Gov. Chris Christie Vetoes New Jersey Gun Control Bill,
Requests ‘Expedited’ Gun Licenses For Domestic Abuse Victims
by AWR Hawkins 10 Nov 2015
On November 9, New Jersey
Governor Chris Christie (R) issued a bipartisan veto on a domestic
violence gun control bill backed by Gabby Giffords and
subsequently called for expedited gun licenses for victims of domestic
violence.
The bipartisan veto allows the legislature to make changes
to the bill–as suggested by Christie–then bring the proposal back to him for
reconsideration.
According to the Office
of New Jersey Governor, Christie vetoed A-4218 because it
“substantially restates New Jersey’s existing laws that govern firearms and
domestic violence and does not offer new and sensible improvements to those
current laws.” It was just more gun control for the sake of more gun control.
So Christie sent the measure back to lawmakers with three
proposed amendments for their consideration.
The first two amendments deal with sentencing and parole
opportunities for those found guilty of domestic violence. Christie’s approach
here is that a tougher sentence and a higher threshold for parole would augment
the need for enhanced gun restrictions for such individuals. Christie called on
lawmakers to “[enhance] criminal penalties imposed against those who are
convicted of domestic violence” and “[lengthen] periods of parole
ineligibility.”
Christie’s third suggested amendment deals with getting guns
into the hands of domestic violence victims quickly. He wants “an immediate
codification in statute of new rules currently being processed, giving
expedited processing of firearm license applications for victims of domestic
violence so that the victims may better defend themselves against future
instances of abuse.”
The push to expedite gun licenses comes even as the shadow
of Carol Bowne’s death looms large over the New Jersey gun licensing process.
An unarmed Bowne was stabbed to death in her own driveway on June 3 while
waiting for the state to okay her request to own a gun for self-defense. Breitbart News reported
that Bowne had a restraining order against her attacker and had applied for a
gun license on April 21, yet six weeks later she remained unarmed as she waited
for New Jersey to grant a gun license.
Gabby Gifford’s gun control group–Americans for Responsible Solutions–responded
to Christie’s veto by expressing their that
“disappointment presidential politics got in the way of this bipartisan
proposal.”
Gabby
Giffords
Gabrielle
Giffords is a co-founder for the Americans
for Responsible Solutions.
Note: Americans
for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun
Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.
Michael R.
Bloomberg was a contributor for Americans
for Responsible Solutions, a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, is a co-chair for Mayors Against Illegal Guns, and the founder of Everytown for Gun Safety.
George
Soros was a benefactor for Harlem
Children's Zone, and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem Children's Zone, and the Robin Hood Foundation.
Mayors
Against Illegal Guns is a “Gun
Safety, Gun Control” group for guns.
Everytown
for Gun Safety is a “Gun Safety, Gun
Control” group for guns.
Robin Hood
Foundation raised money for the Hurricane Sandy relief.
Hurricane
Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund is a relief organization for Hurricane
Sandy.
Mary Pat
Christie is the chair for the Hurricane
Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund, and married to Christopher J. Christie.
Christopher
J. Christie is married to Mary Pat
Christie, the New Jersey state
government governor, and a presidential candidate for the 2016 presidential election.
Christie Spends $4.7M In Sandy Relief Funds On Pseudo
Campaign Ads Featuring Himself
By Michael Lotfi - Aug 8, 2013
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