To be specific, the anti-gun ad is being run by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a group primarily funded by none other than Michael Bloomberg. I share Dan’s feeling that “If that’s the first card Bloomberg has decided to play, his entry into the race is bound to help the Republican candidate more than anything else.”. I can’t see him pulling many votes from Republicans.

I’m not quite sure this is a sign of a foray into election ‘08, as much as another sign of Bloomberg’s nanny-statism. On the other hand, I’d point out that Mayor Mike is front-and-center in the ad’s graphic. We’ll just have to see.

Via Glenn Reynolds.