Bloomberg is taking on the NRA

Ninety percent of Americans and more than 80 percent of gun owners believe in universal background checks to buy a gun, says Bloomberg... yet so far, that's still not enough to persuade Republican legislators.

That's why Bloomberg is willing to spend at least $50 million to take on the NRA and change lawmakers' minds.

We will fight the NRA with common sense

By Michael Bloomberg and Shannon Watts

April 17, 2014 | CNN

URL: http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/17/opinion/bloomberg-watts-gun-control-initiative/index.html?hpt=hp_t3