Governor Chris Christie Signs 10 Gun Bills Into Law

[Tx4obama]

Chris Christie Signs 10 Gun Bills Into Law
Terror watch list members disqualified from owning guns in N.J.

August 8, 2013 4:20 pm

New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie signed 10 pieces of gun legislation into law Thursday.

Christie, widely seen as a probable GOP candidate for president in 2016, signed off on the slate of bills, most of which were non-controversial, while leaving five more contentious bills still awaiting his signature or veto.

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.

Other new laws strengthen penalties for trafficking firearms and exempt firearm licenses from public records requests.

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Full article here: http://freebeacon.com/christie-signs-10-gun-bills-into-law/

[Purveyor]

1. "Freebeacon.com", eh? Interesting site, indeed! eom

[Tx4obama]

4. I first saw the news on Alan Colmes Liberland page

Here: http://www.alan.com/2013/08/08/chris-christie-signs-10-gun-bills-into-law/

and the hyperlink in his article took me to the 'freebeacon' site - I don't know anything about that site.

[Duckhunter935]

2. Senator Edward M. Kennedy was on the list

He would have been stopped if he wanted to purchase a rifle or shotgun for hunting.

Mr. Kennedy said his situation highlighted the odyssey encountered by people whose names had mistakenly appeared on terrorist watch lists or resembled the names of suspected terrorists on such lists. In April, the American Civil Liberties Union sued the government on behalf of seven airline passengers who said they had wrongly been placed on no-fly lists or associated with names on the lists and could not find a way to clarify their identities.


http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/20/national/20flight.html

[customerserviceguy]

3. Wonder what the NRA position was

on the bills he signed? If they're just affecting criminals, they may not mind, but if any of the laws could possibly affect the Second Amendment rights of a non-criminal (in the NRA's eyes), they may oppose him vigorously if he runs for President in the future.

Something smells like a set-up, designed to give him "moderate" cred in a general election.

[davidpdx]

5. Here's another link

http://www.abc27.com/story/23086961/christie-signs-some-gun-control-measures-into-law

[blkmusclmachine]

6. Christie, the fake "Moderate."