New Jersey Stops Firearms Transfers!

[Smokepole]

From the people's republic of New Jersey:

New Jersey Stops Firearms Transfers!




NRA-ILA
March 22nd. 2020

At a time when uncertainty about social order has prompted a large number of Americans to exercise their Second Amendment right to self-defense, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has made it impossible for Garden Staters to do so.

On March 21, the New Jersey State Police issued the following message to Federal Firearms Licensees.

On Saturday March 21, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy announced he is putting New Jersey in lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus. Per Executive Order 107, he is ordering the residents of New Jersey to stay home, directing all non-essential retail businesses closed to the public. At this time, the order includes New Jersey Firearms State Licensed Dealers. The New Jersey State Police NICS Unit is directing the vendor of the NICS Online Application (NICUSA) to turn off the NICS Online Services for submitting NICS transactions by eliminating the “Request Form” button, effective 9:00pm EST, Saturday, March 21, 2020. You will still have the ability to view the message board and the status of previously submitted transactions. This “Request Form” feature will remain off until further order by Governor Murphy.

New Jersey is a Full Point of Contact state for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. This means that all firearm background checks conducted in New Jersey are performed by the New Jersey State Police, who access the federal government's criminal history databases. In the majority of states, firearm background checks are performed by the FBI directly.

New Jersey's actions are an unacceptable deprivation of Second Amendment rights at a time when residents are concerned for the safety of themselves, their loved ones, and their communities.

NRA is currently pursuing all legal options to halt the New Jersey Government's unconstitutional actions and secure the Second Amendment rights of Garden State residents.

[PeeDee]

From the people's republic of New Jersey:

New Jersey Stops Firearms Transfers!




NRA-ILA
March 22nd. 2020

The liberals will never quit pushing more and more restrictions on a supposedly 'free' people no matter where they are. I'm afraid that somewhere in the very near future there will be something to cause chaos to erupt. Or are people just becoming enured to being pushed into a corner little by little until there's no room to breathe?

Scary. And IMO nothing really good would come of it, one way or the other.

[kryl]

Phil Murphy needs to be sent to be with other like minded politicians in Venezuela, Cuber, Red China, Russia, Iran........

[Einthewoods]

The liberals will never quit pushing more and more restrictions on a supposedly 'free' people no matter where they are. I'm afraid that somewhere in the very near future there will be something to cause chaos to erupt. Or are people just becoming enured to being pushed into a corner little by little until there's no room to breathe?

Scary. And IMO nothing really good would come of it, one way or the other.

In the past I have wondered what it would take to spark some serious unrest in the people rather than just dumbbook posts. I hadn't thought of a scenario like this, but it is the closest I can imagine now. I suspect that is why there is so much restraint on calling out the national guard other than for medical support. I think that (or martial law) could get someone to climb out of their bunker and kick something off. Hope it doesn't get to that.

As long as the grocery stores stay open, inflation/gouging stays under control and the gov keeps handing out its cheese/checks....I suspect most will just vent. With unemployment about to mushroom cloud, if one of those things changes...it could get silly.