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News Link • Gun Rights
New Jersey Assembly aims to ban all handgun, some rifle ammo
01-29-2012
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www.prisonplanet.com
In an end-run around an all out gun ban, the New Jersey Assembly Law
& Public Safety Committee is set to consider legislation that would
ban ammunition under the auspices of protecting police.
The language seemingly targets the already prohibited ‘armor piercing
ammunition’ but would encompass any ammo that is deemed to “pose a threat to the safety and well being of law enforcement.” Ammoland is reporting that “Common hunting, target, and self-defense ammunition would be
subject to ban, along with BB’s, airgun pellets, and non-metallic
ammunition like plastic airsoft pellets.”
The NRA concurs with Ammoland, reporting that while the language of the bill seemingly
deals only with handgun ammo, the actual legislation could include the
ban of many rifle ammunition, particularly as there is a bleed over
between cartridges that work with both types of firearms:
Although the bill only mentions handgun
ammunition, it is in fact not limited to handgun ammunition, and would
apply to all rifle ammunition for which a handgun is ever made. As an
increasing number of gun manufacturers make handgun models that shoot
rifle caliber ammunition, the line between “handgun” vs. “rifle”
ammunition has become blurred, and the New Jersey State Police have
already begun treating rifle ammunition in this category as if it were
handgun ammunition for regulatory purposes. As long as a handgun exists
that shoots a particular caliber of rifle ammunition, New Jersey treats
that ammunition as if it were handgun ammunition.
The bills would also “criminalize the use of a defaced or stolen
firearm,” which would again, through vague and ill-defined language,
deceptively restrict the lawful ownership of virtually any modified or
restored firearm.
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Reported by
Donna Hancock
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