Mayor Bloomberg is calling the defeat of gun restrictions in the Senate “a disgrace.”
Bloomberg said Thursday that “children lost” because of Wednesday’s vote rejecting an expansion of background checks for gun buyers.
He added: “They’re going to die.”
The longtime gun control advocate said he’ll get on the phone to thank senators who voted in favor of background checks.
Bloomberg said that when senators come up for re-election in 2014, he’ll support those who “do the right thing.”
Bloomberg is co-chair of a national organization called Mayors Against Illegal Guns.