New York's Mayor Bloomberg is exploiting a recent shooting in Times Square to once again hassle Virginia about its gun laws.

The incident occurred on Thursday morning, when an unlicensed vendor began shooting at cops after one asked to see his permit. In short order the shooter was killed by police.

The unlicensed vendor was not very competent with his weapon, according to the New York Post:

When scam artist Raymond "Ready" Martinez held the MAC-10-style gun parallel to the ground, it caused the ejecting shells to "stovepipe," or get caught vertically in the chamber, the sources said. The gun is designed to be fired only in a vertical position.