NJ Legislature to Unilaterally Block Gov. Christie’s “Justifiable Need” Improvements

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NJ Legislature to Unilaterally Block Gov. Christie’s “Justifiable Need” Improvements
National Rifle Association Institute For Legislative Action (NRA-ILA)
National Rifle Association Institute For Legislative Action (NRA-ILA)

Washington, DC – -(Ammoland.com)- On Monday, August 8 2016, at 10:00 a.m. in Committee Room 1 of the State House Annex.

The New Jersey Senate Law and Public Safety Committee is scheduled to hold a procedurally required hearing on the legislature’s maneuver to kill incremental improvements in the “justifiable need” standard to qualify for a handgun carry permit that were recommended by Governor Christie and implemented by the State Police earlier this year.

There will likely be no vote taken by the committee on Monday, but the NJ Constitution (Article V, Section IV, paragraph 6) requires that a transcript of the hearing be provided to all members of the legislature before the entire legislature can take a final vote, so it is important that all members of the legislature hear from gun owners right now.

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New Jersey’s “Justifiable Need” standard is one of the strictest in the nation and is preventing law-abiding citizens from being able to carry a firearm for self-defense in times of emergency.

Governor Christie’s improvements to the right to carry caused anti-gun legislators to panic. They subsequently decided to use this procedural legislative maneuver in order to prevent these improvements from being implemented.

Anti-gun legislators in New Jersey do not want you to be able to defend yourself, and they are going all out to make sure of it.

Please attend the hearing on Monday and voice your opposition to this egregious attempt to prevent the strengthening of New Jersey’s self-defense laws. Also, contact your lawmakers by clicking the “Take Action” button above and politely urge them to oppose this ridiculous procedural maneuver.

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Eric_CA

I wish fellow gun owners in NJ a lot of luck. Get your comments into the record. Don’t sit idly by.

justme.....

Someone must take (name) all of those so called “legislators” (that voted to take your right to protection) into court and sue them for any death or harm that happens to you or your family because they made a legal penalty preventing you from having the legal and Constitutional means of protecting yourself and family from potentially losing life, liberty and also sue for infringing the right to keep and bare arms without a Constitutional amendment by the States authorizing such. They are responsible for creating the prohibition and therefore responsible for your lack of legal personal protection, in my… Read more »

Witold Pilecki

On my blog (as well as on many others) we maintain copies of “the list” of traitors in Kommiecticut. Names, addresses, and phone numbers of everyone who supported the post Sandy Hook infringements of 2013. I also have a second list from the last round of unconstitutional/intolerable acts of 2016. They don’t like it one bit, but that’s too bad. Tyrants love to maintain lists, but they sure don’t like being on them. Unfortunately, the five big cities full of the entitlement class continue to vote for one party rule, by voting for the party of Santa Claus. Therefore, nothing… Read more »

Mike McAllister

Stupid is as stupid does and the liberal congress in NJ is about as stupid as it gets!

Wild Bill

@Vanns, Spanish. Or specifically Argentine Spanish.

Jorge Norberto Pedace

SEGURO ALGUNOS LEGISLADORES PIENSAN,NO QUIERO QUE TE DEFIENDAS POR LO QUE ME PUEDE TOCAR A MÍ,HABIDA CUENTA DE QUE NO QUIERO QUE HAYA UN PUEBLO LIBRE SINO SOMETIDO POR
EL TEMOR.LA PREGUNTA QUE DEBEN HACERSE ES,CUANTO TIEMPO FUIMOS DE LA MANO Y ARMONIOSA
MENTE CONSTRUÍMOS UN BELLO PAÍS QUE ES EJEMPLO Y POTENCIA MUNDIAL A LA VEZ, PORQUÉ AHORA
TODO ESTE ESCANDALO DE PRONTO,PORQUE EXISTEN UNOS LOCOS Y ASESINOS,SIEMPRE LOS HUBO EN TODAS PARTES.ESOS SON COMO LAS MALAS ENFERMEDADES,A LAS CUALES HAY QUE CURARLAS.

Vanns40

Exactly what the hell is this?

Laddyboy

Come visit the Communist Country known as the FREE STATE. Otherwise known as Maryland. We have had “good” DemocRATic communist control for YEARS now. A LAW ABIDING Marylander CANNOT get a CARRY PERMIT.
Here are the exceptions:
1.) One MUST be a RETIRED Policeman,
2.) A MONEY PROTECTOR,
3.) One MUST PROVE by court documents that your life is in DANGER
4.) One MUST know the “RIGHT” people in the CLOSED WALLED government.

rich

GEE that sounds a lot like the same B S we get in N.Y.

Pistolpete

Elect different People to office
I guess in N.Y. and NJ. people would rather have a food stamp card and a welfare check than freedom

TEX

@Laddyboy,I’m really suprised to hear that about Maryland. I thought MD was a free state.

Lou G

Your life is in danger when you go out to eat, go to the movies, concert hall, and school. Americans who are law-abiding citizens should have the right to protect themselves no matter what state they are in in the USA. So, by virtue of the last few mass shooting in gun-free zones and so called safe zones, we all have a justifiable need! Get your heads out of the sand for Pete’s sake.

TEX

Only in New Joysey do you have to prove justifiable need to the same son of a bit*ches that don’t want you to own a firearm in the first place ! Pilgrims,you can’t make this stuff up ! “Texas,like a whole other country” !

HMLA-167 Warrior

Texas is “like a whole other country” where local politicians and government administrators can sue citizens who complain about illegal acts of those politicians and administrators done in their official capacities and the Attorney General just watches and tries to “negotiate” with the original government perpetrators. Strong arm tactics in retaliation for attempts to make them follow the law. All while using tax payer dollars to fund the lawsuits. Sounds like the same banana republic to me.

Bud

That kind of stuff goes on everywhere but I’d still take Texas over New Jersy in heart beat.

Wild Bill

@Warrior, Sounds like a whole other issue to me. If you are taking about former Gov. Perry being sued, then you should know that the suit was dismissed and Perry got his legal costs back. But if you are saying that Texas is not perfect, then… you are right. Nothing created by the hand of man is perfect.

HMLA-167 Warrior
Al Schmidt

CA is no better. NV open carry. Concealed Carry 8 hr class & FBI background check.