NEWARK, NJ (April 16, 2021) — Yesterday, in yet another blatant attempt to further infringe upon the right to keep and bear arms, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy unveiled his latest in a long line of unconstitutional, rights-infringing gun control schemes.
Lauded by statists and anti-rights special interest groups, Murphy’s plot to prevent the People of New Jersey from exercising their natural rights contains a number of tyrannical provisions intended to redline your rights. These include demanding the State’s legislature:
- Further complicate New Jersey’s ineffective and unconstitutional FOID bureaucracy
- Mandate “classes” for those seeking to exercise their right to bear arms
- Force gun owners to store their firearms in a way that leaves them unable to be used for immediate self-defense
- Update the definition of “destructive device” to include .50 caliber firearms
- Eliminate the right of those under 21 from purchasing long guns
- Wholly prevent newcomers to the state from bringing with them their previously legally-acquired firearms without first getting the permission of the State
- Establish a digital database to track every single ammunition purchase within the state
- Require the absurd and nonexistent “microstamping” technology to effectively ban all new firearm designs (the subject of an FPC challenge)
- Establishing a bizarre legal scheme to use punitive legislation and litigation to eliminate gun manufacturers, eliminating the People’s access to their rights
As well as directly:
- Funnelling taxpayer dollars directly to anti-gun advocacy groups operating under the veil of “public health”
- Empowering taxpayer-funded, anti-gun think tanks at public universities
- Mandating the use of State-sponsored anti-rights propaganda into already traumatic school shooting drills
- Holding a ‘confiscation conference’ to have tyrants from across the country will meet and discuss how best to assault the People’s natural rights
To join the fight against Governor Murphy’s oppressive, anti-gun demands, visit FirearmsPolicy.org/act. Those wishing to become a member of the FPC Grassroots Army and fight against future infringements from across the nation can visit JoinFPC.org.
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