Posted on 08/08/2013 5:22:16 PM PDT by lowbridge
New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie signed 10 pieces of gun legislation into law Thursday.
Christie, widely seen as a probable GOP candidate for president in 2016, signed off on the slate of bills, most of which were non-controversial, while leaving five more contentious bills still awaiting his signature or veto.
One of the new laws will disqualify any person on the federal terrorist watch list from obtaining firearms identification cards or permits to purchase handguns.
“To the extent that this bill will keep guns out of the hands of known terrorists, or those who have taken active steps to support terrorist activities, my signature on this bill represents my commitment to keeping the citizens of New Jersey safe,” Christie said in a signing statement. “Our diligence against terrorism must never fade.”
Civil liberties advocates have criticized the watch list for its secrecy. The list is not public, nor can one petition to have his name removed from it. There were about 420,000 names on the watch list as of 2011. It has swollen to nearly 900,000 as of this year.
Other new laws strengthen penalties for trafficking firearms and exempt firearm licenses from public records requests.
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Anything to keep guns out of law abiding citizens. Where’s the law that will convict and imprison street gang members who use stolen and illegal guns to commit crimes????
Another non-entity. A RINO that will never see the light of day as a candidate.
So if you are one of the 900,000 and growing list of persons on the no fly list, without due process, and live in NJ, you can’t own a gun? I think not. The right to bear arms is an unalienable right, but then I preach to the choir.
He should never show his face again.
Want too know if yo are on the watch list? Try to buy a gun. If they say no, and you have no priors, you are listed!
Only in NJ, though.
He may become a candidate, but that’s all he’ll ever be.
If November 2016 comes down to Hillary v. NJFatboy, I’m writing in Putin!
If this SOB gets the nomination, I’m done with the GOP. Inexcusable.
I think Christie figures he will by far be the biggest candidate on a 2016 debate stage. He’s looking to dwarf the other contenders.
How many armed bodyguards does he have? Is it 1000 or 10,000? Because I know he needs quite a lot to cover all that real estate.
Gotta lol on the NJFatboy tag!
And to think that Ann Coulter was infatuated with this RINO phony. Ann will never recover from that catastrophic failure of judgment.
And to think that Ann Coulter was infatuated with this RINO phony. Ann will never recover from that catastrophic failure of judgment.
Oh he will because it’s no longer the GOP. It’s the Democrat lite party. We are a one party system now which is why I hope to hell we get a new one going before next election. Can you imagine Hitlery and Christie running against one another?
He would keep the Residents of his State much safer if he signed a Bill banning the Real Housewives of New Jersey along with Snooki.
There fixed it...(I believe he will pull a Jumpin' Jim Jeffords)
And to think that Ann Coulter was infatuated with this RINO phony. Ann will never recover from that catastrophic failure of judgment.
When i hear Christie’s name, i always think of that money grubbing bimbo.
I think that anorexia she has must have fried her brain. No food and her brain went into short circuit. I notice she constantly pushes her books like crazy now, mentions them in almost every article she writes. Low sales Ann? Hmmm.
Don’t worry, Christie will run as a CristiecRat.
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