Christie Pardons Aspiring Police Officer Who Ran Afoul Of Absurd New Jersey Gun Law

By Bob Owens

The NAACP turned a deaf ear to the pleas of aspiring police officer Steffon Josey-Davis when he was convicted for running afoul of New Jersey’s draconian gun control laws. It was instead Second Amendment activists that stepped forward to convince Governor Chris Christie to issue Josey-Davis a pardon:

Monday morning, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie issued a pardon to 24-year-old Steffon Josey-Davis. Davis, a former armed guard for currency security company Loomis, was arrested and charged in 2013 for accidentally transporting his legally registered handgun.

“WHEREAS, Steffon Josey-Davis, was arrested on September 20, 2013 and was thereafter indicted for one count of Unlawful Possession of a Weapon in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-5 (b) in the Borough of Highland Park, County of Middlesex, State of New Jersey,” the pardon states. “WHEREAS, Steffon Josey-Davis has made a written application to the Governor for a pardon for the aforesaid offense, and the State Parole Board, upon request of the Governor, in accordance with the law, has made an investigation of the facts and circumstances surrounding said application for Pardon; NOW, THEREFORE, I, CHRIS CHRISTIE, Governor of the State of New Jersey, by virtue of the authority conferred upon me by the Constitution …read more

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