DenaliPark
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Why not just make it illegal for criminals to possess 15 round magazines.
Because it's not about crime & criminals....It's about you!
Why not just make it illegal for criminals to possess 15 round magazines.
By this argument, the NJ police carry weapons with the sole purpose of killing large numbers of people in a short period of time.The only purpose for currently NJ legal high capacity (15 round) magazines is to kill a large number of people in a short period of time.
In response to all the criminals using the NJ approved 15rd magazines legislators decided it was time for action.
No... those guns have been outlawed since 1991. Look up Joseph Pelleteri - convicted in 1996 of possession of an assault firearm for having a Marlin 60 semi-auto .22LR with a 17-round tubular magazine.So, as I understand New Jersey (aka 'Joizy in this document), it is illegal to have a .22 rimfire rifle with a tube-feed magazine located almost full-length underneath the barrel that will hold a total of (let's just say) 21 rounds.
I suppose those guns are now OUTLAWED in 'Joizy'!
During that infamous case is when the judge stated that those who own firearms in new Jersey do so at their own peril.
Stop electing these people, problem solved.
It IS to the disadvantage of government, and it is why laws must be specific whether we agree with a particular law or not.In general, our constitution (as far as I've determined) was written as specific things government MAY do. Not what we MAY do. Vagueness should be to the disadvantage of the government, NOT the people.
Compliance there, in terms of disposing of or destroying banned items, was thought to be somewhere in the area of 4/10ths of 1%.