Bloomberg pushes candidates for specific gun-control plan
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| NEW YORK
New York Mayor Michael聽Bloomberg聽is again calling on the presidential candidates to come up with a specific plan on聽gun聽control.
Bloomberg聽said Monday it is incumbent on President Barack Obama and GOP candidate Mitt Romney to address the issue "specifically 鈥 not in just broad terms."
Bloomberg聽spoke on MSNBC in the wake of the mass shooting in Aurora, Colo.
He asked how anyone can run for the highest office in the country and not have a plan.
He said some people feel it's insensitive to talk about聽gun聽control as the nation mourns Colorado's victims. But he asked: "If not now, when?"
Bloomberg聽heads up a coalition of American mayors who support tighter聽gun聽control. The group has lobbied for stronger enforcement of existing laws.