I was reading an article about how a ban is far less likely now due to the changed political atmosphere, and the implications it had for Senate democrats.

 

My question is this, what was the reaction like back in 1993? I was only a year old, so I have no clue, were people freaking out as much as they are now? Are things reminiscent to how they are now, politically? What was stuff like then?

 

Also, does this current bill have a real chance?

Very Similar. They did what they pleased without input from the public. You had one year to comply. Register it (a joke), surrender it (NFW), or move it out of state (as the majority did). We will see what this round brings.

the big difference is that NO internet existed then like it does now, so most everyone sold instead of registering

I was reading an article about how a ban is far less likely now due to the changed political atmosphere, and the implications it had for Senate democrats.

 

My question is this, what was the reaction like back in 1993? I was only a year old, so I have no clue, were people freaking out as much as they are now? Are things reminiscent to how they are now, politically? What was stuff like then?

 

Also, does this current bill have a real chance?

 

I don't want to say it has or doesn't have a chance. I will say that the communications we have these days with social media and the Internet in general while it does work in favor of both sides. There are probably more people up in arm so to speak in today's world who are speaking up and I think the pro side has a lot more support today voicing our position than back in 93. At least I hope so. If one thing I do know, we here at the NJGF are sure pulling our weight even though there is always room for improvement. So no matter what you think or feel, I do think Maks in hosting this place a lot of people frequent on a daily basis deserves a thumbs up, in addition the the other groups that are doing something.

 

 

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or move it out of state (as the majority did).

 

Being a recent first time gun owner, I have no knowledge or memories of the 94' ban either, but if this was a federal Assult Weapons Ban, what did "moving it out state" do? Being a FEDERAL law, weren't all states banned equally? Please educate....

Being a recent first time gun owner, I have no knowledge or memories of the 94' ban either, but if this was a federal Assult Weapons Ban, what did "moving it out state" do? Being a FEDERAL law, weren't all states banned equally? Please educate....

 

I think they misread my original post, they're thinking of the ( I believe) 1989 ban in NJ. Or whatever year it was.

 

God, can't believe that recently NJ was a free-state.

I think he is refering to the nj awb in 90. Before federal. Even with federal ban there was grandfathering just not in nj without registering.

My dad took almost all his guns and left them in Pennsylvania.

I am sorry. Us oldtimers only remember the NJ Ban as it was enacted before the Federal Ban. From there the Federal Ban did not effect us if I remember correctly. We had already been screwed by Florio. And grandfathering / registering had long expired in NJ by then.

The reaction is much the same, and what I remember most is many said ”a gun ban would NEVER happened” and we see how that worked out. Keep in mind after the ban was enacted the DEMS got booted out of office and became the minority in both the Assembly and the Senate. Then the Republicans came in (and ran on) stating they would overturn the AWB. The Assembly voted to override Florio, they did their job. Then that POS Difrancesco the Senate president at the time (and later Acting Governor after Whitman) refused to put the bill to a vote letting the override vote die on the Senate floor. Floiro must had some dirt on Donny Boy or Donny got a deal from Diamond Jim. The NRA was not to seen in NJ since.

 

Those rallies back then were huge so in my view this Rally on 8 February needs to be even bigger. You asked if the bill has a chance. Well look at it this way, The AWB Florio pushed though was something he came up with and there was no recent tragedy like in CT to point to which has sparked the recent Anti 2A flurry, nor were there any Assault Weapons crimes. So my point is now they have traction justified or not and we really need to stop this before it gains even more momentum.