Mayor Bloomberg press conference displays seized weapons, lousy gun safety lesson [pic]

At a press conference today, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced what he called the “largest gun seizure in the city’s history.” The seized guns were displayed on tables at the press conference.

One of the primary rules of gun safety is “treat every weapon as if it were loaded,” but even though plenty of weapons were on display today, that particular safety pointer was not:

NOTE: Bloomber has pointed all these seized guns AT THE AUDIENCE. pic.twitter.com/IqPLeL201U @jdavidgoodman

— Matthew DesOrmeaux ⚜ (@authoridad) August 19, 2013

Another angle:

Biggest gun seizure in NYC history to be announced. Here are some if the guns, already on the table pic.twitter.com/swd0A1dxtJ

— J. David Goodman (@jdavidgoodman) August 19, 2013

Gun safety, Biden style!

That’s not a problem though, because the “nanny recognition technology” removed any possible danger:

@cynicusprime @CuffyMeh @jdavidgoodman Don't worry, they've been seized by those who know better than us, thus rendering them safe.

— Sheepdog5931 (@sheepdog5931) August 19, 2013