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This from the New Jersey Supreme Appellate Court in State v. Valentine, 124 N.J.Super. 425, 426-27, 307 A.2d 617 (App.Div.1973):
"However, the overriding philosophy of our Legislature is to limit the use of guns as much as possible."
This from the New Jersey Supreme Court:
"Furthermore, the overriding philosophy of the Legislature and of the judiciary is to limit the use of guns. E.g., State v. Hatch, 64 N.J. 179, 184-86, 313 A.2d 797 (1973) (applying New Jersey Gun Control Law to a Massachusetts resident driving through New Jersey on his way to Pennsylvania); *587State v. Wright, 155 N.J.Super. 549, 553, 383 A.2d 122 (App.Div.1978) (court, relying on the strong legislative policy in this state with respect to gun control, refused to merge the defendant's conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon with that for carrying a pistol without a permit). Moreover, exemptions from gun statutes should be strictly construed to better effectuate the policy of gun control. See Service Armament Co. v. Hyland, 70 N.J. 550, 559, 362 A.2d 13 (1976) (since exception to the gun control law must be narrowly construed, the Court found that "replicas" of antique guns were not "antique firearms" exempted from the statute); State v. Marques, 140 N.J.Super. 363, 366, 356 A.2d 399 (App.Div.1976) (holding inapplicable the statutory exception for guns kept in a dwelling house to guns kept in a college dormitory); State v. Valentine, 124 N.J.Super. 425, 426-27, 307 A.2d 617 (App.Div.1973) (statutory exception permitting one to carry a firearm at his or her place of business inapplicable to the manager of a bar owned by another). We have no doubt that the Legislature intended that N.J.S.A. 2C:39-9d should apply to private individuals as well as to commercial dealers."
99 N.J. 581, 494 A.2d 309
Imagine a court saying that the overriding philosophy of the legislature and the Courts was to limit (Free speech, religion, access of criminals to lawyers, due process, etc.) as much as possible.
"However, the overriding philosophy of our Legislature is to limit the use of guns as much as possible."
This from the New Jersey Supreme Court:
"Furthermore, the overriding philosophy of the Legislature and of the judiciary is to limit the use of guns. E.g., State v. Hatch, 64 N.J. 179, 184-86, 313 A.2d 797 (1973) (applying New Jersey Gun Control Law to a Massachusetts resident driving through New Jersey on his way to Pennsylvania); *587State v. Wright, 155 N.J.Super. 549, 553, 383 A.2d 122 (App.Div.1978) (court, relying on the strong legislative policy in this state with respect to gun control, refused to merge the defendant's conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon with that for carrying a pistol without a permit). Moreover, exemptions from gun statutes should be strictly construed to better effectuate the policy of gun control. See Service Armament Co. v. Hyland, 70 N.J. 550, 559, 362 A.2d 13 (1976) (since exception to the gun control law must be narrowly construed, the Court found that "replicas" of antique guns were not "antique firearms" exempted from the statute); State v. Marques, 140 N.J.Super. 363, 366, 356 A.2d 399 (App.Div.1976) (holding inapplicable the statutory exception for guns kept in a dwelling house to guns kept in a college dormitory); State v. Valentine, 124 N.J.Super. 425, 426-27, 307 A.2d 617 (App.Div.1973) (statutory exception permitting one to carry a firearm at his or her place of business inapplicable to the manager of a bar owned by another). We have no doubt that the Legislature intended that N.J.S.A. 2C:39-9d should apply to private individuals as well as to commercial dealers."
99 N.J. 581, 494 A.2d 309
Imagine a court saying that the overriding philosophy of the legislature and the Courts was to limit (Free speech, religion, access of criminals to lawyers, due process, etc.) as much as possible.
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