Any word on NJ Senate's plan on gun legislation?

[bushmaster1313]

The NJ Assembly just passed 21 restrictive gun bills, designed to make it harder for the lawful citizen to exercise rights under the 2nd Amendment.

The ones with the most chilling effect in NJ are:

Have to renew Firearm owner's Identification Card every 5 years

Training before purchase of a firearm

No online sale of ammunition.

The ban on magazines holding over 10 rounds (down from 15) is merely annoying to me, but I can see how for some gun owners it could be a real problem.

Anyone have any word on what is planned by the New Jersey Senate?

 

[bushmaster1313]

I read that the bills have not even gone to committee yet in the NJ Senate.

Is this correct?

 

[axeman_g]

The 21 Bills have passed through committe and were voted on by the Assembly, and passed. They now move onto the House Senate where they will be voted upon sometime in April. From there if the ones that are approved by the Senate will then go to the governors office for signature. The gov has 45 days to sign them, veto them or ignore them. If he ignores them thay automatically become law, a de facto signing.

This is how I see this playing out from a NJ resident and from trying to be involved.

The Senate majority leader Steve Sweeney is from rural SJ that is very republican and conservative dems. Hunting and shooting are very important to the residents of SJ. NJ is two different states North to South with Trenton being the DMZ. Sweeney will gett some of those bills amended and get some of the bills dropped that are more ridiculous. Then present a smaller package of what he will call "Reasonable" regulations, 10rd limit, TWL participation, Mental Health, maybe even mandatory training for FID holders. Things that will inconvenience guns owners enough to where the anti's will feel like they did something. Those laws will then pass onto Christie desk and this will be the big moment. The nation will be watching what the governor does here. Does he sign them all and show that he is actually a RINO, does he veto them and show that he is a conservative and actually feels that the people of NJ have suffered enough under the tightest gun laws in the nations, or does he punt and ignore them, stating that he could not sign them but "the people of NJ wanted this" even though he does not believe in them.

I see him vetoing many of the bills like Mental Health evals and possibly mag limits. I see him allowing training and the TWL laws through. That we he can claim vistory on boths sides.

 

[Double Vision]

NJ is two different states North to South with Trenton being the DMZ

Well... NE NJ is a lot different than NW NJ too...

I do agree with most of what Axeman said. We will soon see what Christie is made of.

 

[LevelHead]

Great post axeman_g. Thanks for that.

 

[sota]

see my sig.
time to make some noises.

edit: where is my sig?

 

[AFK]

AHHHH Yes, New Jersey, The reason I live in Pennsylvania now. As soon as I moved here, I bought a pistol without having to wait 30 days and a carry permit. It feels good to be free.

 

[sota]

all I can say is, call, call, call.
call every damn day. get to know the interns by name.