It was an open-mic; they're hardly "comfortable" talking about confiscation, since they still need us to help pass it. I think the cat has been out of the bag for a while, and their sustained lies to the contrary ever since have only served to make gunowners more "paranoid" and vigilant against them.
This could be the catalyst into getting these politicians thrown out of office. This isn't just a New Jersey problem. There could be more conversations like this going in other legislatures and we are just not aware of them. This also put New Jersey's woes onto the national spotlight and maybe perhaps NJ gun owners could get some help from the NRA and GOA.
Maybe more focus is needed on New Jersey, not just helping out NJ gun owners. But also helping us out across the country. Lest I remind anyone here that NJ has rabid anti-gun politicians that have affected the national stage.
These politicians include NJ Senator Frank Lautenberg with his infamous "Lautenberg Amendment" on prohibiting people with a misdemeanor of DV from ever owning a firearm. Now he is making noise about reloading powder.
Then there is NJ Rep William Hughes of the infamous "Hughes Amendment" which closed the machine gun registry in 1986.
Then we have NJ attorney general Arthur Sills who helped Dodd in the 1960's in anti-gun hearings leading up to the 1968 GCA which Sills gave his input to. And Mr Sills in 1966 hoisted upon law abiding citizens in NJ the Firearms ID card law. Which Illinois copied 2 years later in 1968. And later on in Massachusetts sometime after.
So just because these anti-gun politicians are in NJ and we are hundreds or thousands of miles away from there. Their influence can and will affect your ability and your neighbors and your families abilities to legally purchase firearms for self protection.
We need to help out NJ gun owners, we need to ask the NRA and GOA get involved with helping NJ gun owners. We need to help out with donations to pro-gun candidates in that state. Just because we don't live there, doesn't mean that we won't be affected by their political influence.
It isn't just New Jersey, it is also other states like NY state, CT, CO, MD, IL, and CA that need our help. We need to look out of our comfort zone of our pro-gun state and help other firearm owners in states with anti-gun politicians...otherwise we risk someday finding ourselves in the same boat.