Downtownv 1,778 Posted December 16, 2019 AP Acknowledges NJ Gun Laws Don’t Stop Bad Guys Posted at 2:00 pm on December 16, 2019 by Tom Knighton The Associated Press, like most other so-called “news” organizations, hasn’t exactly been fair to gun owners. That said, the AP does seem to try a bit more than most to hide any anti-gun bias in and amongst their reporters. It’s still not difficult to find, mind you, but they look to me like they’re trying to some degree. Most of the time, anyway. So, I’m only a bit surprised by a report out of the AP over the weekend that argues something we already knew. It seems that it’s news to some just how New Jersey’s gun laws didn’t manage to do diddly to stop the Jersey City gunmen from acquiring weapons. I’m also not a bit surprised that they jumped on it as a federal issue rather than a failure of gun control laws. Officials from states with strong gun restrictions have called for stricter firearm control in places with weaker laws to thwart traffickers, but the fatal attack on a Jewish market in New Jersey shows how fruitless those efforts can be. Three civilians and a police officer were gunned down Tuesday by two killers with anti-Semitic and anti-law enforcement beliefs, the state’s attorney general said. The attackers carried five firearms and a pipe bomb in the U-Haul van they drove to the Jersey City Jewish market before opening fire, officials said. Two of the weapons used by David Anderson, 47, and Francine Graham, 50, were bought by Graham in Ohio last year, police said. It’s unknown where they got the three other guns. New Jersey is among the states with the toughest gun restrictions in the country, and in the past two years, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has signed over a half-dozen new restrictions into law, including a lower bullet limit for gun magazines and a red flag law. He’s also made a priority of highlighting the so-called iron pipeline of firearms from other states — particularly along the Interstate 95 corridor. Murphy, for example, is requiring state police to publish data monthly on guns recovered from crimes. The data shows nearly 80% of so-called crime guns are from out of state. Murphy says it’s important to “name and shame” states with weaker gun laws that effectively import weapons into New Jersey. And in California, its Democratic governor and attorney general this year both criticized the continued ability to bring in illegal firearms from other states despite California’s strict gun laws. The problem is, criminals are going to get guns one way or another. If they can’t import them from another state, they’ll find somewhere else to get them. As I’ve noted before, guns will always end up in the hands of those who want them and don’t really care about the laws surrounding them. They’ll continue to end up right where you don’t want them. But the AP’s headline is actually the most accurate part of the whole story, something you won’t really get from the body of the text. It read, “Shooting shows New Jersey’s gun laws aren’t stopping imports,” and it’s right. They don’t. Nor did the federal laws against smuggling guns into states that have outlawed it. Murphy’s “name and shame” plan assumes the pro-gun states can be shamed. The truth is, though, those states already know that disarming criminals will take a whole lot more than just passing a couple of laws, so why burden their own law-abiding people because New Jersey can’t keep a handle on their own? Criminals are going to smuggle guns. Laws won’t stop them because, hello? Criminals! It’s kind of what they do. The question is, will someone like Murphy ever figure that out? https://bearingarms.com/tomk/2019/12/16/ap-acknowledges-nj-gun-laws-dont-stop-bad-guys/?utm_source=badaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&bcid=bc1d86e1053dd21c60a121534def959c I highly doubt it! 2 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dajonga 397 Posted December 16, 2019 I say enough with senseless gun laws. We should make it illegal to kill people. 1 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted December 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, dajonga said: I say enough with senseless gun laws. We should make it illegal to kill people. Why didn’t I think of that! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silverado427 10,724 Posted December 16, 2019 PHIL SMURPHY 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YankeeSC 1,204 Posted December 17, 2019 They know this, but really don’t care. It’s not about making anyone safer, it’s about control. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fslater 62 Posted December 30, 2019 AP Acknowledges NJ Gun Laws Don’t Stop Bad Guys As Downtownv points out in his editorial after the article..... Criminals will always get guns. Smuggled, 80% technology (you can make it illegal, but can't remove it from existence) there have even been instances where entire inventories of m-16/m-4 (full auto's) have been stolen from Reserve Armories. Lets say guns in America were completely outlawed. Now compare that to hard core drugs in America. They are strictly illegal at all levels, therefore they do not exist and there is no violent crime surrounding their being obtaining and marketied .......... Hows that worken out for ya left wing America Will AP now write an article titled https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/parishioners-praised-for-stopping-gunman-at-texas-church/ar-BBYsGux AP Acknowledges Texas Gun Laws Stop Bad Guys Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
