Bloomberg calls pro-gun Congressman "nonsensical"

July 20, 2012 10:29 AM

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg reacted to comments Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, made after the deadly movie theater shooting in Colorado Friday. Gohmert speculated that if more people in the theater were carrying guns, the shooter may have been stopped more quickly -- an argument Bloomberg called "nonsensical."

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