I did not see this posted yet, if so, lock the thread but I did get this in my email a short while ago.

 

 

IMPORTANT Q&A

FROM THE ASSOCIATION

In light of recent events, we've received numerous questions from ANJRPC members.

We believe the answers are of interest to all members, so we answer them here

Q. ANJRPC has seemed quiet lately. What's going on?

 

A. We are deeply engaged preparing for the most critical legislative battles gun owners have ever

faced. Most of our work is behind the scenes right now and cannot be publicly discussed. We will have a lot to say when the time is right, as always.

Q. What kind of threats are we facing in NJ?

A. NJ legislators recently introduced 23 bills containing some of the most extreme

measures ever proposed. Like requiring a psychological exam and in-home inspection before you can buy a firearm; 5-round

ammunition capacity limit (a gun ban in disguise); draconian ammunition regulations, and a lot more.

We will be providing detailed analysis of some of the worst of the bunch. And there may be more coming.

Q. We saw what just happened with the passage of New York's extreme new gun laws.

Can that happen here?

A. Anything can happen in the Garden State, but there is a very different legislative and political dynamic in New Jersey right now than there is in New York.We are working to keep it that way.

 

Q. Can my identity as a gun owner be obtained through freedom of information laws and published like what

just happened in New York?

A. No. New Jersey law is different from New York law and protects the identities of gun owners from disclosure

 

Q. What's your take on the national situation?

A. We're in the fight of our lives.Anti-gun extremists have seized on the Newtown tragedy as their watershed moment, and are going for broke. Their aim is to destroy the Second Amendment, and they are blaming you for what happened in Connecticut. The media are overwhelmingly biased in their favor, and are falsely portraying gun owners as divided. It is more important than ever that gun owners be unified and support national organizations like NRA. We all need to speak with one voice on a national level and defend freedom.

 

Q. What can I do in New Jersey?

A. Prepare for battle. That means understanding that in the end this is going to come down to a series of committee hearings and legislative floor votes.Those are key moments when we need to make ourselves heard with maximum impact. That means if you have limited time and energy, you might want to conserve your time and energy for those moments. We will alert you as we always do as the threats start to move, and we will make specific action requests, like asking you to contact legislators, attend hearings, etc. With 23 bills just dumped on us, there could be a lot of activity and a lot of requests, and each must be treated with the same importance and fervor as the rest

Q. But I want to do more. Is there more I can do?

A. Absolutely.You can proactively contact your legislators right now, you can write letters to the editor, you can

donate to pro-Second Amendment organizations. Tell your legislators that these bills will do nothing to prevent another tragedy, will interfere with self defense, and wrongly punish law abiding citizens for the acts of criminals and madmen. But remember, the key moment of action will be committee hearings and floor votes. Your work is not done until you've weighed in then.

 

Q. What about the February 8 rally in Trenton?

A. If rallies are your thing, by all means, go. ANJRPC officers have been invited to speak and may well do so. The organizers have worked very hard putting this rally together, and we applaud their efforts. While rallies rarely change how legislators vote, they can be a great show of strength if well attended, and they can be inspiring. Just remember – your work is not done until you've weighed in with legislators at the key moments of action in the legislative process. For those interested, more on the rally is available here.

Q. Is ANJRPC going to cave or compromise in the upcoming battles?

A. Not a chance.For over a decade, we have fought in the trenches and defeated nearly every piece of misguided legislation that has come our way, against impossible odds. Our resolve is stronger than ever, and we will use every resource at our disposal to defend against this latest legislation dump.

Q. Can legislators really force us to pass a psychological evaluation and have an in-home inspection as a condition of exercising my constitutional right to own a firearm?

A. Legislators can write anything they want. If both houses of the legislature and the governor sign it, it becomes "law” even though it might be unconstitutional. It will stay on the books and be enforced by the organs of the state until someone challenges

it. That's why ANJRPC has been aggressively using litigation to challenge some of the worst laws in New Jersey, and we have

bigger plans in the works.

Q. What is the impact of a 5-round magazine limitation?

A. It's a stealth gun ban, an assault on the right of self defense, and would do nothing to prevent another tragedy.

It would give criminals tremendous advantage over the law-abiding, and render many of the firearms you

own useless.

I put in the CR thread...maybe I / we ruffled enough feathers for them to actually be current.

Didn't look there lol. Figured you would have posted it.

 

 

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I got the same email. We will see, i suppose, if all their behind the scenes work does anything or not. I did not see in this email abour opposing new mag limits, just some stuff in respose to the proposed 5 rounder. There is also a 10 round billbthst was introduced previously. Are they going to cave on the 10 rounder?

Time will tell, but they are the bigger dog in our fight in the PR of NJ.

 

 

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Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

They've got some pretty big dogs in their membership and leaders. People that I know of that are very well known and very well respected. Let them use their power as they see fit, and let us use ours in the best way that WE can. There is room for everyone in this battle, a fight from every angle can only be possitive, NRA, ANJRCP, NJ2AS, NJGF! So lets attack from all angles for a common goal. I'm glad that they are communicating their position so we can all understand.

Agree, what we really need is some of the other shooting disciplines to come out and help also even if the current proposals don't hurt their sport. We need a united front and if you know anyone in any shooting sport, get them on board, time to teach all in the shooting community this will effect them if not now down the road.

 

 

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I'm glad the ANJRPC finally sent us some information. Before this email they might have been on vacation in Costa Rica for all I knew. It would be nice to get regular updates with specifics as it does help boost morale.

 

On a side note it would also be nice if the CMP added the NJ2AS as another recognized NJ club to meet their membership requirements. I've been meaning to say that for a while.

I'm glad the ANJRPC finally sent us some information. Before this email they might have been on vacation in Costa Rica for all I knew. It would be nice to get regular updates with specifics as it does help boost morale.

 

On a side note it would also be nice if the CMP added the NJ2AS as another recognized NJ club to meet their membership requirements. I've been meaning to say that for a while.

 

Prior to all this current BS, I would say the NRA qualification was enough, but think adding the NJ2AS to the requirement would be a good thing. Hopefully members in the clubs are talking and joining let alone the general shooting community.

 

 

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Agree, what we really need is some of the other shooting disciplines to come out and help also even if the current proposals don't hurt their sport. We need a united front and if you know anyone in any shooting sport, get them on board, time to teach all in the shooting community this will effect them if not now down the road.

 

 

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Is there any idea of the number of gun owners in the U.S. compared to the number on NRA members? Someone I work with that has owned guns for YEARS and even had his daughters combined batchelor and batchelorette party in Arkansas as a shotgun shoot party, just came up to me yesterday and said "did you see how many new NRA members joined in the last month? 250,000! I was one of them!" I was stunned. REALLY? An owner for years and never once joining? Its just like all of the hunters! No need to join because they will never come after MY guns! We have to change these minds! Damn, I feel bad golfing every year if I don't renew my USGA membership! We have to change this divide... we are all one!!!!

Well, ANJRPC didn't seem to be very effective when it came to the OGAM passage, that went thru. Plus the other Corzine gift of requiring FPID to buy HG ammo and transaction recording. And of course the CMP no more shipping to homes thing under Christei/Paula Dow? What have they done, that has actually yielded any results? I know about the RTC lawsuit, which seems to be going nowhere. This is a serious question, what has the ANJRPC actually done, that they have proof that they have restored 2A rights to NJ-ians? I really don't know, and would like to be enlightened, please. nebulous statements about 'working in the background' and 'it would be worse if not for us' aren't evidence of actual accomplishment.

On a side note it would also be nice if the CMP added the NJ2AS as another recognized NJ club to meet their membership requirements. I've been meaning to say that for a while.

 

You guys do this... well, let's just say it's another reason to join.