Opinion
Anti-gun Democrats in Trenton have wasted no time getting back to politics, again ignoring real issues faced by the citizens of New Jersey.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee has posted several gun control bills for a hearing on Thursday, February 20. Using the Take Action button below, please contact your Senator and Assembly members and respectfully request a NO vote on these bills and any new gun control.
This is an important election year in New Jersey. The last couple of elections in New Jersey caught the country by surprise, with results much closer than anticipated. Ignoring the tea leaves of recent elections, anti-gunners are doubling down on the same exhausted issues. New Jersey residents are not just angry, they are furious over soaring property taxes, the cost of living and a whole host of issues that hit closer to home than concerns over 3D-printed firearms. Yet again, we are being led to believe that New Jersey’s gun laws still aren’t tough enough despite the annual fixation on them.
Thursday’s hearing will feature obscure, hyper-technical, and redundant proposals that will do nothing to enhance public safety and include:
A.4974 prescribing penalties for the sale and possession of “machine gun conversion devices.” Such devices are already banned at both the state and federal level. There has never been an explanation why this bill is necessary. Given that New Jersey’s definition would differ from the federal definition, this only makes the water murkier.
A.4975 creates a crime for the possession of digital instructions to manufacture firearms or components. This legislation creates a crime even if someone never produces a gun or component. Simply having a digital file on your computer could subject you to criminal penalties.
A.4976 establishes the crime of reckless discharge. Discharging a firearm in New Jersey is already a crime unless done “for a lawful purpose,” which is an affirmative defense. Given the lack of exceptions in both existing New Jersey law and this legislation, successfully raising such a defense would be exceedingly difficult. This is nothing more than a swipe at concealed carry. Now, every time a firearm is used, even in legitimate situations, rogue prosecutors will have even more ability to bring charges.
A.1389 requires confiscation of ammunition and certain firearms components in response to domestic violence restraining orders or convictions. Of course, New Jersey already has very harsh gun confiscation laws as they pertain to restraining orders. This bill is absurd as it would include components like spare grips. Keep in mind this bill applies to accusations, not just convictions. Even in cases of false accusations, surrender is ordered. We have always been clear that convicted abusers should be punished, but there must be due process.
Your help is urgently needed. The message should be simple. New Jersey has more than enough gun control laws. Stop playing politics and focus on real issues which impact hardworking New Jersey citizens.
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Please vote against passing any more gun laws in our state, we have enough of them.
New Jersey was at the front of the American revolution. Now New Jersey is as bad as the British were. The far leftist democrats in New Jersey never mention about putting criminals in jail. It us always about more gun control regulations. The far leftist democrats in New Jersey say ” you can’t put the 13% who commit crimes in jail because they are poor and a minority ” Banning digital files? Isn’t that against the first Amendment? And how many people are using machine gun conversion units to commit crimes in New Jersey? Show some proven facts and figures.… Read more »
New Jersey Democrats are as big a clowns as Joe Biden who told people to go out on their porch and fire a round in the air with a shotgun if they feel threatened by something or some one . New Jersey says that’s considered a ” reckless discharge ” dumb ass Joey Biden . You Dems are not on the same page but you are all a bunch of idiots .
Umm, hasn’t New Jersey already had a law banning 3D print files struck down?
I hope a republican member of the Assembly Judiciary Committee offers an amendment to A 4975 to include, as far more dangerous for public possession, the books “1984”, “Animal Farm”, and “Fahrenheit 451”. Perhaps the movie “V for Vendetta” as well.
It’s hard to take this seriously when the NRA is sending it’s president on a membership paid for vacation to Germany, allegedly to attend a world shooting association meeting and a trade show.
Here it is. If the NRA wants to be taken seriously, crap like this needs to end,
https://nraindanger.wordpress.com/2025/02/16/the-more-things-change-the-more-they-stay-the-same/
Members paying for NRA’s president to go to Germany, allegedly for a trade show and a World Forum On Shooting Activities. Barr isn’t satisfied, he wants to upgrade his seat!