“There is a bill to resurrect the assault rifle ban now in the house sponsored by Republicans, including one Congressman Ferguson (R) from New Jersey.”
There is a Republican in New Jersey? Who knew? But, given the bill this idiot is sponsoring I think his Republican credentials are suspect.
North-eastern “republicans” are notorious liberals.
Look at Lincoln Chaffee. Or his late daddy, for that matter. One of the most notorious gun-grabbers ever in the senate. Him, along with Dennis Deconcini and Red Howie Metzenbaum had nothing but disdain for gun owners, and hated the second amendment.
Mark
“But, given the bill this idiot is sponsoring I think his Republican credentials are suspect.”
Unfortunately the case with most New Jersey Republicans.
There a few conservative pro-gun New Jersey Republicans such as - State Senator Cardinale, Assemblyman Richard Merkt, Assemblyman Michael Carroll, State Senator Pennachio.
Unfortunately most of them are RINOs big time. Ferguson was anti-gun when he was a State representative. On the Federal level he more dangerous. One of the leading luminaries in New Jersey Republican politics, former governor Tom Kean (his “boy” is now a state Senator with eye on hgiher office) is a rabid anti-gun liberal.
Its pathetic how Republicans tend to become just like Dems instead of standing up for Republican values, when Dems increase in numbers in their districts.
I think it’s something in the Jersey water.