The Christie for Governor Campaign got me out of bed this morning with a pitch for contributions...I was sleepy and almost blew the guy off with my standard "got no money, thanks, bye"......I told him that my support for Mr. Christie would depend on his stand on Gun Control.

 

He said that he was a Veteran and an NRA member and he would not be supporting Christie if he was not solidly behind the 2nd Ammendment......and I am afraid I went ballistic on him....

 

I told him that there were 43 anti-gun initiatives being brought before the NJ Legislature this month and that if Mr Christie does not trash them, he will not only not have my support, I will campaign madly against him...furthermore, I had already contributed to Christie from a mailing (which is true) sending in $20 and a note telling him he was our last best hope to squash these crazy new laws....

 

....that pretty much dissolved his pitch and he said ..."hey, I am an Irishman and I am with you and thanks for yer support of the Christie Campaign...bye....

 

....I imagined him wiping the spit off the earpiece, afterward....

 

It only ocurred to me afterward, that if he was really an NRA member, he would be aware of the fight in NJ and would be going to the statehouse with the rest of us....which would have led me to another tirade....but I was still a little groggy

 

If you guys run into this....buttonhole the alleged NRA pitchman and get him on a bus if he is in NJ.

I told them pass a CCW bill or I'm voting Democrat, because honestly what's the difference. The only 2A stuff Christie has done is approve the bear hunt, and last I checked the constitution talks about the right to bear arms not shoot bears. I got a letter last week asking me for money.

 

Snowball's chance in hell but I'm glad I got it off my chest and I'm happy.

The only 2A stuff Christie has done is approve the bear hunt, and last I checked the constitution talks about the right to bear arms not shoot bears

 

Christie read the 2nd amendment and saw the word "bear" and thought "MMMM Bear burgers....yummy...let me open up the bear hunt again."

TO be fair, the only detailed NRA-ILA mail I got regarding the storm of bills was overnight last night. If the NRA doesn't have your email address, you have seen NOTHING and probably won't until campaign time.

 

As far as Christie being pro gun, you might ask them then he might want to reconsider who he ahs appointed to the AG spot and why they keep on messing around with the idiotic AWB to make it worse, and why under him are the state police not ACTIVELY cracking down on illegal additions to the already onerous permitting laws?

 

Just some ideas on what to be asking of these people. He gets a free ride being able to shrug and say "but the state legislature." Screw that, there are a ton of little things he could do in the executive branch on his own to make life suck less for NJ gun owners. Ask for it. His campaign has an academic notion of wanting gun owners on their side, but they live in an echo chamber of NJ republican politicians and campaigners who do it for a living, they poll the room and think they have a clue.

Christie is a RINO who ran on a Gun Control agenda way-back-when (and thinner, although I don't have room to talk) and there's campaign literature out there proving it.

 

TALK IS CHEAP! HE NEEDS TO COME OUT OF THE CLOSET AND ANNOUNCE WHO HE IS in order to get any money from me! A simple press release informing the Legislature that he has NO intention of signing any more knee-jerk Gun Control Bills would be a good start.

 

Just like in the movie, "Hunt for Red Ocktober", the NSA Chief told Alec Baldwin's character, "When I'm not kissin babies I'm stealin' their lolipops". Politicians always have the ability of talking out of both sides of their mouths, so trust what they actually DO, and NOT what they SAY!

 

Dave

Old Fudd that's seen & heard a lot

I'm not sure Christie can do much more than stop things. NJ CCW is unlikely unless the US Supreme Court orders it.

 

The Democrat-engineered redistricting plan makes regaining the NJ assembly and senate a long shot for the Republicans. It's possible -- the biggest declared NJ party ID is "independent" -- but a long shot. If Christie signs onto this proposed nonsense, or he loses in November, I think the only solution will be to move somewhere else.

 

I donated to Christie's campaign last time -- I'm almost hurt that I haven't received anything yet. Almost.