New Jersey Gun Owners Get a Big ‘FU’ from State House Democrats

[John-Pa]

http://www.ammoland.com/2013/02/new-...#axzz2KQRv3qqd

Trenton, NJ --(Ammoland.com)- Hours after the New Jersey Freedom Rally, with over 1000 attendees that braves pouring cold rains, ended, Anti-Gun Democrats in the Assembly announced they would hurry a package of 24 gun-control bills, most of which had previously been introduced, through the legislative process starting next week.
They hope to vote on the measures Feb. 21. 2013 while they can still capitalize on the tragedy of the Connecticut School Shooting.
Those proposals, along with other gun control measures introduced in the weeks since the Newtown, Conn., shooting, drew particular ire from the rally attendees.
The legislation identified as a priority by Democrats includes a prohibition on magazines capable of carrying more than 10 rounds and a requirement that all private gun sales – those between one individual and another – include a background check.
Democratic legislators have argued that New Jersey’s existing gun laws – which are considered some of the strictest in the country – could be tightened.
The bills include:

• A3645- Requires ammunition sales and transfers be conducted as face‑to‑face transactions.
• A3646- Establishes a regulatory system to govern the sale and transfer of ammunition.
• A3653- Criminalizes purchasing or owning weapon if person has previous conviction of unlawful possession of weapon.
• A3659- Revises definition of destructive device to include certain weapons of 50 caliber or greater.
• A3664- Reduces lawful maximum capacity of certain ammunition magazines in New Jersey.
• A3666- Prohibits mail order, Internet, telephone, and any other anonymous method of ammunition sale or transfer in New Jersey.
• A3667- Requires mental health screening by licensed professional to purchase a firearm..
• A3668- Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in companies manufacturing, importing, and selling assault firearms for civilian use.
• A3676- Requires psychological evaluation and in‑home inspection as prerequisite to purchase firearm.
• A3687- Disqualifies person named on federal Terrorist Watchlist from obtaining firearms identification card or permit to purchase handgun.
• A3688- Requires mental health evaluation and list of household members with mental illness to purchase firearm.
• A3689- Requires security guards who carry weapons to wear certain uniform, including identification card.
• A3690- Declares violence a public health crisis, recommends expansion of mental health programs, recommends federal adoption of gun control measures, and establishes “Study Commission on Violence.”
• A3704- Requires handgun ammunition to be encoded with serial number.
• A3707- Establishes a ballistics identifier program for certain firearms.
• A3717- Requires submission of certain mental health records to National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
• A3727- Imposes additional five percent tax on sale of firearms and ammunition to fund safety infrastructure improvements in public buildings.
• A3748 – Requires background check for private gun sales.
• A3750 – Establishes regulatory and reporting program for all ammunition sales.
• A3752 – Requires firearms to be unloaded and securely locked or stored within home.
• A3753 – Increases references required for application for handgun permit and firearms identification card from two to five.
• A3754 – Requires firearms seizure when mental health professional determines patient poses threat of harm to self or others.
• A3772 – Requires that firearms purchaser identification cards display picture; mandates that firearms purchaser identification cards be renewed every five years.
• A3773 – Increases firearms purchaser identification card and permit to purchase a handgun fee.
• ACR176 – Memorializes Congress and the President of the United States to enact legislation enforcing stricter firearms control measures.
• AR143 – Expresses support for Attorney General’s gun buyback program.
• AR133- Expresses support for creation of task force on gun control led by Vice President Biden.
• S2430- Declares violence a public health crisis, recommends expansion of mental health programs, recommends federal adoption of gun control measures, and establishes “Study Commission on Violence.”
• S2456- Criminalizes purchase or possession of firearms ammunition by persons convicted of certain crimes.
• S2464- Regulates sale and transfer of rifle and shotgun ammunition.
• S2465- Prohibits mail order, Internet, telephone, and any other anonymous method of ammunition sale or transfer in New Jersey.
• S2467- Prohibits State administered pension fund investment in manufacturers of firearms prohibited in New Jersey.
• S2471- Prohibits investment by State of pension and annuity funds in companies manufacturing, importing, and selling assault firearms for civilian use.
• S2474- Establishes a regulatory system to govern the sale and transfer of ammunition.
• S2475- Reduces maximum capacity of ammunition magazines to 10 rounds.
• S2476- Requires ammunition sales and transfers be conducted as face‑to‑face transactions.
• S2485- Disqualifies person named on federal Terrorist Watchlist from obtaining firearms identification card or permit to purchase handgun.
• S2497- Reduces lawful maximum capacity of certain ammunition magazines in New Jersey.
• S2523 – Establishes a regulatory program for rifle and shotgun ammunition sales.
• S2525 – Establishes regulatory and reporting program for all ammunition sales.
• SCR136- Urges President and Congress of United States to enact assault weapons ban including prohibition against large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
• SR96 -Urges President and Congress to reauthorize assault weapons ban.
• SR92 -Urges Congress to strengthen gun control

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[tsafa]

I hope we can get a Supreme Court decision sometime in the near future declaring all such restrictions as unconstitutional.

[RXM]

Looks like NJ Democrats are trying to find job for their family members with all the agencies they're going to set up to enforce these new laws.

[mikelets456]

Every freaking law proposed is blatantly against the honest gun owner. It's as if they said " we're going to write laws that will completely restrict the honest person from getting a gun". My goodness, I recently just moved from nj and it was bad but this is absolutely sickening.

As much as I think christie is a fat turd, I don't think (even) he would sign this crap into law. He would however use it as a bargaining chip.

[jerryg]

Gee is that all they could think of? Nothing about schools of course.

[PreserveandProtect]

Hmmm....

EVERY restriction placed on Citizens for owning firearms or accessories MUST BE APPLIED to EVERY PUBLIC OFFICIAL (including legislators) in New Jersey!

EVERY bill in the list MUST include an amendment that mirrors the text of the bill, replacing the terms "ammo" "magazines" "caliber" etc with "bills" "pork" "codes" etc, meaning that all bills/laws MUST be passed FACE TO FACE with their CONSTITUENTS.

All NJ Public Officials MUST undergo a psychological and mentail health evaluation AND pass a TEST on the CONSTITUTION to which they take an OATH to uphold.

All NJ Public Officials must pass a COMPREHENSIVE BACKGROUND CHECK every 5 yrs, just like PA LTCF holders.

After all, Public Officials have FAR GREATER capabilities to inflict MASSIVE DAMAGE to our Citizens, their Rights, even their Safety, and our form of Government than any single gun owner could POSSIBLY muster.

Make those MANDATORY AMENDMENTS via the new "What's good for the Goose is good for the Gander" law and then see how many get sponsorship

There isn't a GFTGIGFTG law in New Jersey? Why not? Are public officials Royalty?

It's high time we LEVEL this playing field!

[HUHwhat]

NJ, Politicians are mostly faggits.

[anthony_s]

With respect to the mental health evaluations: good luck on finding a psychologist who is a) trained to do those kinds of evaluations; b) willing to accept the liability for doing them; c) willing to do them for less than $1000. LOL Those asshole legislators are.... well, assholes. And at least one of them is in dire need of fat loss

[father-of-five]

I see that the anti-gun politicians are still pushing for serialized handgun ammunition and to one-up New York by limiting magazine capacity to five rounds.

Sorry to say this, but I can see practically all of these being passed.

They seem convinced that these laws will magically reduce urban violence.

[mikelets456]

I see that the anti-gun politicians are still pushing for serialized handgun ammunition and to one-up New York by limiting magazine capacity to five rounds.

Sorry to say this, but I can see practically all of these being passed.

They seem convinced that these laws will magically reduce urban violence.

No they don't. They know exactly what they are doing.....slowly disarming society until they have no reason or way to defend themselves. Slow enough to keep a revolution from happening yet fast enough to take over before they pass on.