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Received this last night. Sent a message to all the contact names on the list they provided at the link: HONEST GUN OWNERS TREATED THE SAME AS MURDERERS FOR INADVERTENT, TECHNICAL LAW VIOLATIONS No Violent Crime Required Rot in Jail for Years While Awaiting “Trial” Tell Lawmakers to Fix or Oppose This Poorly-Crafted Bill On Monday, March 14 at 1:00 p.m., the New Jersey Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee is scheduled to consider A2426 – an apparently well-intentioned but badly botched piece of legislation whose intended purpose appears to be to throw the book at violent gun criminals – which law-abiding gun owners actually support. But as written, the bill does not distinguish between violent criminal behavior and innocent technical infractions for the draconian presumption against bail to apply. Law-abiding gun owners who inadvertently violate NJ’s thicket of hyper-technical firearms possession laws would be treated exactly the same as murderers—thrown in jail to rot for years without bail while they await trial someday for their “crimes.” This is not an imagined concern, as the Garden State has a well-documented track record of throwing the book at honest gun owners for innocent technical infractions. As written, this bill adds insult to injury and would throw honest gun owners in the gulag for years while they await trial for “infractions” like: -Stopping for food, fuel, going to the bathroom, or medical treatment on the way to or from the target range. -Transporting firearms to or from one’s place of business, a gun store, hunting, fishing, target shooting competitions, target ranges, re-enactments, gun buyback events, vacation homes or other destinations. -Widows or widowers turning in firearms of their deceased spouses. -Possession of antique and black powder firearms (even these firearms could trigger the draconian penalties under this bill). PLEASE IMMEDIATELY CLICK HERE TO EMAIL EVERY ASSEMBLY MEMBER AND TELL THEM TO EITHER FIX OR OPPOSE A2426. The law should distinguish between MERE POSSESSION of firearms by honest gun owners, vs. MISUSE of firearms by violent gun criminals, and draconian penalties like presumptive denial of bail should only apply to violent criminals who misuse firearms, and not to innocent mistakes of honest gun owners like technical possessory infractions where no violent misconduct is present. Honest gun owners should not be treated the same as murderers! Throw the book at the bad guys but take extreme care not to lump the good guys in with the bad. The bill can easily be amended to make it clear that its penalties apply only to persons accused of violent criminal behavior.

Hello Fellow Forum Members, This is my first posting. I just signed up this morning after being told that our March 28, 2015 meeting was being discussed in the forums. There is much to tell about what SAPPA is and what we are doing. A visit to our web page which is being sponsored by www.tpath.org will give you much of what you need to know. http://www.tpath.org/sappa-downloads.html Our staff has been working for almost two years on a new legal effort never before tried. The legal members who have put this plan together are convinced that if the brief reaches the ultimate court, the unconstitutional gun laws not just here in NJ but across the country will be set to flame. We can't give you more information on the legal aspect, beyond what we have posted on the web page referenced above. If you think after reading those documents that you or any of your friends would like to participate and assist this effort please sign up here http://www.tpath.org/sappa-sign-up-page.html Please understand that there is no cost to joining our effort. There will be no dues. We have thus far paid for all costs in preparing this SAPPA effort. We intend to continue that. All we need from those who wish to join is that your heart and soul is dedicated to the Bill of Rights in general and specifically, the 2nd Amendment. Your Party affiliation is of no concern to us. We were told that our meeting of March 28, 2015 in central Jersey has been discussed in this forum. We are pleased and proud to announce the meeting is set. It will begin at 10:00AM and run about 2 hours (breakfast, brunch or lunch. Your choice). The exact location is not being posted on the web pages, for obvious reasons. If you are interested in attending you must sign up on the link above. You will be contacted with an invitation via email with all the meeting information. Finally, if you do choose to come to the meeting, be prepared to be amazed at our game plan. This plan has been broken into what we are calling the Three Phases of SAPPA. The Phase I involved months of research and preparation of legal documents. Phase II is comprised of 2 parts, the first of those two is complete, the upcoming meeting is the culmination of Part II of Phase II. Phase III will be the legal action and the publicity effort. Remember that while you must be on our guest list to access the meeting you may bring other guests with you once you have been invited. Please let us know how many. The purpose for the guest list is two fold. We need to know who those attending are, to the best we can, and also so we can have the proper amount of material prepared for the number of persons attending. Please feel free to contact me > [email protected] or [email protected] Thanks Dwight (TPATH)

After looking through all the bills in the Senate Law and Public Safety I compiled a list of proposed bills for the 2012-2013 Legislative Session that affect firearm owners in NJ. I believe all are just renumbered for the new Legislative Session. Support: S104 Revises procedures for securing a permit to carry a handgun. Law and Public Safety http://www.njleg.sta...0500/104_I1.PDF Cardinale, Gerald as Primary Sponsor Oroho, Steven V. as Primary Sponsor Bucco, Anthony R. as Co-Sponsor 1/10/2012 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee S269 Revises procedures for securing a permit to carry a handgun. http://www.njleg.sta...0500/269_I1.PDF Doherty, Michael J. as Primary Sponsor O'Toole, Kevin J. as Primary Sponsor Oroho, Steven V. as Co-Sponsor Bucco, Anthony R. as Co-Sponsor 1/10/2012 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee S707 The "New Jersey Right to Home Defense Law." http://www.njleg.sta...1000/707_I1.PDF O'Toole, Kevin J. as Primary Sponsor Bucco, Anthony R. as Co-Sponsor 1/10/2012 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee S1627 Eliminates prohibition against purchasing more than one handgun in calendar month. http://www.njleg.sta...000/1627_I1.PDF Oroho, Steven V. as Primary Sponsor Doherty, Michael J. as Co-Sponsor 2/16/2012 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee S1737 Provides two-year window for persons to transfer, render inoperable or surrender assault firearm. http://www.njleg.sta...000/1737_I1.PDF Bucco, Anthony R. as Primary Sponsor 3/5/2012 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee Fight: S419 Revises qualifications and requirements for permits to carry handgun; establishes annual fee of $100. Law and Public Safety http://www.njleg.sta...0500/419_I1.PDF Van Drew, Jeff as Primary Sponsor 1/10/2012 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee S657 Requires proof of firearms safety training as a condition for issuance of firearms purchaser ID cards and permits to purchase handguns. http://www.njleg.sta...1000/657_I1.PDF Stack, Brian P. as Primary Sponsor Cunningham, Sandra B. as Primary Sponsor 1/10/2012 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee S810 Clarifies that "airsoft" guns are firearms http://www.njleg.sta...1000/810_I1.PDF Smith, Bob as Primary Sponsor Scutari, Nicholas P. as Co-Sponsor 1/10/2012 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee S1278 Establishes "gun-free" and "weapon free" zones around certain school and public properties. http://www.njleg.sta...500/1278_I1.PDF Turner, Shirley K. as Primary Sponsor 1/30/2012 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee S1705 Permits municipalities to establish weapons free zones around schools and public facilities http://www.njleg.sta...000/1705_I1.PDF Rice, Ronald L. as Primary Sponsor 2/27/2012 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee S2178 Revises definition of destructive device to include certain weapons of 50 caliber or greater http://www.njleg.sta...500/2178_I1.PDF Lesniak, Raymond J. as Primary Sponsor 9/20/2012 Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee