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Updated Aug 24, 2012 - 3:21 pm

Arpaio: NYC Mayor Bloomberg needs to focus on his own backyard

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By Jim Cross
Originally published: Aug 24, 2012 - 1:49 pm

More than a year ago, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg took aim at Arizona's gun laws and went so far as to hire private investigators to run a sting at an Arizona gun shows.

Following Friday morning's shootings in New York City, Maricopa Country Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Bloomberg should focus on his own backyard instead of Arizona.

"What right does he have to tell Arizona what to do," questioned Arpaio. "That's my response to him. Evidently, he's on a crusade to ban many items, not just guns."

In a recent CNN interview, Bloomberg recommended all police officers go on strike until the nation's gun laws are changed.

"I think he included the New York police, so you're telling the police department to go on strike until something is done," mocked Arpaio.

Arpaio suggested that Bloomberg run for president if he wants the gun laws changed.

An unidentified woman is treated by emergency medical technicians inside an ambulance following a multiple shooting outside the Empire State Building, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg talks to the media near the Empire State Building following a shooting, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York. Bloomberg said some of the victims may have been hit by police bullets as police and the gunman exchanged fire. Police say a recently laid-off worker shot a former colleague to death near the iconic skyscraper and then randomly opened fired on people nearby before firing on police. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

In this frame grab from WABC-TV, emergency personnel respond to reports of several people being shot outside the Empire State Building, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York. Authorities say the shooter is dead. (AP Photo/WABC-TV)

A body lies on the sidewalk near the Empire State Building after a shooting, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York. At least four people were shot and the gunman was dead, New York City officials said. A witness said the gunman was firing indiscriminately. (AP Photo/Gina Abdy)

This photo posted to an Instagram account belonging to a person identified as mr_mookie, an eyewitness at the scene, shows a victim of a shooting being tended to by pedestrians outside the Empire State Building in New York, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. The identity or condition of the victim was not immediately known. Law enforcement officials in New York City say at least four people have been shot outside the Empire State Building in violence that stemmed from a workplace dispute, and that the gunman has been killed by police. The shooting happened at about 9 a.m. Friday at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue. (AP Photo/mr_mookie via Instagram)

Police lean over a sheet covered body on Fifth Avenue as they investigate a multiple shooting outside the Empire State Building, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York. At least four people were shot on Friday morning and the gunman was dead, New York City officials said. A witness said the gunman was firing indiscriminately. Police said as many as 10 people were injured, but it is unclear how many were hit by bullets. A law enforcement official said the shooting was related to a workplace dispute. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)

Police surround a sheet covered body on a Fifth Avenue sidewalk as they investigate a multiple shooting outside the Empire State Building, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York. At least four people were shot on Friday morning and the gunman was dead, New York City officials said. A witness said the gunman was firing indiscriminately. Police said as many as 10 people were injured, but it is unclear how many were hit by bullets. A law enforcement official said the shooting was related to a workplace dispute. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)

In this frame grab from AP video, authorities photograph the scene where a body lies after a shooting near the Empire State Building, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York. At least four people were shot outside New York City's Empire State Building on Friday morning and the gunman was dead, New York City officials said. A witness said the gunman was firing indiscriminately. (AP Photo/AP video)

Bystanders and a police officer stand on Fifth Avenue to view the scene after a multiple shooting outside the Empire State Building, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York. At least four people were shot on Friday morning and the gunman was dead, New York City officials said. A witness said the gunman was firing indiscriminately. Police said as many as 10 people were injured, but it is unclear how many were hit by bullets. A law enforcement official said the shooting was related to a workplace dispute. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Police crime scene tape blocks 34th St. at Fifth Avenue after a multiple shooting outside the Empire State Building, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York. At least four people were shot on Friday morning and the gunman was dead, New York City officials said. A witness said the gunman was firing indiscriminately. Police said as many as 10 people were injured, but it is unclear how many were hit by bullets. A law enforcement official said the shooting was related to a workplace dispute. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Police officers stand on Fifth Avenue to view the scene after a multiple shooting outside the Empire State Building, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York. At least four people were shot on Friday morning and the gunman was dead, New York City officials said. A witness said the gunman was firing indiscriminately. Police said as many as 10 people were injured, but it is unclear how many were hit by bullets. A law enforcement official said the shooting was related to a workplace dispute. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Rebecca Cox talks to media while recounting what she saw immediately following a multiple shooting outside the Empire State Building, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York. At least four people were shot on Friday morning and the gunman was dead, New York City officials said. A witness said the gunman was firing indiscriminately. Police said as many as 10 people were injured, but it is unclear how many were hit by bullets. A law enforcement official said the shooting was related to a workplace dispute. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Evidence lays on the street near the Empire State Building following a shooting, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said some of the victims may have been hit by police bullets as police and the gunman exchanged fire. Police say a recently laid-off worker shot a former colleague to death near the iconic skyscraper and then randomly opened fired on people nearby before firing on police. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

This photo posted to an Instagram account belonging to a person identified as paulnshapiro, an eyewitness at the scene, shows a victim of a shooting, with police standing by, outside the Empire State Building in New York, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. The identity or condition of the victim was not immediately known. A disgruntled laid-off women's accessories designer shot a former co-worker to death in front of the Empire State Building, causing a chaotic showdown with police in front of one of the world's best-known landmarks. Police killed the suspect and at least nine others were wounded, some possibly by police gunfire, city officials said. The shooting happened at about 9 a.m. Friday at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue. (AP Photo/paulnshapiro via Instagram)

Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly speaks near the Empire State Building following a shooting, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said some of the victims may have been hit by police bullets as police and the gunman exchanged fire. Police say a recently laid-off worker shot a former colleague to death near the iconic skyscraper and then randomly opened fired on people nearby before firing on police. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)

An official inspects evidence near the Empire State Building in New York following a shooting Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. Police say a recently laid-off worker shot a former colleague to death near the iconic skyscraper, then randomly opened fire on people nearby before firing on police. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said some of the victims may have been hit by police bullets as police and the gunman exchanged fire. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg talks to the media near the Empire State Building following a shooting, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York. Bloomberg said some of the victims may have been hit by police bullets as police and the gunman exchanged fire. Police say a recently laid-off worker shot a former colleague to death near the iconic skyscraper and then randomly opened fired on people nearby before firing on police. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Jim Cross, Reporter

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what the heck

August 24, 2012 1:00 pm

Focus on his own backyard? As in not flying a county employee to Hawaii to investigate the presidents birth certificate? Practice what you preach Arpaio.

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Amishwmn wrote...

HEY JOE

August 24, 2012 1:21 pm

GET BACK TO WORK...break time is over..we TAXPAYERS pay your salary commenting on a year old comment is wasting our tax money move along nothing to see here these are not the two droids we are looking for..

Tribute to None...Let Rome Burn...

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coloradoson wrote...

What a hypocrite

August 24, 2012 2:52 pm

He's telling someone to worry about their own city when he's taken it upon himself to "investigate" the Obama birth certificate, something way beyond his own jurisdiction. Bloomberg is a bit of a moron, but at least sex crimes haven't gone unchecked under his watch.

“People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Little Luie wrote...

Their own back yard????

August 24, 2012 2:57 pm

Yeah, just like all the people from out of state that donated to your campaign. what an idiot!!!

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Little Luie wrote...

hey joe!!!!

August 24, 2012 2:59 pm

El Mirage is is your backyard, may be you should stop looking over your fence, and start taking care of your business at home.

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Michoacan wrote...

Tedious Joe ways to ensure that

August 24, 2012 6:56 pm

can milk some publicity from every quarter, relevant or not. Not, in this case.

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Left Wing Bullies Don't Know How To Read.

August 24, 2012 9:47 pm

Nor do they know how to shut their mouths long enough to actually listen. The proof is in the investigations that were made by honest professionals volunteering their time. Just a reminder, money was donated to pay for the deputy, but the board of supervisors refused the donations to make a point. So in reality, everything was covered with donations and the county wasn't out a dime. So stop with your senseless lying you left wing bullies.

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woodstock wrote...

It is Joe's backyard.

August 25, 2012 4:26 am

Ensuring that a man who will be on election ballots in Maricopa county actually has a legal right to be there is in Sheriff's Joe's backyard.

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nails wrote...

Lets ban forks and spoons because......

August 25, 2012 6:48 am

i'm fat......

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coloradoson wrote...

Use posse for real investigations

August 25, 2012 12:15 pm

That cold case posse is a great resource to have. Wouldn't it be great if Joe used them to investigate the El Mirage sex crimes instead of something that is a waste of time? It would be nice to put sexual predators behind bars. Think about it, donations and honest volunteers being used to catch local criminals. Sorry, I'm just a "left wing bully", and complicated concepts like logic and reason are maybe too much to expect from the self-proclaimed Toughest Sheriff in America.

“People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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