JERSEY CITY — The Pennsylvania gun range owner and anti-heroin crusader stopped outside the Holland Tunnel with a cache of weapons in his truck last year pleaded guilty Monday to two weapons charges. John Cramsey, 51, of East Greenville, Pa., admitted to counts of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession […]
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TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie has signed into law a bill that will allow virtually anyone who ever wore a badge in New Jersey to carry a firearm after they retire. The new bill, signed Thursday, substantially adds to the list of those who can carry firearms in New Jersey to virtually all former uniformed […]
This fall, some Colorado teachers will return to school armed with knowledge—and guns. Laura Carno, author of “ Government Ruins Nearly Everything: Reclaiming Social Issues from Uncivil Servants,” is bringing advanced firearms training to school teachers. “Can government stop school shooting[s]? The answer is no … How do we as a community keep our kids […]
Governor Chris Christie continued his pattern of granting clemency to victims of New Jersey’s draconian gun laws on Tuesday evening, Save Jerseyans, pardoning two U.S. military veterans convicted of crimes after innocently carrying their lawfully-owned personal firearms into the State New Jersey from their respective home states. The first, Michael Golden of New Mexico, a […]
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That’s if the N.J. Attorney General’s Office gets its way. While you were preparing for a long weekend of sun, Save Jerseyans, Trenton was hard at work inventing a new way to punish legal, law-abiding gun owners. In case you missed it, mid-last week, the N.J. Attorney General’s office issued a new directive regarding the still controversial […]
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Want a stun gun? Live in New Jersey? You’ll soon be in luck. On Thursday, a federal judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey signed a consent order pursuant to which the state must come up with new regulations “consistent with public safety and the Second Amendment” within the next 180 days. The order […]
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Gov. Chris Christie is providing an Easter-time demonstration of clemency and compassion, Save Jerseyans, by commuting the sentence of former Marine Police Sgt. Hisashi Pompey. Pompey, a veteran of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, was set to report to prison next week for a three-year sentence. For what ‘crime,’ you ask? Carrying a legally owned […]
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It isn’t surprising given the draconian nature of New Jersey’s notorious gun control laws, Save Jerseyans, but according to a CBS News review of the ATF’s National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and 2013 data from the U.S. Census, New Jersey ranks 7th (from last) in the Union for per capita firearm ownership. The numbers? […]
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Television’s Samantha Bee and yours truly don’t agree on much, Save Jerseyans. Where we do agree? Albeit for different reasons? N.J. State Senator Loretta Weinberg’s “smart gun” legislation is a heaping, steaming pile of crap. Check out this segment from the latest episode of Bee’s ‘Full Frontal’ program: We can't believe we're saying it but […]
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The gun industry may be headed for a slump after eight years of explosive growth under former President Barack Obama. From December through February, the number of federal background checks conducted each month declined from the same month a year ago, according to the Associated Press. While not an exact measure of total firearm sales, […]
Understanding not just the right, but the DUTY to keep and bear arms Don’t you think everyone should own and be proficient in the use of firearms? I certainly do, which is why I’ve pushed for years (see here, here and here) for mandatory gun ownership throughout the United States. Why not – let’s get […]
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The Trenton Democrats are relentless, Save Jerseyans, and they won’t stop until every lawful gun owner is somehow or another considered unfit to possess a firearm. Their latest attack on the Second Amendment comes via A-2938, a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Patricia Egan Jones and is scheduled to be voted on Thursday, March 23. Her bill […]
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N.J. Democrats struck back against Governor Chris Christie on Thursday, Save Jerseyans, voting 46-29 in the General Assembly to endorse legal action against the Christie Administration. The Governor recently moved on his own to expand the definition of “justifiable need,” the standard applied to issuing handgun carry permits in New Jersey. His decision was catalyzed by situations like that of […]
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We’re not in the business of click-and-pasting press releases around here, Save Jerseyans, but in light of what the Chris Administration did today on the gun rights front, we thought it best to just let them explain it. Here’s the news: Trenton, NJ – Governor Chris Christie today announced the adoption of a revised regulation […]
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WASHINGTON — To get a permit to carry a concealed weapon in New Jersey, a resident must show ” justifiable need.” That’s not the case in many other states, and New Jersey is one of only 10 states that won’t honor concealed carry permits issued outside its borders. Legislation in Congress would require states to […]
Steffon Lamont Josey was on track to become a North Brunswick police officer when New Jersey’s wacky gun laws derailed his dream, Save Jerseyans. You may recall that Josey worked as a New Jersey security guard who accidentally left a LEGAL firearm – emphasis on the word “legal” here – in his vehicle’s glove box. The end result? A felony […]
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