Belleville, NJ --(Ammoland.com)- Episode 36: A cry from the statehouse: “Make it Stop!”
Jersey lawmakers duck and cover while phone lines melt and the honorable Senator Lautenberg reportedly turns to dust over the defeat of two proposed sweeping gun bans. Gun For Hire Radio Listeners, wiping senatorial dust off their shoulders, show no mercy.
What do you do when attacked by an 800-pound black bear in New Jersey? Jersey’s new Parks Commissioner spokesman, Jethro Bodine says, “rastle ‘em Granny!”
Gubernatorial helicopter seen hovering over soon defunct Hostess Bakery.
Could Home Invading Sh!tbags be surfing realtor listings and Google maps right now to peak inside your bedroom dresser draw?
Lesson’s learned while walking the dog… Anthony almost “puts a cap in the A$$” of a rogue deliveryman. Hearing the story, Sandy laughs so hard snot comes out of his nose.
CBS News is planning to air the Gun For Hire Radio expose’ “guess who’s packing heat” this Monday February 6th on 11-O’Clock News. Will it be a hatchet job? Tune in and see…
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Authors Note. I originally wrote this article back on July 20th 2009 in the aftermath of a shootout between two criminals and the Police in which an Officer was wounded and eventually died from his wounds a few days later. Given the fact that NJ Assembly Bill A1013 was recently brought before the Law and Public Safety Committee and named in the fallen Officers honor, I thought it timely that I share what I found about one of the suspects involved.
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New Jersey, Dateline July 20th 2009 --(Ammoland.com)- Late last week there was a shootout in Jersey City NJ involving a convicted felon already under investigation for a previous armed robbery, and his girlfriend as an active accomplice.
When two plainclothes detectives approached the two suspects on the street in the early morning hours one of the suspects already barred by Federal Law from even touching a firearm, immediately pulled out a shotgun and opened fire on the Officers. This lead to a standoff, which culminated in a barricade situation in which the Jersey City Special Response Team stormed the apartment and a second gun battle ensued, resulting in the deaths of both suspects and the injury of five Jersey City Officers, including two critically.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, Jersey City Police Chief Thomas Comey addressed the media at a press conference concerning the incident and the Officers condition in the Hospital parking lot. During that press conference Chief Comey, understandably shaken and upset, succumbed to his emotions and bellowed about the need to do something about getting the guns off the streets, that the firearm used is “only used for hunting man” and that in his view “the shotgun in question was an assault weapon, to be used only by the Military and Police”.
While one can certainly understand to a degree Chief Comey’s outburst given the circumstances, that is not an excuse to jettison ones professional demeanor and take up the absurd mantra of even more restrictions on law abiding citizens because of the actions of criminals that clearly show their unabashed willingness to flaunt the existing laws at every opportunity.
A quick check of the follow up article in the Star Ledger the next day shows that one of the Officers shot had already had a previous run in with one of the shooters. Officer Marc Dinardo, the most seriously wounded, had arrested the shooter and suspect Hassan Skakur back in 2002 for being a felon in possession of a firearm, a direct violation of both State and Federal Law.
Skakur served a tad more then four years for that offense, which calls for a minimum and mandatory sentence of five years in Federal Prison. Link to the story here: http://tiny.cc/xrxkk
Now contrast Skakur’s sentence with another NJ Criminal, also reported on by the Star Ledger, not quite a year ago. In that case Shawntrail Lee was found guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to fifteen years in Federal Prison! Mr Lee’s trial and conviction took place in Augusta Georgia. Link here: http://tiny.cc/4s9v5
The citizens of this state need to ask themselves why in a state claiming to be so ‘hard‘ on gun crime could sentence so lightly a known felon with an extensive rap sheet tried and convicted of illegal possession of a firearm punishing him with only a little more then 50 months in jail; but the same exact charge in Georgia, one of those States that Bryan Miller excoriates for its “weak gun laws” sentenced the violator with 15 years in the Federal Pen.
I deeply sympathize with the injured Officers and wish them all a full and speedy recovery. Frankly they did us all a favor as tax payers by disposing of a couple of sociopathic violent animals.
But the fact remains as long as the State Legislature, The Governor, the Attorney General’s Office and certain Law Enforcement Officials continue to parrot the bold face lies of the Anti gun crowd that seeks to put the gun in jail, rather than the criminal, these types of shootings will continue.
By refusing to thoroughly punish those who transgress the law, and posturing against firearms as a pretext for their failure of policy, yet more incidents will continue to take place in New Jersey’s “gun free killing zone”, while the rights of the law abiding will continue to be assailed as a sacrificial lamb on the alter of political correctness by spineless politicians who have no interest in anything other then their next campaign.
In a stunning twist even Paul Helmke , President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence recently admitted to an Akron Ohio Newspaper that “guns don’t kill people, people do.” Something anyone with an once of common sense and the ability to engage in critical thinking and logic has known for years.
If Mr Helmke can acknowledge such an obvious and fundamental truth after years of denial, there’s still a slight hope the Leaders of New Jersey will reach the same conclusion. But the first step down that path is to stop hiding behind emotion and misrepresentation and admit the truth, we have a violent crime problem not because of the availability of guns, but because of the distinct lack of elected and appointed officials willing to uphold their oath of office and give voice to something we all know.
Lock up the criminals for a long time and leave the law abiding, freedom loving citizens alone!
In 1979, I was stationed at Ft. Benning Ga. I purchased a 22 cal target pistol and was told that before I could do so, I had to have a letter from the local police dept on their letterhead stating I was a “citizen of good standing”. I went to the local police dept and met with the Chief of Police who reached into a drawer in his desk and produced a letter from a stack, signed it and handed it to me. I recall his comments to this day. “Hell son, your white.”
The letter requirement was obviously a ploy to keep guns out of black hands.
I’m not waiting for a candidate who is “perfection” – just one that is “Republican”! The author seems to think that Romney is an actual choice – gun control and taxes to the max Romney – the Liberal. What’s the difference between Romney and Obama? Obama’s father was Kenyan, Romney’s was Mexican… Neither have the best interests of We the People at heart.
The more I look at this, the more I’m forced to conclude that there is only 1 party that can get elected – the Liberal Socialist party – and that what we have is simply warring factions (Paul excluded, he’s something else entirely). I’m tired of throwing away my votes for people who only wish to harm my family further… regardless of whether they call themselves Republican or not. So I’ll write in this time if necessary (I will NOT vote for Rombama or his Ilk). And it’s become clear to me that my votes DO NOT COUNT, and I’m not represented… and that I won’t be after November either.
