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Posted on 08/06/2007 12:41:39 PM PDT by neverdem
| New Jersey State Police Seeking to Enact Further Firearms Restrictions by Regulation |
| Monday, August 06, 2007 |
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Please Mail Your Comments in Today!
The New Jersey State Police recently issued new rule proposals for the regulation of firearms, magazines, and retailers in the Garden State. If approved, these regulations will have the rule of law without ever being debated by our legislators in Trenton, turning thousands of unsuspecting citizens into felons!
The proposal would do the following: It would require law-abiding gun owners to surrender or pay to render their “large capacity” magazines permanently blocked. Possession of a temporarily blocked “large capacity” magazine would be a crime. Certain semi-automatic shotguns and handguns would be classified as “assault firearms” because of cosmetic features, which have not been named in any statute enacted by the New Jersey Legislature. Another proposal seeks to harass lawful owners and retailers of “assault firearms” by requiring that licensed dealers who accept an “assault firearm” and/or machine gun from a citizen for transfer, resale, or repair must notify the Superintendent of the State Police within 48 hours. Also, all firearms sold by retailers would be mandated to be secured by steel cable. Finally, the proposal forces those placing handguns on consignment to produce a new permit to retake possession of the handgun.
Law-abiding firearm owners have until Friday, August 17 to voice their opposition to the new rules and the Superintendent needs to hear from you today! Public comments will only be accepted by mail.
STAND UP AND MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD! Please cut and paste the below letter onto a new page, date, sign, and mail to the listed address:
Date:
Colonel Joseph R. Fuentes, Superintendent New Jersey State Police PO Box 7068 West Trenton, New Jersey 08638 Attn: Firearms Investigation Unit
Re: Comments to PRN 2007-199
Dear Colonel Fuentes:
As a law-abiding New Jersey firearm owner, I respectfully object to, and urge you to not to implement certain proposed changes to the New Jersey Administrative Code set forth in your Rule Proposal dated June 18, 2007. These proposed changes would unilaterally turn thousands of honest citizens into criminals. Furthermore, it would impose this legal jeopardy in the complete absence of legislative intent, debate, and open discussion.
Also, under 13:54-1.2, certain semi-automatic shotguns, the most “commonly used firearm” by New Jersey sportsmen and semi-automatic pistols with common features, would be classified as “assault firearms” even though some of the supposedly undesirable shotgun features are particularly helpful to disabled shooters. Many of the supposedly undesirable features listed have not been identified in any statute passed by the New Jersey Legislature and are tantamount to new legislation even though legislating is beyond the scope of the executive branch.
Rule proposal 13:54-5.1 Section (c) assumes illegal activity without probable cause upon the firearm owner and forces the retailer to delay sometimes needed repair by mandating that licensed dealers who accept an “assault firearm” and/or machine gun from a citizen for transfer, resale, or repair notify the Superintendent within 48 hours. Delaying repairs pending approval by the Superintendent of Police will only add to greater expense and unjustified inconvenience for the firearm owner and lost business for the retailer.
New Jersey already mandates some of the toughest security measures for firearm retailers in the country. Additions to rule 13:54-6.5 would impose significant financial impacts upon retail firearm dealers by requiring dealers whose firearms are on display to secure firearms by a steel cable. Cabled firearms are more likely to “dry-fire” as the cable rests on the triggers of the firearms. Dry-firing can be particularly harmful to shotguns and antique firearms causing damage to the firing pins and actions of the firearms. Securing firearms by steel cables could also result in deep scrapes and permanent damage of those firearms and force retailers to sell the items for significantly less than the suggested retail value.
Rule proposal 13:54-3.20 forces those who place firearms on consignment to produce a new permit to purchase a handgun even though they may have dropped off the firearm as early as one day previously. This will place a new unnecessary burden on licensing authorities to reissue permits. This proposed regulation could redirect what is currently a safe and legal commerce to the black market.
Again, I respectfully object to these proposals and urge you not to implement them.
Sincerely,
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I am not LEO< but this weekend completed Swat tactical AR 4 rifle deployment from a vehicle. When thru a case.
hey chuckie - the good guys look like theyre dead and the carjacker is still drawing a breath
A tip of the hat to ya 'FARMER,
Keep training, stay safe, and don't forget to BLOAT ;>)
/jasper
New America
Once again, the politicians are trying to take guns from law-abiding citizens and deliberately and willingly leave them in the hands of criminals.
It must suck living in a People’s Republic. I can’t think of a single reason why I’d want to live in NJ.
There is ONE. The great relief you experience when you leave!!!!!
Of course, if you write him, they will know where to come to get what they want.
This is all Corzine’s doing.
While Senator, he tried to legislate private ownership of guns into extinction by using Consumer Safety Regulations.
If I recall, Fuentes is Corzine’s man.
What a moron!
I have never understood why so many cops are gun-grabbing liberals? You would think that the police would like to have law abiding gun owners to help them in their everyday jobs. It’s obvious that the police are not going to protect you.
I'm waiting for the cop-suckers on FR to show up and tell everyone that "the police are on our side" or how about "it's only the police administration that thinks this way."
Couple of reasons. What type of person goes into police work? One who believes that the government is too big and with too many laws or one who likes laws and likes making sure that they're followed.
Also, if (or when) the government becomes so overweaning and tyrannical who is going to resist? The criminals? not a chance. They're just out to keep doing what they've always done. The ones who resist will be the formerly law abiding honest citizens. So who do the anti-gun politicians and their pet bureaucrats want to disarm (remember these people are EVIL, not stupid)? The politicians want to disarm the greatest threat to themselves, their beloved police, and the rest of their bureaucrats. That would be you, you gun owning relic from the past.
And who is going to be on the government's sharp end (bobby traps, snipers, ambushes, IED's and all that nasty stuff) when the smelly stuff hits the fan? The police. So who will the police want to be rendered incapable of self defense before anything violent happens? The greatest threat - Americans who belive in individual freedom.
NOW PUT ON YOUR ALUMINUM FOIL HATS - Conspiracy Theory time. A good reason for flooding the country with illegals who have absolutely NO idea of individual freedom and the 2nd amendment (Que? Cuál es ése?) is to ensure that there will be a good supply of people (like concentration camp guards) willing to carry out any unconstitutional directive the government wants. (round up the gun owners and confiscate their guns oh and by the way kill any who resist. Si jefe) Although personally I think that's overkill. I haven't yet heard of any cop refusing to arrest anyone for a "gun violation"
I’m not issuing a call to armed rebellion here, just posting my personal prediction. Citizens of states like CA, NJ, and MA will one day overthrow their government in armed rebellion. Why? Because those governments will be so far gone that it is the only remedy available.
Eventually these totalitarian states will manage to piss off everyone, and when they do there will be H.E. Double hockeysticks to pay.
I really believe most cops are on our side when it comes to gun ownership. Many in my family are cops and vocally support the 2nd Amendment. It could be maybe just my family and our friends, etc. but I doubt it.
I just don't think we're going to see eye to eye on this one, so I'll skip the argument and just disagree.
Lawsuit time...
I say that’s best, too, after reading your other post.
Now I’m gonna just leave this thread, lol :)
Ping.
Thanks for the reply. Interesting that here in Indiana, we haven’t seen much in the way of gun grabbing from cops. Maybe it’s just mostly the well known liberal states.
bttt
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