Michael Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg was born in 1942. He graduated with a B.S. from Johns Hopkins University in 1964 and an MBA from Harvard in 1966 before entering the field of investment banking. In 1981 he founded the financial technology firm Innovative Market Systems, later Bloomberg L.P., and became a multibillionaire. He was mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013. He has since been active as a philanthropist.

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Arms Trade Treaty

Bloomberg’s position on this issue is unknown.

Arms Sales to Saudi Coalition

Bloomberg’s position on this issue is unknown.

Firearms Export Oversight

Bloomberg’s position on this issue is unknown. He supports banning assault-style weapons domestically, but has not directly addressed broader export oversight rules. The gun control organization he helped found, Everytown for Gun Safety, supports tight restrictions on firearms.

Campaign website, last accessed February 25, 2020

"Mike will reinstate the federal ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines; current assault weapons owners will be allowed to keep their guns, but will have to report them to federal officials. He will require secure storage of firearms when they are not in use, which has been shown to reduce the risk of child gun injuries by up to 85 percent."

Assault Weapons and High-Capacity Magazines, Everytown for Gun Safety, March 22, 2019

"Assault weapons and high-capacity magazines are commonplace in mass shootings and make shootings more lethal. Research shows that restrictions on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines can help prevent mass shooting injuries and fatalities as well as reduce the devastation of daily gun violence in America."

Twitter post, December 17, 2012

"It’s time to pass an enforceable & effective assault weapons ban."

Mine Ban Treaty

Bloomberg explicitly supports reversing the Trump administration’s new landmine policy, but has not indicated yet if he would seek to join the Mine Ban Treaty.

Response from a spokesperson of the campaign to Alex Ward as reported in Vox, February 6, 2020

“We would reverse back to Obama-era policy."