One of the new laws will disqualify any person on the federal terrorist watch list from obtaining firearms identification cards or permits to purchase handguns.
“To the extent that this bill will keep guns out of the hands of known terrorists, or those who have taken active steps to support terrorist activities, my signature on this bill represents my commitment to keeping the citizens of New Jersey safe,” Christie said in a signing statement. “Our diligence against terrorism must never fade.”
Civil liberties advocates have criticized the watch list for its secrecy. The list is not public, nor can one petition to have his name removed from it. There were about 420,000 names on the watch list as of 2011. It has swollen to nearly 900,000 as of this year.
I’ve voted republican my entire life, going as far as holding my nose once or twice, however I can say with swift surety, I’ll be “sacrificing babies to baal” before casting a ballot on behalf of such as a Chris Christie…
It has been heavily resisted via our fellow gun owners here in the state and for what it’s worth Christi made it fairly clear ahead of time he had reservations with many of the bills. In fact he passed on several, including one that made ownership of a .50 cal illegal and another restricting magazines below the current 15 round limit.
900,000+ on the list now, no notification, no process to remove your name. Doesn’t seem much of a stretch to include, oh say, another 300,000,000 to it. Give or take a few million…
No need to change parties, the media will take care of nominating him as the Republican in 2016.
Well, I am not surprised given what Christie has said about people not in favor of NSA spying- that thinking what the NSA is doing is wrong becomes “dangerous thinking-” and the fact that you cannot pump your own gas in NJ. (Just found that one out, I hated it there.)
Yes, in many ways he is the equivalent of another Giuliani. But he was also elected as a Republican in a blue state, has been notably rough on the unions and remains in a favorable status.
To be honest the bills he signed weren’t ideal but they also weren’t too bad considering what was on the table. If he believes a NJ resident should be able to own a .50 the he hasn’t gone to the dark side as of yet, although the sucking up to Obama after Sandy was disheartening.
Actually that is one of the few good things about the damn state. At least from where I am sitting where it is cheaper for them to pump your gas up there than it is for me to pump my own down here.
Christie along with McCain and all the other RHINOS are all that’s wrong with the Republican party. The Fact that his name and Hillary are frontrunners for the 2016 elections tell you all you need to know about how co-opted are political process is by the Banker/Corporate Cartel.
Yeah that is true. I have been on the road for the past two weeks, I think the cheapest was in Nebraska, but I cannot remember anymore. It was just strange when in NJ this Indian(?) guy be lined towards to pump my gas.
And then, for the first time in my adult life, I will skip the POTUS lever in the voting booth and concentrate on the Congressional and state races. I held my nose in 2008. I was shamed into voting for Romney in 2012 by my buddies. However, that was the last time. I absolutely refuse to cast a vote for that shitstain Christie. I don’t care what the ramifications are either. Let it burn baby! :mad:
ETA—you guys in NJ who are at least lukewarm about him need to realize that NJ is hardly a bellwether for the rest of the country. You’re looking at it from the comparative, relative view of a RINO in a blue state. Step outside NJ to get the real perspective of just how far off he is from acceptable to the rest of us conservatives. He will NOT cut it. Not even close. Sure way to hand the Dems 2016 too.
Given the States stance on guns along with the en vogue anti-gun push this could have been a lot worse…he was quoted as saying the people of NJ have enough gun restrictions on the books or something along those lines. So kudos to him for not giving in to the other proposed bills. Small victory of sorts.
(Just found that one out, I hated it there.)