More gun grabbing bullshit yet again from the state of New Jersey as it falls victim to even more laws passed by emotions instead of facts and hard evidence. And yet again Law Abiding gun owners have been turned into felons with the stroke of a pen. The boogey man is still here. He didn’t go away. Those who are still in possession of magazines could face fines up to $10,000 or up to 18 months in prison!
? #NewJersey‘s new, reduced magazine capacity restriction deadline is Dec. 10. ANJRPC has produced the following guide to help NJ gun owners comply with the new law while litigation to repeal the mag ban continues ➡️ https://t.co/i1IfCl7Nun https://t.co/zoMvage9qy @NRA #2A #NRA
— Support NRA-ILA (@SupportNRAILA) December 4, 2018
Breitbart writes Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed the ban on magazines holding over 10 rounds in June, and it takes effect December 11.
The Conservative Review reports:
When the clock strikes midnight Tuesday morning, anyone in New Jersey who owns a magazine capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition is officially in possession of illegal contraband and is deemed a fourth-degree felon. Unlike previous magazine bans, this one retroactively bans people from even owning such magazines in their homes, even though they had been purchased legally.
The ban was challenged in court after it was signed, but last week the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld the ban. Breitbart News reported that a three-judge panel from the Third Circuit voted 2 to 1 to uphold the ban.
Judge Stephanos Bibas, a Trump appointee, was the panel judge who voted against the ban. He argued that the ruling treats the Second Amendment as protecting second-class rights, unequal with other rights. He wrote, “The Second Amendment is an equal part of the Bill of Rights. We must treat the right to keep and bear arms like other enumerated rights, as the Supreme Court insisted in Heller. We may not water it down and balance it away based on…
Appeals Court Upholds New Jersey High-Capacity Magazine Ban https://t.co/0a6U7Bsa9f pic.twitter.com/mdIrtiF0Jo
— National Review (@NRO) December 6, 2018
As we have said before, multiple times, it is extremely important that you as responsible gun owners take action against the constant attacks on the second amendment. Sharing a post on social media is not enough. Its time to be active contacting your legislatures and representatives. Go vote! Make sure these idiots aren’t afforded the chance to infringe on your rights. The other side is doing it make sure you are too!