Stupid Quote of the Day (from Jersey City, PRNJ)

[rev214]

from NRA-ILA:

By a vote of 7 to 1, the Jersey City Council passed its "one-gun-a-month" handgun rationing scheme at its June 28 Council meeting, but unanimously defeated its "junk gun" ban, which is being re-drafted a second time and will be re-introduced at a future date.

After a heated debate between gun rights activists and anti-gun extremists, City Council President Mariano Vega, Jr. admitted that the gun rationing ordinance "is feel-good legislation that will probably not reduce crime, but we have to start somewhere, so I am voting yes."

The lone vote against the rationing scheme came from Councilman Michael Sottolano ([email protected] (201) 547-5098). Members are encouraged to contact Councilman Sottolano and thank him for his courage and integrity.

Ordinance # 06-082 bans the purchase of more than one handgun per month, and leaves Jersey City residents unable to defend themselves if their firearm requires repair or is stolen within four weeks of purchase. The ordinance will become effective 20 days after passage, upon signing by the Mayor.

The ordinance violates New Jersey's pre-emption law, which forbids municipalities from regulating where the state has already spoken. The Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs (NRA's New Jersey State affiliate) has vowed to challenge the illegal ordinance in Court, and CeaseFire New Jersey executives threatened at the hearing to organize a defense on behalf of Jersey City using pro-bono services of a major New Jersey law firm.

 

[HankB]

I know PRNJ has some oppresive laws, but the reach of city ordinances ends at the city limits, right?

So what's to prevent a Jersey City resident from buying a gun elsewhere in New Jersey?

 

[Erebus]

know PRNJ has some oppresive laws, but the reach of city ordinances ends at the city limits, right?

So what's to prevent a Jersey City resident from buying a gun elsewhere in New Jersey?

They said they knew it was ineffective "feel-good" legislation. It will only hurt the dealers in Jersey CIty as people will go somewhere else to make a multi gun purchase. It won't effect crime one iota.

 

[WT]

For the JC or NJ resident to purchase a handgun, he has to get a permit from his local chief of police. The chief's office would keep track of how many permits were issued to so-and-so over a period of time.

I don't think the JC rule will survive a court challenge.

 

[Freddymac]

The city council knowingly passed a law that is illegal, right?

Could the citizens on JC bring a lawsuit against them for punitive damages for depriving them of their rights?

 

[Sawdust]

The whole state of California has a "one handgun a month" law, although that doesn't apply to private party transactions.

Sawdust

 

[Sawdust]

Ordinance # 06-082 bans the purchase of more than one handgun per month, and leaves Jersey City residents unable to defend themselves if their firearm requires repair or is stolen within four weeks of purchase.

Who the heck owns only *one* handgun?

How do you perform a New York reload with only one gun?!

Sawdust

 

[geekWithA.45]

Interesting. The Deranged Bryan Miller of Ceasefire must be on his 1 gun a month kick, that's what he's been trying to pull over here in PHL.

If not for Joyce foundation funding, the Deranged Bryan Millers of the world could be dismissed as the cranks.