A couple of days ago I wrote about Bloomberg’s latest sting waste of taxpayers’ money at a time when NYC is facing high unemployment and deficits as part of an effort to degrade gun rights in America and gain attention for himself, since he’s been out of the news for a while.

Bloomberg sent private investigators to essentially commit crimes by making illegal purchases at gun shows in several states.  One such video is depicted here:

Only one problem.  The guy in the video is apparently not the owner of the guns.  Two different guys.  The owner claims he asked a friend to watch his stand while he went to the bathroom. 

When pressed about his sales practices, Smith said, “No cash and carry.They have to be an Ohio resident and if they sound like somethingfunny’s going on, I’m gonna want to know why.”

Smith said he has not yet been contacted by law enforcement for what happened on the video.

He added that his friend would not be watching over his table again.

“No, he’s history,” said Smith.

Granted, if I had asked a friend to watch my stand at a gun show, I would also tell him not to complete any sale until I returned.  The “friend” was a douche, and did a lot more harm than good by doing Smith smith a favor and watching his stand.  But nonetheless, it certainly appears this wasn’t the norm for this particular vendor.  I’m inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt, because the penalties for violating the law are pretty stiff.

This, of course, won’t stop Bloomberg and his ilk from working to paint all gun sellers with a tainted brush.

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