Bills set to move to full Assembly Vote on Thursday, February 21 2013.
Trenton, NJ –-(Ammoland.com)- Please start contacting both of your Assembly Members, and urge them not to support any new anti-gun measures
Thank you to the 500 Second Amendment supporters who attended today’s hearings and held legislators’ feet to the fire!
After a chaotic and disorganized 7-hour hearing of the Assembly Law & Public Safety Committee on February 13, Democratic committee members rammed through an anti-gun package of more than 20 bills, including a 10-round magazine limit, a .50 caliber ban, and a massive new ammunition regulation scheme.
However, these bills have NOT yet become law. This is the first step in a lengthy legislative process, and anti-gunners still have a long uphill battle, which gun owners must vigorously resist. The next step is for these bills to move to the full Assembly for a floor vote, which is currently scheduled to occur on Thursday, February 21 2013.
Please start contacting both of your Assembly members and urge them to vote against any new anti-gun measures. You can find your legislators’ contact information here.
There was massive showing of more than 500 gun owners for the February 13 2013 hearing – likely a state record. Unfortunately, there was insufficient room in the committee room for everyone, so overflow rooms were set up and quickly filled to capacity. At that point, the State Police shut down access to the State House to over 200 additional attendees, who spontaneously organized themselves into an impromptu outdoor rally (led by ANJRPC Executive VP Anthony Colandro and NJ2AS leader Bob Henn).
Inside the committee room, the atmosphere was electric, as Second Amendment leaders and gun owners gave impassioned and enlightening testimony for more than 7 hours. The hearing rules changed several times, as gun owners decried the initial process which would have provided for testimony to be taken after voting had taken place. Eventually the hearing rules evolved into a fairer process in which testimony was taken prior to voting..
The entire committee hearing can be heard online here (scroll to Feb.13 2013 and click “listen”).
There was significant media coverage of the hearing. Here are just a few links:
- https://nj1015.com/nj-assembly-advances-over-20-gun-control-bills-audio/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/14/nyregion/new-jersey-assembly-committee-approves-tightening-gun-laws.html?_r=0
- https://westchester.news12.com/news/gun-control-bills-pass-assembly-but-not-without-a-fight-1.4637242
- https://nj1015.com/overflow-crowd-packs-nj-gun-control-hearing/
ANJRPC thanks gun owners for turning out in force at the hearing, which made it difficult and uncomfortable for anti-gun legislators. The battles ahead will be unfolding over a period of weeks and months, and it is critical that gun owners remain active and engaged throughout the process.
About Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs:The Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs, Inc. is the official NRA State Association in New Jersey. Our mission is to implement all of the programs and activities at the state level that the NRA does at the national level. This mission includes the following: To support and defend the constitutional rights of the people to keep and bear arms. To take immediate action against any legislation at the local, state and federal level that would infringe upon these rights. Visit: www.anjrpc.org
Well Ranchman you said it all but how many others are going to be by your side? I ask the same question in this commi state of MD. The NY’s put their tale between their legs and did nothing.Maryland gun owners will do nothing etc. Only when all 50 states are denied their rights and get this stuff passed in their state will anything likely happen
I listened to the audio live for this, it took 7.5 hours to hear the opinions of all the people who wanted to speak their opinions. The pro gun opinions were well thought out, mostly respectful, and passionate. Most of the anti gun people only made it known they were for the bills, but did not testify. Each speaker was given 2 minutes to speak but the anti gun speakers were asked “softball questions”. At first the law &public safety committee members were going to hear some testimony from the public, vote to pass on the bills for final voting,… Read more »
It has long been known that Democrats in NJ politics have wanted to ban hunting but can’t do it constitutionally. the 50 cal ban pretty much kills deer hunting in NJ by outlawing slugs and bullets used in primitive arms like muzzle loaders this was tried once before but failed its disgusting that liberals will exploit the deaths of children to promote a left wing anti hunting socialist dependent agenda. If Christie signs this into law his political career is over as is Andrew Coumos now! his approval rate dropped 15% Obamas 10%
Understand two things about Obama and Democrats, liberals, moderates, socialists and communists:
They are not after gun bans–they are after complete citizen control and to gain that goal they MUST get the guns out of the hands of citizens.
AND
There is no such thing as “gun violence” it is criminal violence.
It really is no more complicated than that.
The “will of the people” is meaningless to these cretins. They couldn’t care less what we think or want. They have betrayed us over and over again and pass only those laws which benefit themselves. This country is under tyranny and has been for decades, the people are just too ignorant to see it, ignorant and apathetic. The only way to fix it now is a hard reset. We need to understand this. In 1776 they understood that the only way to gain their freedom was to fight for it. Are we now a nation of cowards, afraid to stand… Read more »
Exactly how many crimes are committed in NJ using .50cals? Lemme guess: zero.