Post by Logan on Apr 9, 2016 21:57:41 GMT -6
Christie eases gun rules, says N.J.’s restrictions have led to tragedy
Governor Christie announced policy moves Friday that are meant to loosen New Jersey’s gun-control laws and allow more people to carry firearms.
Christie once supported the state’s firearms restrictions, which are viewed as some of the toughest in the United States, but began to criticize them last year while he was pursuing the Republican presidential nomination. Christie was attacked as insufficiently conservative on the campaign trail before bowing out of the presidential race in February.
A special study commission Christie appointed last year — one day before he declared his presidential candidacy — found that some towns do not process gun permits within the timeframe required by state law and that New Jersey’s gun regulations should be loosened slightly. The changes Christie announced Friday stem from the report that study group released in December.
The Democratic-controlled Legislature has refused to consider any changes that would water down New Jersey’s gun-control laws, which state and federal courts have upheld repeatedly as reasonable and constitutional public-safety measures.
Read more: www.northjersey.com/news/christie-issues-guidelines-to-streamline-gun-permit-process-1.1541305
Governor Christie announced policy moves Friday that are meant to loosen New Jersey’s gun-control laws and allow more people to carry firearms.
Christie once supported the state’s firearms restrictions, which are viewed as some of the toughest in the United States, but began to criticize them last year while he was pursuing the Republican presidential nomination. Christie was attacked as insufficiently conservative on the campaign trail before bowing out of the presidential race in February.
A special study commission Christie appointed last year — one day before he declared his presidential candidacy — found that some towns do not process gun permits within the timeframe required by state law and that New Jersey’s gun regulations should be loosened slightly. The changes Christie announced Friday stem from the report that study group released in December.
The Democratic-controlled Legislature has refused to consider any changes that would water down New Jersey’s gun-control laws, which state and federal courts have upheld repeatedly as reasonable and constitutional public-safety measures.
Read more: www.northjersey.com/news/christie-issues-guidelines-to-streamline-gun-permit-process-1.1541305