NJ State Police make Air Rifles an Assualt Weapon

[GJZSR]

NJ State Police made certain Air Rifles like the GAMO Whisper an Assualt Weapon:

http://www.nj2as.com/blog?mode=PostView&bmi=1382303

[ungawa]

Already been posted and not entirely accurate IMO.

[GJZSR]

FYI- The Superintendent of NJSP was on anti-gun former governor corzine's One-Gun-A-Month Task Force Committee. He was part of the anti-gun committe that was all stacked in their anti-gun favor. (I think he was appointed by corzine....And they seem to be very good at placing all their anti-2A ducks in a row in key locations like this anti-gun administration is doing now). Anyway the NJSP Superintendent appeared to have that same crime infested inner-city (only a cop should have a gun) attitude & view. (I'm not anti-cop....And have friends & family in LE). The NJSP Superintendent doesn't seem to comprehend, understand or even care about the true maning of the Second Amendment. And NOT very PRO-2A Law-Abiding Citizen Friendly from what I have seen in person at the anti-gun Hearing in Trenton. And from their incompetence to perform the simple task of an Instant Background check. NICS was backed up over 3 weeks earlier this year.

They could have streched the law to help the younger kids enjoy their first small game hunting season in NJ.

But instead of helping Air Rifles comply the NJSP strecthed the law so it is now illegal.

Funny how OSHA is now lecturing shooting ranges on hearing protection for SAFETY. Air Rifles are often used indoors and it's to everyone's benefit to reduce noise. But the NJSP finds them now as an Banned Assualt Weapon.

Many other countries use nois suppressors to reduce noise. In NZ even the Marlin Lever-Actions had silencers on them when I was there....

Didn't catch it was already posted. Thanks.

[ungawa]

NJSP didn't do anything. See the original thread.

[GJZSR]

Did the SP not send out a memo to the FFL dealers to inform them about the Air Rifles that are banned?

Where is the original thread?

[GJZSR]

A few years back the Superintendent of NJSP decided to make his OWN 7 round magazine ban. With the help of the NRA we stopped it in it's tracks.

So, there is more history in NJ from the SP to this than you may think.
I will see what I can find and post from that time.

[GJZSR]

Date:
Colonel Joseph R. Fuentes, Superintendent
New Jersey State Police
PO Box 7068
West Trenton, New Jersey 08638
Attn: Firearms Investigation Unit
Re: Comments to PRN 2007-199

Dear Colonel Fuentes:

As a law-abiding New Jersey firearm owner, I respectfully object to, and urge you to not to implement certain proposed changes to the New Jersey Administrative Code set forth in your Rule Proposal dated June 18, 2007. These proposed changes would unilaterally turn thousands of honest citizens into criminals. Furthermore, it would impose this legal jeopardy in the complete absence of legislative intent, debate, and open discussion.

For many years, numerous state authorities have issued formal written advice to law abiding citizens, licensed firearm dealers, and police officers around the state permitting temporary blocking of magazines. Thousands of people have relied upon that advice by purchasing, possessing, transferring, transporting, and selling temporarily blocked magazines. These people would be forced to either surrender their private property with no compensation or pay to render their magazines permanently blocked. Rule proposal 13:54-1.2 will make thousands of unsuspecting, law-abiding firearm owners who are unaware of this dramatic reversal into felons by classifying a temporarily blocked magazine as a “large capacity magazine.

Also, under 13:54-1.2, certain semi-automatic shotguns, the most “commonly used firearm” by New Jersey sportsmen and semi-automatic pistols with common features, would be classified as “assault firearms” even though some of the supposedly undesirable shotgun features are particularly helpful to disabled shooters. Many of the supposedly undesirable features listed have not been identified in any statute passed by the New Jersey Legislature and are tantamount to new legislation even though legislating is beyond the scope of the executive branch.

Rule proposal 13:54-5.1 Section (c) assumes illegal activity without probable cause upon the firearm owner and forces the retailer to delay sometimes needed repair by mandating that licensed dealers who accept an “assault firearm” and/or machine gun from a citizen for transfer, resale, or repair notify the Superintendent within 48 hours. Delaying repairs pending approval by the Superintendent of Police will only add to greater expense and unjustified inconvenience for the firearm owner and lost business for the retailer.

New Jersey already mandates some of the toughest security measures for firearm retailers in the country. Additions to rule 13:54-6.5 would impose significant financial impacts upon retail firearm dealers by requiring dealers whose firearms are on display to secure firearms by a steel cable. Cabled firearms are more likely to “dry-fire” as the cable rests on the triggers of the firearms. Dry-firing can be particularly harmful to shotguns and antique firearms causing damage to the firing pins and actions of the firearms. Securing firearms by steel cables could also result in deep scrapes and permanent damage of those firearms and force retailers to sell the items for significantly less than the suggested retail value.

Rule proposal 13:54-3.20 forces those who place firearms on consignment to produce a new permit to purchase a handgun even though they may have dropped off the firearm as early as one day previously. This will place a new unnecessary burden on licensing authorities to reissue permits. This proposed regulation could redirect what is currently a safe and legal commerce to the black market.

Again, I respectfully object to these proposals and urge you not to implement them.
Sincerely,
Address:

[Kabloosh]

I guess they could make decent blunt weapons that can be used to assault someone if we wanted to get all technical about it. I guess you could pelt someone with a bunch of plastic BBs as well but I think you would do more damage if you hit them upside the head with the thing.

[GJZSR]

I agree, the NJSP went out of their way to read TOO much into it.

(not talking about the police officers themselves, only those at the top who are in charge)

[GJZSR]

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