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....went to a local gun show with the intent of looking to buy my first AR-15 platform long gun..... found one that I liked and was offered at a very good price.... filled out the BATF Form 4473, came back okay, paid the dealer and walked out with my new prize.... took about 15 minutes; no problems at all.....oh, wait....I live in TEXAS...!! we don’t put up with the kind of crap that the residents of the People’s Democratic Republics of New York and New Jersey.have to endure when it comes to legally buying firearms...!!

To be clear, once you have the ID in NJ, purchasing anything other than a pistol is as simple as it is for citizens in other states (as long as it isn't on the NJ list of scary, banned long guns). The process you outlined for TX residents is the same as it would be for NJ residents.

I believe sometimes, residents in Blue States hear bad reporting and believe it's impossible to exercise their civil rights. Notwithstanding the internal violent protest anyone may have when going through the administrative gymnastics to obtain a firearm legally, you CAN purchase a firearm legally in NJ and NY. It is possible these hurdles are burdensome intentionally to tamp down the quantum of legally-armed citizens. Further, in many towns in NJ my understanding is the local police force is pretty good about firearms ownership (though it's usually due to the tone at the top). Not all towns in Blue States are run by anti-gun statists, just like every town in TX isn't run by Charlton Hestons (witness Austin).

Obviously Sen Booker knows the truth and doesn't care, or he is profoundly ignorant. Or both.