Mike Bloomberg Pledges to Match Donations to Gun Control Groups

Former New York City Mayor and gun control advocate Michael Bloomberg announced this week he will match donations to anti-gun causes in the wake of the shooting rampage in Las Vegas.

Bloomberg posted this on Twitter Wednesday, just days after a 64-year-old shot and killed 58 people and wounded nearly 500 others at a country concert:

US has a gun violence problem. @Everytown & @MomsDemand are working to solve it. I'll match every donation. Give now https://t.co/UN92mmx3OU

— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) October 4, 2017

Bloomberg also said this on Monday, the day after the deadly attack:

As we grieve for the victims in Las Vegas, let's resolve to stop mass shootings in America – and back up our words with actions.

— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) October 2, 2017

Bloomberg is worth $47.1 billion, according to Forbes.

The national debate on gun control has heated up this week after the Las Vegas massacre. The NRA stepped in Thursday and said it would support the regulation of bump stocks, legal devices that can turn a semi-automatic firearm into one that fires like an automatic one. Twelve such devices were found in the Las Vegas shooter's hotel room.

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