg

One of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s top gun-control lobbyists in Colorado appears to enjoy firing the very guns he is working to restrict.