The Times of Trenton editorial board has an anti-gun hissy fit
Hey NRA, people don’t need to own an Uzi, AK-47 or AR-15
“Nobody needs an Uzi. Nobody needs an AK-47.”
With those words to the media nearly 30 years ago, former Gov. James Florio set New Jersey on course to adopt the country’s strongest gun-safety laws, including a ban on a wide range of semi-automatic weapons.
This coming week, a successor, Gov. Phil Murphy, is expected to do his part to keep Garden State residents safe.
The first-term Democrat is poised to sign six bills that passed the state Legislature Thursday, including a measure that authorizes courts to issue restraining orders to persons who pose a significant risk or personal injury to themselves or others by possessing a firearm.
Interestingly, virtually nothing in those bills will do anything about the high crime and shootings by criminals and use of guns by criminals in places like Trenton, the capital city of New Jersey. And just make law abiding citizens easier prey to criminals.
But, let me ask: are Uzi’s still a thing? That just seems so 80’s, when they were used all the time in movies and TV shows. No one seems to use them anymore in those. And, really, they were never really a thing for personal use, because you couldn’t get them in automatic, at least not without ATF approval and paying $6,000+ for the stamp, which the average person would not get. You’re better off with a pistol.
As far as need, well, people do not need lots of things. They don’t really need giant screen TVs. They don’t need to upgrade their phone every 2 years or less. They don’t need high speed Internet. They don’t need cars that go faster than 70. The Times of Trenton doesn’t need a website. They don’t need an electronic printing press. They don’t need to deliver using trucks. But, they want those things.
The NJ General Assembly doesn’t need armed security. Nor does NJ Governor Murphy. They want those things. And what 2nd Amendment supporters want is mostly none of the business of any of these folks. If I want a Bushmaster AR-10, which fires a 7.62 round (vs the smaller .223 from the AR-15) I’ll get one. I don’t want one, but that is my choice, based on the 2nd Amendment of the Bill of Rights.
But, hey, maybe this will help in reviving Uzi sales.
