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BY: CJ Ciaramella
March 7, 2013 4:42 pm

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.

Denver-based Headwaters Strategies lobbyist Adam Eichberg participated at a “watermelon shoot” in September 2012 at the farm of Colorado state Sen. Greg Brophy (R.) where he fired a semi-automatic rifle with a high-capacity magazine.

A picture obtained by the Washington Free Beacon shows Eichberg smiling broadly as he shoulders a DPMS .308 rifle with a 20-round magazine.

“I really hate watermelons,” Eichberg said via email when asked for comment.

Bloomberg’s group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, hired Headwater Strategies in January to lobby for several gun-control bills under consideration by the Colorado legislature. Those bills would ban the future sale, transfer, or manufacture of so-called high-capacity magazines in the state.

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“To top it all off, a week after we did the watermelon shoot this last year, the governor was out in eastern Colorado doing a bike tour,” Brophy said. “And the governor comes to my house on Friday night and practically begs to come to my melon shoot next year. A few months later he’s in contact with Bloomberg’s group and planning gun-control measures in Colorado.”

Hickenlooper’s office did not return requests for comment.

The Annoyed Man wrote:These low down, up-jumped, cross-grained, yellow-bellied sons of ding-dangled cross-eyed tinkers

RX8er wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:These low down, up-jumped, cross-grained, yellow-bellied sons of ding-dangled cross-eyed tinkers

TAM, come on man, don't hold back. Tell us how you really feel about these guys.

Sorry, I'll post a real response after I compose myself.

The Annoyed Man wrote:

RX8er wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:These low down, up-jumped, cross-grained, yellow-bellied sons of ding-dangled cross-eyed tinkers

TAM, come on man, don't hold back. Tell us how you really feel about these guys.

Sorry, I'll post a real response after I compose myself.

I left out "bow-legged," but I was just so mad that my mind froze up for a second.

Tinkers:
Scottish Gypsy and Traveller groups
Scottish Travellers, or the people termed loosely Gypsies and Tinkers in Scotland, consist of a number of diverse, unrelated communities, with groups speaking a variety of different languages and holding to distinct customs, histories, and traditions. There are three distinct communities that identify themselves as Gypsies or Travellers in Scotland: Indigenous Highland Travellers; Funfair Travellers, or Showmen; Romanichals (a subgroup of the Romani people) and Lowland Gypsies.