Downtownv 1,779 Posted March 6 New Jersey Governor Seeks to Price Residents Out of Their 2A Rights By John Petrolino | 1:31 PM | March 06, 2024 AP Photo/Seth Wenig The Garden State is never void of things to report on. As a matter of fact, covering the 2A news there is like drinking from a firehose. When you have a freedom-hating governor like Phil Murphy as the chief executive, bigots like Assemblyman John McKeon in office, and incredibly obtuse lawmakers like Joe Danielsen allegedly writing laws, they make covering how awful they are all too easy. Recently Governor Phil Murphy, D-N.J., released his budget proposal for the state and he aims to make the Second Amendment inaccessible to all but the rich. The budget suggests a number of changes to the price tags associated with the firearm related paperwork that’s necessary to exercise a civil right. The governor's proposal did not breakdown the numbers, but rather stated in the “other revenues” section: To avert the need for further spending reductions, the budget assumes the adoption of modest increases to fees charged by the Bureau of Securities, firearm permit and license fees, and raises the HMO assessment from 5 percent to 6 percent. Some colleagues over at NJ.com did some serious groundwork and repeatedly reached out to the governor's office asking them to elaborate on what “modest increases to [...] firearm permit and license fees” meant. I reached out to S.P. Sullivan, the senior reporter who broke the story, and he said that a spokesperson eventually sent him the following information about the proposed rate increase: Firearms Purchaser Identification Card Application - $100 (Current Fee - $50) Permit to Purchase Application - $50 (Current Fee - $25) Duplicate Firearms Purchaser ID Card - $50 (Current Fee - $0) Wholesale/Retail Dealer Employee License Application - $40 (Current Fee - $5) Retail Firearms Dealer Licenses Initial/Renewal Applications - $500 (Current Fee - $50) Retail Firearms Dealer License for Corporations for Partnerships Initial/Renewal Application - $500 (Current Fee - $50) Manufacturer/Wholesale Dealers of Firearms Initial/Renewal Application - $1,500 (Current Fee - $150) Manufacturers/Wholesalers for Corporation or Partnerships Initial/Renewal Application - $1,500 (Current Fee - $150) Permit to Carry Initial/Renewal Application - $400 (Current Fee - $200) NICS Check for Firearms Purchase - $45 (Current Fee - $15, $16 if it includes a handgun) More here: https://bearingarms.com/john-petrolino/2024/03/06/nj-governor-seeks-to-price-out-2a-n1224093?utm_source=badaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&bcid=00ea90fbf351bbfd29c96affd26f2dca49954a466ec9e3e8139f308bd8a1cb93 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
njJoniGuy 2,131 Posted March 6 Our carpet-bagging first couple (he from Massachusetts and she from Virginia) deserve an extra large dose of tar and feathers. F 'em both, thank you. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
45Doll 5,877 Posted March 6 From the article... "...which means a person who wants to buy a handgun and eventually ammunition will be paying $195.00 in fees just on permitting." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Downtownv 1,779 Posted March 6 What about all those poor gang members? How they gonna afford this shit? He will put the gangs right outta business, that bastard! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Downtownv 1,779 Posted March 6 39 minutes ago, njJoniGuy said: Our carpet-bagging first couple (he from Massachusetts and she from Virginia) deserve an extra large dose of tar and feathers. F 'em both, thank you. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
High Exposure 5,664 Posted March 6 Already being discussed here for almost a week: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1LtCAP 4,264 Posted March 6 how does this not go directly against bruen? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
njJoniGuy 2,131 Posted March 6 37 minutes ago, 1LtCAP said: how does this not go directly against bruen? It DIRECTLY contradicts Bruen. But, as the case with most Dims, THEY DON'T GIVE A FLYING FOOK ABOUT THE CITIZENRY AND THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FDHog 613 Posted March 8 Don't you remember the constitution is above his pay grade. Fuckin asshole. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diamondd817 827 Posted March 10 On 3/8/2024 at 10:23 AM, Downtownv said: TRENTON This is the thing, most people just excuse Trenton by saying their idiots, they have their heads up their asses, etc, and laugh it off. But in fact, they aren't dumb, they know exactly what they are doing, and it's all intentional. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites