Mayors Against Illegal Guns group faking memberships

Mayors Against Illegal Guns group faking memberships

As a growing number of mayors nationwide resign from Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun control group, new evidence suggests some of their names have been added to the member list and used to promote Bloomberg's political agenda without their knowledge or permission.

Mayor Keith Hoffman of East Berlin, OH, said his participation, which began about a month ago, resulted from a misunderstanding of the group's objectives, and he is currently trying to get his name off the list. "It was a mistake really," he said. "They swindle you in and then put your name on the list."

According to the NRA, at least 28 mayors have appeared on the MAIG membership list despite the fact they were not mayors of the localities as advertised:

Matthew J. Avara - Pascagoula, Mississippi
Jean M. Benson - Palm Desert, California
Cary Bozeman - Bremerton, Washington
Jim Brown - Lockland, Ohio
Joseph J. Cisco, Jr. - Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
James C. DiNardo - Hazlet, New Jersey
Joseph V. Doria, Jr. - Bayonne, New Jersey
John Glanzer - Newberry, Florida
Andrew G. Humphrey - Wayzata, Minnesota
Richard H. Hyde - Waukegan, Illinois
Jack Killion - Pennsauken, New Jersey
Joseph S. Kroll - Haverhill, Florida
Eugene Kulick - Little Falls, New Jersey
Raymond F. Marin - North Miami Beach, Florida
Bruce Malcolm - Fernandina Beach, Florida
Lorraine H. Morton - Evanston, Illinois
Rita L. Mullins - Palatine, Illinois
Mark Roberts - Douglass, Kansas
Heinz Rodgers - Edwardsville, Kansas
Marc Searl - Hemet, California
Joseph D. Serrano, Sr. - Santa Fe Springs, California
David Shumaker - Bristol, Tennessee
Emilia M. Siciliano - Shrewsbury, New Jersey
Robert Shiner - Mentor, Ohio
Dale Strasser - Brunswick, Ohio
David C. Strong - Winter Park, Florida
Gary Van Eyll - Chaska, Minnesota
Bill Welch - State College, Pennsylvania (died)
Carl Wilkes - Merriam, Kansas
William P. "Will" Wynn - Austin, Texas

In addition, over 60 mayors have now removed their names.