NRA ALERT: New Jersey Assembly Committee to Consider Ammo Ban & More
Contact members of the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee Today!
On
Monday, January 30, the New Jersey Assembly Law and Public Safety
Committee is scheduled to consider Assembly Bill 588 and Assembly Bill
1013. The hearing will be held at
2:00 p.m. in Committee Room 16, 4th Floor, State House Annex in Trenton.
Sponsored
by Assemblyman L. Grace Spencer (D-29), A588 is 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 is 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. As 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
which is sponsored by Assemblyman Charles Mainor (D-31). A1013 would
criminalize the use of a defaced or stolen firearm that is used to
injure a police officer and enhances penalties for defacing a firearm.
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
contact members of the Assembly Committee on Law and Public Safety and
respectfully urge them to OPPOSE both A588 and A1013. Members can be
contacted by calling (609) 292-5135. You can also find district office
phone numbers and e-mail addresses below.
Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee:
Assemblyman Charles Mainor (D-31), Chairman
AsmMainor@njleg.org
201-536-7851
Assemblyman Gilbert L. Wilson (D-5), Vice Chairman
AsmWilson@njleg.org
856-547-4800
Assemblyman Nelson T. Albano (D-1)
AsmAlbano@njleg.org
609-465-0700
Assemblyman Daniel R. Benson (D-14)
AsmBenson@njleg.org
609-631-0198
Assemblyman Sean Connors (D-33)
AsmConnors@njleg.org
Assemblyman Joseph Cryan (D-20)
AsmCryan@njleg.org
908-624-0880
Assemblyman Sean T. Kean (R-30)
AsmKean@njleg.org
Assemblyman Gregory P. McGuckin (R-10)
AsmMcGuckin@njleg.org
732-974-0400
Assemblyman Erik Peterson (R-23)
AsmPeterson@njleg.org
908-238-0251
Assemblyman David P. Rible (R-30)
AsmRible@njleg.org
732-974-1719
Assemblyman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-15)
AswWatsonColeman@njleg.org
609-292-0500
Read more: http://www.gloucestercitynews.net/clearysnotebook/2012/01/new-jersey-assembly...
Do NOT be afraid to exercise your 2nd Amendment God-Given Right!
