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A twist on Bloomberg's latest call to close the "terror gap" - his new catchphase for "gun show loophole"
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg called upon Congress to act immediately to close the terror gap citing the recent failed bombing in New York City.
Faisal Shahzad, the alleged Times Square bomb plotter, in his failed attempt to detonate an Improvised Explosive Device, used the "car sale" loophole to purchase a vehicle in a private transaction. According to anti-car advocates, this is just another example in the long list of bad guys behind the wheel.
"These unregulated exchanges of vehicles must end. We must close the automobile loophole to end the terror gap," railed the NYC Mayor
Bloomberg and other anti-car crusaders want federal law to dictate that car owners can only sell or buy vehicles through federally authorized car dealers.
"It is too easy to buy a car in this country!" complained the Brady Bunch. "Listing cars for sale in the wanted ads and having these cars shows is just inviting death by auto."
Despite any evidence that cars purchased from individuals are more likely to be involved in vehicular deaths, the Brady Bunch contends that traffic accidents and the use of cars by criminal thugs will end if private auto sales are prohibited.
Car haters also point out that gasoline was also used as a component of the fail incendiary IED in Times Square and that gasoline siphoned from cars has been used in incendiary bombs all over the globe. "Studies show that the vast majority of cars used in crimes contain much more gas than crime weedeaters, leaf blowers, and chain saws combined," Bloomberg added.
Anti-car advocates also want to ban any auto with more than 4 cylinders or 140 horsepower. They reason that the maximum speed is 65 miles per hour and only the police and the military should have access to any vehicle that can exceed 65 miles per hour.
"If we continue to allow the sale of cars that can go fast, criminals will continue run from the police. If fast cars are banned, criminals won't try to escape or evade law enforcement," Bloomberg argues. Sports cars, coupes, and convertibles should be designated as "assault vehicles" he claims.
Banning fast cars and the private sale of autos goes way to far, argue mobility proponents and car owners.
"The freedom of movement is a natural right. Man has nurtured mobility through the ages: from homo-erectus' first walk to the domestication of camels and horses to the trike to the automobile, man has been free to have the means to move about," argues car owner and American history professor I.B. Wright. "The automobile is as American as apple pie."
John Q. Public, father of three with the eldest daughter about to enter college, agrees with Wright. A proud member of the National Automobile Association (NAA), Public has been driving and fixing cars for over thirty years. "Driving is a way of life and I like to work on cars in my spare time," Public grinned. "My father taught me about cars when younger. My pops got the habit from my grandfather and now my son learning to drive."
While he has never been fortunate enough to have a classic car collection, he is glad to have at least one classic car in the garage. "This was my grandfather's car. He bought this Ford when he came back from WWII. My dad and I worked on it together for many years. It's an heirloom. I hate to sell it, but we need the money."
With tuition and fees looming, every penny helps. "We need the extra money for Sarah's schooling. If I can't get fair market value for the Ford, we won't have enough for books and supplies," Public explained. "No car dealer will pay me as much as this will bring in at the car auction or in the want-ads."
"There is no reason to punish law-abiding car owners" says NAA spokesman Tengo Razon. "It shouldn't be a crime to sell your pick-up to your neighbor, buy your sister's minivan, or auction a family heirloom"
"Why punish me?" asks Public. "I just want to get a fair price so I can help with my daughters schooling. I'm all for arresting bad guys behind the wheel, but selling an antique at the car show isn't causing criminals to drive."
A twist on Bloomberg's latest call to close the "terror gap" - his new catchphase for "gun show loophole"
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg called upon Congress to act immediately to close the terror gap citing the recent failed bombing in New York City.
Faisal Shahzad, the alleged Times Square bomb plotter, in his failed attempt to detonate an Improvised Explosive Device, used the "car sale" loophole to purchase a vehicle in a private transaction. According to anti-car advocates, this is just another example in the long list of bad guys behind the wheel.
"These unregulated exchanges of vehicles must end. We must close the automobile loophole to end the terror gap," railed the NYC Mayor
Bloomberg and other anti-car crusaders want federal law to dictate that car owners can only sell or buy vehicles through federally authorized car dealers.
"It is too easy to buy a car in this country!" complained the Brady Bunch. "Listing cars for sale in the wanted ads and having these cars shows is just inviting death by auto."
Despite any evidence that cars purchased from individuals are more likely to be involved in vehicular deaths, the Brady Bunch contends that traffic accidents and the use of cars by criminal thugs will end if private auto sales are prohibited.
Car haters also point out that gasoline was also used as a component of the fail incendiary IED in Times Square and that gasoline siphoned from cars has been used in incendiary bombs all over the globe. "Studies show that the vast majority of cars used in crimes contain much more gas than crime weedeaters, leaf blowers, and chain saws combined," Bloomberg added.
Anti-car advocates also want to ban any auto with more than 4 cylinders or 140 horsepower. They reason that the maximum speed is 65 miles per hour and only the police and the military should have access to any vehicle that can exceed 65 miles per hour.
"If we continue to allow the sale of cars that can go fast, criminals will continue run from the police. If fast cars are banned, criminals won't try to escape or evade law enforcement," Bloomberg argues. Sports cars, coupes, and convertibles should be designated as "assault vehicles" he claims.
Banning fast cars and the private sale of autos goes way to far, argue mobility proponents and car owners.
"The freedom of movement is a natural right. Man has nurtured mobility through the ages: from homo-erectus' first walk to the domestication of camels and horses to the trike to the automobile, man has been free to have the means to move about," argues car owner and American history professor I.B. Wright. "The automobile is as American as apple pie."
John Q. Public, father of three with the eldest daughter about to enter college, agrees with Wright. A proud member of the National Automobile Association (NAA), Public has been driving and fixing cars for over thirty years. "Driving is a way of life and I like to work on cars in my spare time," Public grinned. "My father taught me about cars when younger. My pops got the habit from my grandfather and now my son learning to drive."
While he has never been fortunate enough to have a classic car collection, he is glad to have at least one classic car in the garage. "This was my grandfather's car. He bought this Ford when he came back from WWII. My dad and I worked on it together for many years. It's an heirloom. I hate to sell it, but we need the money."
With tuition and fees looming, every penny helps. "We need the extra money for Sarah's schooling. If I can't get fair market value for the Ford, we won't have enough for books and supplies," Public explained. "No car dealer will pay me as much as this will bring in at the car auction or in the want-ads."
"There is no reason to punish law-abiding car owners" says NAA spokesman Tengo Razon. "It shouldn't be a crime to sell your pick-up to your neighbor, buy your sister's minivan, or auction a family heirloom"
"Why punish me?" asks Public. "I just want to get a fair price so I can help with my daughters schooling. I'm all for arresting bad guys behind the wheel, but selling an antique at the car show isn't causing criminals to drive."
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Then I explained that they can't drive it without license plates. If they're driving it, I need to insure it, which I was willing to do while the police looked for them. Suddenly they got all cooperative. Its out of my name, they can do as they please. 
