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| Posted: 11 May 2007 8:39 AM | ||
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THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS BILL FOR ALL SPORTSPEOPLE
Gun ban takes shot at re-enactors, hunters Proposal would prohibit battlefield muskets and popular deer muzzleloaders Thursday, May 10, 2007 BY BRIAN T. MURRAY Star-Ledger Staff The Continental Army and the Redcoats may have to go at each other with baseball bats in New Jersey. Revolutionary War buffs who annually re-enact historic conflicts like the Battle of Monmouth with muskets contend they will be disarmed by a proposed gun ban aimed at modern .50-caliber rifles that gun-control advocates call potential terrorist "sniper" weapons. A bill in the Assembly (A3998) states that antiques and replica guns will be excluded from the ban, but gun advocates say the measure caps that exclusionary rule at .60-caliber rifles -- which would ban muskets carried by many Civil War re-enactors, as well as the Continental Army. The proposed law also extends the ban to popular, one-shot "in-line" muzzleloaders used by thousands of deer hunters, angering many sporting organizations. "Just about every rifle carried on the American continent prior to 1855 were larger than .60-caliber," said Peter Hefferan of Wantage, a re-enactor and owner of Reactive Technologies, a private firearms consulting operation that works with law enforcement. "You'll wipe out re-enactors of the American Revolution. The whole concept of the re-enactment is history, and it is required that everything be accurate right down to the threading of the garments and the number of buttons, even the type of buttons," he said. The arrest this week of six suspected terrorists accused of trying to kill personnel at Fort Dix has provided some steam for the controversial gun-ban bill. "We have no intent of damaging or impeding the ability of hunters to hunt or re-enactors to do what they do," said Bryan Miller of Cease Fire New Jersey. "But every time we try to get people from the other side of this debate to help us draft a bill that works, they refuse. If this bill is flawed, it's their own fault." Still, Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer), a primary sponsor of the .50-caliber ban, said he hopes to clear up the dispute with hunters and re-enactors by introducing amendments today when the measure goes before the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee in Trenton. "I just went to a tour of the Princeton battlefield today, so I understand the importance of the re-enactors and I plan to make sure the legislation is clearer so they are not affected. The amendments also will take out in-line muzzleloaders," Gusciora said. The target of the law is supposedly the civilian model of the .50-caliber BMG rifle, including the bolt-action as well as any semi-automatic version of the gun. Such rifles are capable of effectively firing a .50-caliber, fixed-ammunition round about 1,000 yards. A few trained military snipers have been able to kill enemy targets at much longer distances since the guns were invented in 1917. Large and cumbersome, they are not widely owned in the United States, have not been used in crimes and, according to firearms experts, cannot shoot down commercial airplanes as some claim. But gun-control activists contend the large-caliber rifle has no legitimate sporting purpose and that, in the era of home-grown terrorists, the time has come to ban the gun. "Especially in light of the events this week at Fort Dix, we need to remember we're now in a post-9/11 world where we have to be worried about someone misusing this gun," Gusciora said. The in-line rifles and the guns used by re-enactors are all muzzleloaders -- rifles that use technology dating back hundreds of years. They do not use modern ammunition cartridges. They are loaded by pouring black powder or powder pellets down the barrel of the rifle and then packing a bullet-type projectile down the barrel on top of the charge. Some old models are ignited by burning a wick, as with the famous "Three Musketeers." Most replicas and in-line models used today are ignited by pulling a trigger that brings a hammer down to ignite a powder cap or an open pan of black powder, which sends a spark into the chamber of the rifle to ignite the packed powder and projectile in the muzzle. The hammers are traditionally on the side of the rifle. But modern "in-line" muzzleloading rifles have the hammer directly at the rear of the gun -- largely to permit hunters to keep their powder dry in damp whether. About 9,200 deer are shot annually in New Jersey by muzzleloader hunters. "In-line muzzleloaders are one of the most popular deer guns around. This bill attacks hunting along with the .50-caliber gun they want to ban," said George Howard of the New Jersey Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs. "They almost banned shotguns the last time they tried a bill like this, and I don't know whether it's deliberate or they just don't know what they are doing." Legislative attempts to ban the .50-caliber BMG rifle have gone on for nearly a decade, but they also have stalled because of murky wording. "I understand the intent of the law, and I might even agree with that intent," said John Peppas of Long Valley, who is part of the Revolutionary War re-enactment group, the 4th Light Continental Dragoons. "But I don't understand why they can't place the prohibition on the guns they want to prohibit, and not our replicas." __________________ WELCOME TO THE United Socialist States of America( USSA)
"The New Jersey Hunter is his own worst enemy" Howard Brandt NRA,NJSFSC,SORG,UBNJ,NJOA(Sect) New Jersey Outdoor Alliance Protecting our Hunting Fishing & Trapping Heritage |
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| Posted: 11 May 2007 9:07 AM | ||
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ANJRPC statment on the issue
Quote: LEGISLATIVE AFTER-ACTION REPORT After a lengthy hearing with testimony both from Second Amendment leaders and anti-gun activists and politicians, the New Jersey Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee today took no action on A3494 (firearms license fee escalation); amended A3998 (.50 caliber gun ban) to exempt certain firearms; and passed the amended bill by a vote of 4-2, with the Chairman’s recommendation that the bill be referred to another committee for further study and amendment. The amendments that passed were the Committee’s attempt to respond to some of the concerns raised by gun owners that the legislation would ban common hunting firearms and collectible historical guns. While the amendments appear to exempt some of these firearms (including certain in line muzzle loaders), the legislation is still badly flawed and bans numerous hunting and historical firearms in addition to the .50 bmg rifle and other modern guns. Representatives of the Million Mom March, CeaseFire New Jersey, and the New Jersey Attorney General’s office, among others, gave extensive testimony demonizing the .50 bmg as a threat to public safety. Testifying against the gun ban legislation were ANJRPC President Scott Bach, ANJRPC Regional Vice President Bob Viden, and John Burtt, Chairman of the Fifty Caliber Institute, who was extensively questioned by Committee members. Additional written testimony was provided by the New Jersey Association of Firearms Retailers, an affiliate of the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Two courageous Assemblymen voted to defeat A3998, and they are deserving of your appreciation. Please email, call or write to thank Assemblyman Brian Rumpf and Assemblyman Nelson Albano. Their contact information is as follows: Brian Rumpf (Republican, 9th District) asmrumpf@njleg.org Phone: 609-693-6700 Fax: 609-693-2469 Nelson Albano (Democrat, 1st District) asmalbano@njleg.org Phone: 856-696-7109 Fax: 856-696-7159 The other Assemblymen present, all of whom voted in favor of the gun ban, were Gordon Johnson, Jon Bramnick, Silverio Vega, and Peter J. Barnes, III. Several Assemblymen commented that they received more than 700 letters and phone calls from gun owners in response to A3998. ANJRPC and NRA will continue to monitor this legislation closely. Please watch for further updates and action alerts, and please stand ready to contact your legislators again when we sound the alarm. --- __________________ Gun control is being able to hit your target
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| Posted: 11 May 2007 9:10 AM | ||
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I wrote letters and emails this must be crushed  There is absalutly no reason ar need for it.
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| Posted: 11 May 2007 9:14 AM | ||
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http://www.newjerseyhunter.com/article26330.htm
I'll link my thread with this. Contact your reps! __________________ "...but to protest against all hunting of game is a sign of softness of head, not soundness of heart."
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| Posted: 11 May 2007 9:16 AM | ||
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You beat me to the follow up post 
Thank you e-mails should be sent to Rumpf and Albano Disapprovals to Johnson, Bramnick, Vega and Barnes. __________________ WELCOME TO THE United Socialist States of America( USSA)
"The New Jersey Hunter is his own worst enemy" Howard Brandt NRA,NJSFSC,SORG,UBNJ,NJOA(Sect) New Jersey Outdoor Alliance Protecting our Hunting Fishing & Trapping Heritage |
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| Posted: 11 May 2007 9:34 AM | ||
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Monmouth County Federation E-mails sent to Rumpf,AlbanoJohnson,Bramnick,Vega, & Barnes __________________ WELCOME TO THE United Socialist States of America( USSA)
"The New Jersey Hunter is his own worst enemy" Howard Brandt NRA,NJSFSC,SORG,UBNJ,NJOA(Sect) New Jersey Outdoor Alliance Protecting our Hunting Fishing & Trapping Heritage |
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