State Bans Guns That Hold More Than 10 Rounds, Citizens Told To Surrender Them or Become Criminals

in #news7 years ago

 The state of New Jersey, which is known for its strict gun laws, has  tightened regulations with new legislation that gives citizens 180 days  to surrender all firearms and magazines that hold more than 10 rounds  —and if they are caught with the newly illegal contraband, they will be  treated as criminals. The new rules are courtesy of Assembly Bill 2761, which was recently passed by the state. The bill’s purpose is to reduce “maximum capacity of ammunition magazines to 10 rounds,” and the text states that citizens will have 180 days to comply: 

“A person who legally owns a semi-automatic rifle  with a fixed magazine capacity exceeding 10 rounds or a large capacity  ammunition magazine… which is capable of holding more than 10 rounds of  ammunition… may retain possession of that rifle or magazine for a period  not to exceed 180 days after the effective date of this act.”

During the 180-day period, the bill states that citizens can get rid of their firearms and magazines by:  

  • Transfer the semi-automatic rifle or magazine to any person or firm  lawfully entitled to own or possess that firearm or magazine;
  • Render the semi-automatic rifle or magazine inoperable or  permanently modify a large capacity ammunition magazine to accept 10  rounds or less;
  • Voluntarily surrender the semi-automatic rifle or magazine

The bill also includes a detailed process for citizens who choose to “voluntarily surrender”  their newly illegal firearms and magazines to police. It states that in  order to surrender the weapons without being convicted of a crime, the  citizens must give written notice, which includes “the proposed date and time of surrender,” and the weapons must be given to the superintendent or the chief of police in the municipality in which the individual lives. 

The Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs is fighting  back against the legislation by filing a motion in the U.S. District  Court of New Jersey to block enforcement of the law, on the basis that  it violates the Second Amendment. Scott Bach, the group’s executive director, told the Washington Free Beacon that they are fighting back against the new law because they believe it will be “ignored by criminals and madmen,” and will only affect the law-abiding gun owners who are turned into criminals because of its existence. 

It turns one million people into criminals with the  stroke of a pen, limits self-defense, and takes away property lawfully  acquired. Buy it yesterday, ban it today, go to prison tomorrow—it’s the  Jersey way, and the goal of our lawsuit is to boot this law, which  makes no one safer, into the trash heap of history where it belongs,” Bach said. 

Those who choose to protect themselves and their families and resist  this legislation by holding on to their weapons will be charged with a  4th degree felony and face up to 18 months in jail and a $10,000 fine. 

This legislation is just one of several bills that have been passed  in New Jersey recently, with the purpose of increasing gun restrictions  in a state that is already known for its strict gun laws. Gov. Phil  Murphy signed the bills into law earlier this month, which are all  targeted at increasing gun control by  expanding background checks, adding increased restrictions to concealed  carry permits, and establishing a “red flag” system where individuals  can report people who they believe are dangerous, and those suspects  will have their firearms temporarily seized by police.

 Assembly Bill 1217 authorizes “gun violence restraining orders” and firearm seizure warrants; Assembly Bill 1181 requires firearms seizure when mental health professionals determines a patient poses a threat of harm to himself or others; Assembly Bill 2757 requires background check for private gun sales; Assembly Bill 2758 codifies and restricts regulations defining justifiable need to carry handgun; and Assembly Bill 2759 prohibits possession of ammunition that qualifies as “capable of penetrating body armor.” 

Yet even with the current gun regulations in place, a convicted felon  who spent years in prison on aggravated manslaughter charges was able  to access a handgun, which he used to unleash a hail of bullets on a  crowd at an arts festival in Trenton, New Jersey, last week, and 22 people were injured as a result. 

Everything he did to obtain the gun and open fire was illegal—none of the laws stopped him. When strict control gun control laws are enforced, it is not the  criminals who suffer, but the law-abiding citizens who own guns for the  purpose of protecting themselves and their families, and the new gun  restrictions in New Jersey set a dangerous precedent that could serve as  a blueprint for other states to follow. 

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Next time some dumb fuck says "they aren't coming after your guns" direct them to this story. Or to one about how the MA attorney general woke up one day in a fit of thinking Hillary was going to be president and banned all AR15s and Ak style guns and declared that anyone who owns one is now a felon, who she has decided to not to round up at this time.

The Freemason corrupted government's goal is a disarmed American public. The specific reason for the right to bear arms is to protect the public from enemies both foreign and domestic. Why wait around for a corrupt system to screw everyone over again and again?

Hitler, Mao and Stalin ALL disarmed their populations before their tyrannical rise to power. Then they murdered millions. History is repeating itself. Hypothetically speaking: Revolution or Freemason global fascist dictatorship.

All I can suggest is that everyone who owns such weapons hide them, with lots of ammo, in case needed, and only keep openly (and use for practice) those considered legal.

It goes against the grain to suggest people become criminals, but at least you will not be criminals who become victims. By Fed Law, I think you will not be criminals - I am not cognisant of the USA laws.

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The law abiding will follow the law as usual but the criminals will not give a damn about the law because they are criminals!
This law can be seen as literally a joke, it will not stop one murder atleast not the gang shootings, robbery murders etc. 10bullets can cause a lot of mayhem in the hand's of a criminal, one could have respected this decision even though I might not like it if they had at-least stayed on principle with their philosophy and ban guns out right. But instead they play a numbers game.
15 rounds, 10 Rounds, then you have them say 5 rounds, before you know it one round, and then they'll come up with restrictions like a gun is not allowed to be bigger than a cell phone or something like this.

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