Posted on 09/28/2010 8:34:18 AM PDT by mikelets456
A state senator from Cape May has introduced a bill (S-2264) to make it easier for New Jerseyeans to carry handguns. Jeff Van Drew, who owns two guns himself, proposes that New Jerseyeans should be able to carry guns if they take a gun safety class, pass a rigorous background check and pay an annual $500 licensing fee. Gun control advocates, unsurprisingly, hate the measure, which is modeled on a similar program in Pennsylvania. Gun groups think the $500 fee is excessive.
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I pay $12,000 a year in property taxes to enjoy Life, Liberty and The Pursuit of Happiness...what's another $500 for RKBA. Actually, the $500 is probably cheaper than the payoff to the connected pols under the current system.
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Strippers?! FR is really getting racy these days. ;-)
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