Posted on 01/28/2012 6:10:47 AM PST by marktwain
A588 would enable the Attorney General to ban handgun and rifle ammunition by executive fiat.
Trenton, NJ --(Ammoland.com)- Common hunting, target, and self-defense ammunition would be subject to ban under A588, along with BB’s, airgun pellets, and plastic airsoft pellets!
Additional legislation being considered (A1013) could land gun owners in jail for refinished or damaged firearms that might be deemed “defaced”
On Monday, January 30 at 2:00 p.m. the New Jersey Assembly Law & Public Safety Committee is scheduled to consider A588, legislation that would enable the Attorney General to ban all handgun and most rifle ammunition if he unilaterally determines that it “poses a threat to the safety and well being of law enforcement officers.”
Cleverly disguised as police safety legislation aimed at armor piercing ammunition (which is already prohibited under federal and state law), the measure actually opens the door to a sweeping ammunition ban by an unelected public official by executive fiat. Common hunting, target, and self-defense ammunition would be subject to ban, along with BB’s, airgun pellets, and non-metallic ammunition like plastic airsoft pellets, if the Attorney General decides that they pose a threat to the safety and well being of law enforcement.
Although the bill only mentions handgun ammunition, it is in fact not limited to handgun ammunition, and would apply to all rifle ammunition for which a handgun if ever made. As an increasing number of gun manufacturers make handgun models that shoot rifle caliber ammunition, the line between “handgun” vs. “rifle” ammunition has become blurred, and the New Jersey State Police have already begun treating rifle ammunition in this category as if it were handgun ammunition for regulatory purposes.
So long as a handgun exists that shoots a particular caliber of rifle ammunition, New Jersey treats that ammunition as if it were handgun ammunition.
The Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee is also scheduled to consider A1013 on Monday. One provision of this police safety legislation significantly increases the penalties relating to “defaced” firearms. Because of New Jersey’s longstanding poorly crafted definition of “defaced” firearms, it is possible that refinishing a firearm, or long-term damage from rust or scratches from ordinary wear and tear, could be deemed “defacement” subjecting honest gun owners to lengthy prison sentences, even though identifying information on the firearm is still legible.
* PLEASE IMMEDIATELY CONTACT MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE!
* TELL THEM TO VOTE “NO” ON A588 – BACKDOOR AMMUNITION BAN!
* TELL THEM TO VOTE “NO” OR AMEND A1013 TO PROTECT HONEST GUN OWNERS FROM SEVERE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES!
MEMBERS OF THE NEW JERSEY ASSEMBLY LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE:
* Charles Mainor (Chair) (D31) AsmMainor@njleg.org Phone: 201-536-7851 Fax: 201-536-7854
* Gilbert L. Wilson (Vice Chair) (D5) AsmWilson@njleg.org Phone: 856-547-4800 Fax: 856-547-5496
* Nelson T. Albano (D1) AsmAlbano@njleg.org Phone: 609-465-0700 Fax: 609-465-4578
* Daniel R. Benson (D14) AsmBenson@njleg.org Phone: 609-631-0198 Fax: 609-631-0324
* Sean Connors (D33) AsmConnors@njleg.org
* Joseph Cryan (D20) AsmCryan@njleg.org Phone: 908-624-0880 Fax: 908-624-0587
* Sean T. Kean (R30) AsmKean@njleg.org Phone: 732-974-0400 Fax: 732-974-2564
* Gregory P. McGuckin (R10) AsmMcGuckin@njleg.org Phone: 732-974-0400 Fax: 732-840-9757
* Erik Peterson (R23) AsmPeterson@njleg.org Phone: 908-238-0251 Fax: 908-238-0256
* David P. Rible (R30) AsmRible@njleg.org Phone: 732-974-1719 Fax: 732-974-3615
* Bonnie Watson Coleman (D15) AswWatsonColeman@njleg.org Phone: 609-292-0500 Fax: 609-633-2179
Actually, it would probably make more sense, given the corruption in NJ. The last thing you want is serious criminals to be armed. And save a log of family pets.
Mark
I am betting that there are more firearms that fire the .22 rimfire than the 5.56.
A gut shot with a .22 rimfire will just be as fatal as a .45 in the head when it hits the fan.
Just as a matter of timing.
More .22’s out here than blades of grass.
I was so incensed when a store employee at Dick’s Sporting Goods asked me for my Firearm Purchaser’s ID card for a box of .22LR. I said: “Why? It’s for a rifle.” He replied: “Yes, but it can be used in a pistol as well, so we have to log the purchase.” Thankfully, PA isn’t too far away, where such nonsense is not tolerated.
With all the tribesmen in Jersey,
how does that work?
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