I am saying this as an independant voter and i hope i dont ruffle too many feathers around here. Christie is probably our best hope in 2016. A moderate Republican who is "somewhat friendly" to the 2A like Christie has broad appeal to independents. Karl Rove once said "nominate the most conservative guy who can still win."
The fact that Christie is calling for a task force to study the UNDERLYING CAUSES of gun violence instead of jumping on the gun control bandwagon shows that he is not an anti. I spent many years living in NJ and it really is IMPOSSIBLE to understand the political climate of the state unless you have lived there. It is THE most anti gun state in the nation, by leaps and bounds. Christie is just trying to play his political cards right and not appear to be either overly hostile OR overly friendly to the 2a.