Bloomberg Sting Operation Causing Outrage

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) has been sending private investigators into Virginia (at this time there no confirmed reports of any operation in Loudoun) to look for illegal gun sales by conducting undercover sting operations.

Bloomberg's actions are based on his belief that out-of-state guns are responsible for most gun crimes in New York. Both Governor Kaine (D) and State Attorney General McDonnell (R) have expressed reservations about the way the undercover sting operations were conducted.

At this time, Bloomberg has not run foul of any laws, but come July - Bloomberg will be breaking a Virginia State law - HB 2653. That legislation makes it a felony "for any person, except for a law enforcement officer in the performance of his official duties or other person under the direct supervision of the law enforcement officer, to attempt to solicit or otherwise entice a firearms dealer to transfer or otherwise convey a firearm other than to an actual buyer."

Should we be outraged or just bite the bullet and work to fix the issues that made him target Virginia in the first instance, or both? What's your take on the Mayor's actions? By the way there are news reports that Bloomberg is getting ready to run for President. He definitely has a lot of fence mending to do here in Virginia...